6,014
edits
Covenant languages: Difference between revisions
m
no edit summary
Lord Susto (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
|||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
{{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-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> | 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> The Kig-Yar are capable of speaking the Sangheili language. 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> After the [[Human-Covenant War]], some Kig-Yar often spoke amongst each other in odd mixes of English, Sangheili, and the Kig-Yar dialect.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 92''</ref> | ||
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> | ||
| Line 55: | Line 57: | ||
A few words, and their meanings, are known: | A few words, and their meanings, are known: | ||
{{scrollbox| | |||
:'''Unggoy''' - Grunt | :'''Unggoy''' - Grunt | ||
:'''Kig-Yar''' - Jackal | :'''Kig-Yar''' - Jackal | ||
| Line 106: | Line 109: | ||
:'''Wo''' - way<ref group="note" name="phonetic"/> | :'''Wo''' - way<ref group="note" name="phonetic"/> | ||
:'''[[Quillick]]''' - Small hunter<ref name="BC1"/> | :'''[[Quillick]]''' - Small hunter<ref name="BC1"/> | ||
}} | |||
===San'Shyuum=== | ===San'Shyuum=== | ||
{{Main|San'Shyuum}} | {{Main|San'Shyuum}} | ||