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==Non-native speakers of Sangheili== | ==Non-native speakers of Sangheili== | ||
[[File:Speaking Elite.jpg|thumb|250px|A [[Sangheili]] speaks in a language represented by Forerunner glyphs]] | [[File:Speaking Elite.jpg|thumb|250px|A [[Sangheili]] speaks in a language represented by Forerunner glyphs]] | ||
Several species, including [[human]]s<ref name="gl17">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 17''</ref>, Mgalekgolo<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'''</ref>, Unggoy<ref>'''Halo 4'''</ref> and [[Kig-Yar]],<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 92''</ref> are able to speak Sangheili. Not all races can speak the same language due to evolutionary design restrictions; for example, the [[Yanme'e]] could only communicate through a cacophony of high-pitched clicks and screeches.<ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 311''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 148-149''</ref> To facilitate easier communications between member species, [[translation software]] is used on Covenant ships to decipher words.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 277'' (Google Play edition)</ref> During and after the [[Human-Covenant War]], several humans were able to understand Sangheili : | Several species, including [[human]]s<ref name="gl17">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 17''</ref>, [[Mgalekgolo]]<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'''</ref>, [[Unggoy]]<ref>'''Halo 4'''</ref> and [[Kig-Yar]],<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 92''</ref> are able to speak Sangheili. Not all races can speak the same language due to evolutionary design restrictions; for example, the [[Yanme'e]] could only communicate through a cacophony of high-pitched clicks and screeches.<ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 311''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 148-149''</ref> To facilitate easier communications between member species, [[translation software]] is used on Covenant ships to decipher words.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 277'' (Google Play edition)</ref> During and after the [[Human-Covenant War]], several humans were able to understand Sangheili : | ||
*[[Catherine Halsey]]<ref name="Spops8">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Expendable|S1E8 ''Expendable'']]</ref> | *[[Catherine Halsey]]<ref name="Spops8">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Expendable|S1E8 ''Expendable'']]</ref> | ||
*[[Evan Phillips]]<ref name="gl17"/> | *[[Evan Phillips]]<ref name="gl17"/> | ||