Language / Legends There were a number of languages throughout the galaxy , with Galactic Basic being the most common . It was not uncommon for beings to speak at least two languages in addition to their native tongue , particularly among those involved in space - faring occupations and those who had attended military or educational academies . For a comprehensive list of languages , see the category languages linked to at the bottom of the page . Common languages . Galactic Basic Standard . Galactic Basic Standard , also known as Galactic Standard , was a constructed language , inspired largely by the languages of the various founding species of the Galactic Republic : the Humans , the Duros , and the Bothans . It was the lingua franca of the galaxy , and almost all Humans spoke it instead of their historical language . Galactic Basic used the Aurebesh script . Some aliens had difficulty speaking Basic , often due to the structure of their vocal cords or analogous organ . Binary . Binary , or Droidspeak , was a language of beeps , trills , and whistles spoken primarily by astromech droids such as R2 - D2 . It was also spoken by other models of droid . Organic beings who spent a lot of time with droids could often pick up a basic understanding as well . Bocce . Bocce was an artificial language used by spacers . It was composed of elements from several languages . Bothese . Bothese was the language of the Bothan species , natives of the planet Bothawui , and barthalemeu Cheunh . Cheunh was the language of the Chiss species , a dominant force in the Unknown Regions . Dosh . Dosh was the language of the Trandoshan species , natives of the planet Trandosha . Dug language . Dug was the language of the Dug species , natives to the planet Malastare . Durese . The Duros language remained a popular language among space travelers due to the abundance of Duro spacefarers , despite the predominance of Basic . Ewokese . Ewokese was the language of the Ewok species , natives of a moon of the planet Endor . Gamorrese . Gamorrese was the language of the Gamorrean species , natives of the planet Gamorr . Geonosian language . Geonosian was the language of the Geonosian species native to Geonosis . It consisted of , possible through the dual - mandibles of Geonosians — one moving vertically , and a second , internal set moving horizontally . Hapan language . The Hapan language was spoken by residents of the Hapes Cluster . High Galactic . High Galactic was a prestige language , most commonly used among Imperial courtiers . Huttese . Huttese , the language of the Hutts , was popular among criminals , especially in the ( considerable ) sections of the galaxy where the Hutt criminal network was powerful . Jawaese . Jawaese was the language of the Jawa species , natives of the planet Tatooine . Kaleesh language . Kaleesh was the language of the Kaleesh species , natives of the planet Kalee . Kaminoan language . Kaminoan was the language of the Kaminoan species , natives of the planet Kamino . Mando ' a . Mando ' a was the traditional language spoken by Mandalorians . Olys Corellisi . Olys Corellisi ( " Old Corellian " ) was the language spoken by the original settlers of Corellia , becoming extinct around 4000 BBY . Pak Pak . Pak Pak was the language of the Neimoidian sub - species , native of the planet Neimoidia . Rodese . The native tongue of the Rodians , Rodese , was popular due to the large number of spacefaring Rodians . Shyriiwook . Shyriiwook was the main language of the Wookiees . It was considered the most emotive of Wookiee tongues , as opposed to the technical Thykarann or tribal Xaczik dialects . It could be understood by those who spoke Basic , but it was nearly impossible for non - Wookiees to pronounce . Snivvian language . Snivvian was the language of the Snivvian species , natives of the planet Cadomai Prime . Sullustese . Sullustese was the language of the Sullustan species , natives of the planet Sullust . Sith language . The Sith is the native language of the people of Ziost and Korriban . Later it was the language of the Sith . Tarc language . The Tarc language was spoken by the Tarc species who were unable to speak Galactic Basic Standard . Togruti . Togruti was one of the main languages of the Togruta species , natives of the planet Shili . The language was often spoken partnered with Galactic Basic Standard . Twi ' leki . Twi ' leki was the language of the Twi ' lek species , natives of the planet Ryloth . Tusken . Tusken was the language of the Tusken Raider species , natives of the planet Tatooine . Yuuzhan Vong . The language of the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong invaders was guttural and grammatically different from Basic , but otherwise straightforward . Droids and computers . Droids and computers used either the natural languages that their masters used , usually Basic , or special machine languages . Protocol droids such as C - 3PO were " fluent in over six million forms of communication " and were often employed as translators , with the ability to also download new language packs for languages such as Tusken . Astromech droids such as R2 - D2 were able to understand commands in Basic and perhaps other languages , but could only communicate through an information - dense language of beeps and whistles ; devices existed that could translate this language into Basic , such as the display in an X - wing cockpit that allowed the ship ' s astromech and pilot to commmunicate . Simpler droids communicated only through sounds indicating affirmative / negative , or other simple replies . Behind the scenes . Language building . The languages of some fictional worlds have been worked out in great detail , with grammatical rules and large vocabularies , such as and the of " " . The " Star Wars " languages , in contrast , are not systematically worked out . The Wookiee growls and the beeps of the astromechs mainly carry emotional indicators for the audience via intonation , and Huttese is mainly a jumble of words taken from numerous real Human languages . Other languages heard are longer chunks of actual Human languages , albeit ones likely unfamiliar to most of the audience . In " A New Hope " , for instance , the language spoken by the character Greedo in conversation with Han Solo is actually a simplified version of , an indigenous language of the Andean region of South America . In " Return of the Jedi " , Lando Calrissian ' s copilot , Nien Nunb , speaks the real Human language , a dialect spoken in Tanzania . Similarly , the Ewok language was based on . One can also hear some in " The Phantom Menace " . After the first lap of the pod race , Watto yells " Kiitos ! " ( " Thank you ! " in Finnish ) to Sebulba , and Sebulba answers " Ole hyvä ! " ( ' You ' re welcome ! " ) . In the " " episode " Liberty on Ryloth " , an Aurebesh Republic display includes the text " UND UBERHAUPT , " for " and anyway . " In " The Academy " , when Soniee and her fellow students break into the Government warehouse , her datapad says " ENTRARE , " for " enter . " Despite these inconsistences , a language guide to the most common " Star Wars " languages such as Huttese and Bocce exists : The " Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide " , which collects much of the data given in the books and movies surrounding the saga , forming some kind of official vocabulary , rules and phrases . Also covered in the book is Droidspeak , Ewokese , Gunganese , Jawaese , Neimoidian , Shyriiwook , Sullustan , and Tusken . Recently , Mando ' a has evolved in a usable by author Karen Traviss .