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== Written Language == | == Written Language == | ||
''[[Conversations from the Universe]]'' contains letters written by the [[Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] and [[Prophet of Supposition|Supposition]]. The writing in these letters resembles English, with various alterations. This may be due to a connection between Covenant or Forerunner texts and English texts, or simply thanks to literary | ''[[Conversations from the Universe]]'' contains letters written by the [[Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] and [[Prophet of Supposition|Supposition]]. The writing in these letters resembles English, with various alterations. This may be due to a connection between Covenant or Forerunner texts and English texts, or simply thanks to literary license on Bungie's behalf. | ||
Before the release of ''Halo 2'', the official website was made to look like a Covenant computer complete with a Covenant language. This language was a simple cipher with characters made from triangular shapes. | Before the release of ''Halo 2'', the official website was made to look like a Covenant computer complete with a Covenant language. This language was a simple cipher with characters made from triangular shapes. | ||
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Text, or writing, in the Covenant appears to be mostly triangle shapes and composed almost completely of equilateral triangles, except for a single shape. It has been noted that this form of text was useful for both [[Brutes]] and [[Jackal]]s in ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1]]'' so far. Whether all of the species that are or were in the Covenant use this form of text is currently unknown. | Text, or writing, in the Covenant appears to be mostly triangle shapes and composed almost completely of equilateral triangles, except for a single shape. It has been noted that this form of text was useful for both [[Brutes]] and [[Jackal]]s in ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1]]'' so far. Whether all of the species that are or were in the Covenant use this form of text is currently unknown. | ||
A panel showing a Jackal's language suggests that the UNSC had only translated the direct equivalents of the English counterparts. Due to no other example of the language, the other characters would have been harder to translate. When compared with the translation chart, the only symbol the UNSC translated, that appeared in the Jackal | A panel showing a Jackal's language suggests that the UNSC had only translated the direct equivalents of the English counterparts. Due to no other example of the language, the other characters would have been harder to translate. When compared with the translation chart, the only symbol the UNSC translated, that appeared in the Jackal speech, was the Covenant equivalent of the letter "Z". | ||
Like the written language of the [[Forerunners]], some of the | Like the written language of the [[Forerunners]], some of the undecipherable symbols seem to be rotated versions of previous symbols. One example is the 3rd letter on the 2nd like of the speech of the Jackal in the above comic panel, which is the Covenant equivalent of the letter F, which appears as an English F 270°. | ||
==Languages== | ==Languages== | ||
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===[[Jiralhanae]]=== | ===[[Jiralhanae]]=== | ||
The native Jiralhanae language is animalistic, incorporating a wide range of sounds from growls and barks, to full-out howls and roars<ref>''[[Halo 3]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref>, though as seen in [[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Brutes also express emotions through scents and | The native Jiralhanae language is animalistic, incorporating a wide range of sounds from growls and barks, to full-out howls and roars<ref>''[[Halo 3]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref>, though as seen in [[Halo: Contact Harvest]], Brutes also express emotions through scents and musk's. Jiralhanae are also capable of speaking the Sangheili language.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref> | ||
===[[Sangheili]]=== | ===[[Sangheili]]=== | ||