Covenant languages: Difference between revisions
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Though originating with the Sangheili, their language has come to be the Covenant ''lingua franca'', used to connect the different races and species. It is seemingly based upon the Forerunner language,<ref name="Ghost"/> likely pieced together from fragments recovered on Forerunner relics. Curiously, in several instances of Forerunner-related terminology, the Sangheili appear to use the English translations of the original Forerunner terms, | Though originating with the Sangheili, their language has come to be the Covenant ''lingua franca'', used to connect the different races and species. It is seemingly based upon the Forerunner language,<ref name="Ghost"/> likely pieced together from fragments recovered on Forerunner relics. Curiously, in several instances of Forerunner-related terminology, the Sangheili appear to use the English translations of the original Forerunner terms, as for "[[Requiem]]", "[[Reclaimer]]", "[[Ur-Didact|Didact]]", and "[[Librarian]]".<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Spartan Ops''</ref> | ||
A few words, and their meanings, are known: | A few words, and their meanings, are known: | ||
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:'''Jine'''<!--This is a phonetic spelling. The proper rendering has not been confirmed in canon.--> - Soul | :'''Jine'''<!--This is a phonetic spelling. The proper rendering has not been confirmed in canon.--> - Soul | ||
:'''Laqil''' - [[New Llanelli]]<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 295''</ref> | :'''Laqil''' - [[New Llanelli]]<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 295''</ref> | ||
:'''No''' - Cognate with English "no", both as a negative response<ref name="H4T1"/> and as an interjection.<ref>In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', Elites often yell "''No!''" when overwhelmed or stuck by plasma grenades.</ref> | |||
===San 'Shyuum=== | ===San 'Shyuum=== | ||
