Yuuzhan Vong(language)

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Yuuzhan Vong was theextra-galactic language spoken by theYuuzhan Vongspecies and theirChazrach slaves. It was a highly guttural language, andBasic speakers often thought of it as sounding like coughs and snarls. Few Yuuzhan Vong learned to speak Basic (which they considered "clicky"), and instead preferred to usetizowyrms as translators.

TheDeception sect, the followers ofYun-Harla spoke their owndialect of Yuuzhan Vong. According toC-3PO, Yuuzhan Vong was similar toJanguine.

Grammar[]

Word order[]

The most common word order in Yuuzhan Vong wasVerb-Object-Subject (VSO), except when the verb wasto be, in which case the order wasSubject-Verb-Object (SVO). Adverbs and adjectives followed the part of speech they modified.

Pluralization[]

The plural form of a Yuuzhan Vong noun was formed by adding-'o:Yun (god) andYun'o (gods)

Possessive constructions[]

Singular possessives in Yuuzhan Vong were usually formed by affixing the item to the possessor:Yun'tchilat '(a) god's will'. Plural possessives took the ending-tu:nom'o-tu tchilat 'the enemies' will.' Some nouns, however, could not take a possessive marker, and so the marker was affixed to the possessed item instead. The ending-te was used for nouns ending in "t," and-tu for items ending in other letters:tchilatte Yun-Yuuzhan (Yun-Yuuzhan's will), orcanbin-tu ro'ik (the enemy's fort). There was also a special honorific possessive prefix,Al', used with names and titles;Al'Shimrra (Shimrra's). Note that possessive pronouns had no special form, but always took a possessive suffix:tiu-tu 'mine.'

To be[]

The Yuuzhan Vong had two words for the Basic verbto be: "pryozz," and "sos." The former was used with the first and second person (a broad transcription would be "am"), whilesos was used with the third person (corresponding somewhat to "is"). LikeMando'a, Yuuzhan Vong often left out the verbto be, so "the youths are enemies" could be said as "Yenagh'o sos nom'o," or "Yenagh'o nom'o."

Articles[]

There were no regular articles in Yuuzhan Vong; indefinite and definite forms of nouns were derived entirely from context. There was, however, an emphatic definite articletur; orthe, which was used exclusively for emphasis. There was also a rarely used singular emphatic definite articlesen; orthe only, used to signify an object's uniqueness.

Known phrases[]

Vocabulary[]

It must be noted that the following section contains words derived from the above phrases, and may not be accurate in all cases.

Note that Yuuzhan Vong have no words for amnesty, mercy,^[2] sorrow, forgive, or forgiveness, as such a concept was unknown in their culture of sacrifice and unquestioning obedience. The words bioengineer and scientist^[3] are also not present, as the duties of these professions are encapsulated by theShaper caste.

Nouns[]

Verbs[]

• Belek - "command!" (imperative mood, stem is perhapsbele)
• Bruk - "weaken!" (imperative mood; stem is perhapsbru)
• Dag - "to have"
• Duwin - "to release"
• Guvvuk - "move!" (imperative mood, stem is perhapsguvvu)
• Poonsii - "to close"
• Pryozz - "am" (first person singular of Basicto be)
• Shel - "to shape," "to form"
• Sos - "is" (singular form of Basicto be)
• Tanna - "to live long"
• Tchurokk - "witness!", "behold!" (imperative mood; stem is perhapstchurok)
• Tsii - "to cause"

Adjectives and adverbs[]

• Brenzlit - "timid"

Pronouns[]

• Doa - "these"
• Eia - "they"
• Hu - "it" (debated)
• Ne - "she"
• Nikk - "I"
• Prat - "us" (debated)
• Si - "that"
• Tiu - "me"
• Tiz - "him"

Prepositions[]

• Sor - "against"

Other words[]

• Bos - "what?"
• Dwi - "yes" as an affirmative response
• Puul - "no"
• Qe'u - "hey, you there!"
• Remaga - "where?"
• Sen - "the only" (used of unique objects)
• Tur - "the" (used for emphasis)

Idioms[]

• In Yuuzhan Vong language, the word commonly translated as "peace" literally meant "willing and appropriate submission from conquered to conqueror."
• Bruk tukken, which literally meant "to weaken the hinge," came to mean simply "make weak," as in a military or economic sense.
• In Yuuzhan Vong, the wordsnom andro'ik both appear to mean "enemy."Nom appears to refer to the enemy of a nation or people (the New Republic was the enemy of the Empire), whereasRo'ik appears to refer to the enemy of an idea (the Jedi are enemies of the Sith).

Appearances[]

• The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime(First appearance)
• Invasion 2
• Invasion 3
• Invasion: Rescues 1
• Invasion: Rescues 2
• Invasion: Rescues 3
• The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
• The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
• The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest
• The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
• The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
• The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
• The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
• The New Jedi Order: Traitor
• The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
• The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant
• The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion
• The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
• Legacy (2006) 44

Sources[]

• The New Jedi Order Sourcebook
• Vergere, Master of Mystery onWizards.com(original site is defunct)
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds
• Ultimate Alien Anthology
• Ultimate Adversaries
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Mentioned in multiple entries, but without own entry)
• Legacy Era Campaign Guide
• New Republic Stat Pack onWizards.com(content obsolete and backup link not available)

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