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{{Main|Kig-Yar}} | {{Main|Kig-Yar}} | ||
[[File:Speaking Jackal.jpg|thumb|A [[Kig-Yar]] speaks its foreign tongue.]] | [[File:Speaking Jackal.jpg|thumb|A [[Kig-Yar]] speaks its foreign tongue.]] | ||
Kig- | Kig-Yar language seems to consist of a range of hisses, growls, screeches, snarls, and squawks, though it is intelligible to other members of the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref><ref name="H2">'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref><ref name="H3">'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref><ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref> In addition, Kig-Yar are also capable of speaking the human [[English|English language]] in a rasped manner.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 156-157''</ref> However, most Kig-Yar are unable to form a proper "f" sound in speech.<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 394''</ref> Likewise, it can be surmised that they can speak the Sangheili language. Known words of the Kig-Yar language include: | ||
:'''[[Irukan]]''' - The name of a type of grain.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 62''</ref> | :'''[[Irukan]]''' - The name of a type of grain.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''page 62''</ref> | ||
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===Huragok=== | ===Huragok=== | ||
{{Main|Huragok}} | {{Main|Huragok}} | ||
Huragok are the only known species in the Covenant to possess more than one language. One is a verbal language, consisting of musical whistles and chirps, used to convey orders between Huragok and their superiors, usually a Shipmaster and their crew.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> The second is a sign language, using the different shapes and positions of tentacles to convey different meanings. The Huragok sign language can be learned by other species, including San 'Shyuum and Unggoy, though the inferior finger dexterity of the latter makes forming the shapes a cumbersome task.<ref name="Contact"/> | Huragok are the only known species in the Covenant to possess more than one language. One is a verbal language, consisting of musical whistles and chirps, used to convey orders between Huragok and their superiors, usually a Shipmaster and their crew.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> The second is a sign language, using the different shapes and positions of tentacles to convey different meanings. The Huragok sign language can be learned by other species, including San'Shyuum and Unggoy, though the inferior finger dexterity of the latter makes forming the shapes a cumbersome task.<ref name="Contact"/> | ||
===Yanme'e=== | ===Yanme'e=== | ||
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:'''Unggoy''' - Grunt | :'''Unggoy''' - Grunt | ||
:'''Kig- | :'''Kig-Yar''' - Jackal | ||
:'''Sangheili''' - Elite | :'''Sangheili''' - Elite | ||
:'''Yanme'e''' - Drone | :'''Yanme'e''' - Drone | ||
:'''Jiralhanae''' - Brute | :'''Jiralhanae''' - Brute | ||
:'''Lekgolo''' - Hunter | :'''Lekgolo''' - Hunter | ||
:'''San 'Shyuum''' - Prophet | :'''San'Shyuum''' - Prophet | ||
:'''Huragok''' - Engineer (taken from the Forerunner name "Huragok") | :'''Huragok''' - Engineer (taken from the Forerunner name "Huragok") | ||
:'''Domo'ingænen''' - [[Human]]<ref name="H4T1">'''[[Halo 4]]''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminal 1]]''</ref><ref group="note" name="phonetic">This is a phonetic spelling. The proper rendering has not been confirmed in canon.</ref> | :'''Domo'ingænen''' - [[Human]]<ref name="H4T1">'''[[Halo 4]]''' - ''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminal 1]]''</ref><ref group="note" name="phonetic">This is a phonetic spelling. The proper rendering has not been confirmed in canon.</ref> | ||
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:'''Neru''' - Abiding/eternal{{fact}} | :'''Neru''' - Abiding/eternal{{fact}} | ||
===San 'Shyuum=== | ===San'Shyuum=== | ||
{{Main|San 'Shyuum}} | {{Main|San'Shyuum}} | ||
Based on religious sermons by the [[Prophet of Regret]] on [[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]], the native Prophet language is similar to Medieval Gregorian-style chanting.<ref name="H2"/> Whether this is spoken by all San 'Shyuum, or if it is a special dialect for religious purposes is unknown. | Based on religious sermons by the [[Prophet of Regret]] on [[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]], the native Prophet language is similar to Medieval Gregorian-style chanting.<ref name="H2"/> Whether this is spoken by all San'Shyuum, or if it is a special dialect for religious purposes is unknown. | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||