Languages

## Lore

### Anubish

Anubish is the language of pre-uplifted Anubians and has persisted even into the modern era as a language commonly spoken by the tribes adopted by the United Systems Confederacy. The language is not exact and, much like the ancient human language of Latin, is extremely difficult to translate since it is a language that is based on context. All Anubians are taught this language by their parents as a remnant of their heritage and typically learn Galactic Common when in school. The language is very throaty with a large emphasis on body posture to determine context; making Anubians and others speaking the language exceptionally animated when doing so.

### Elden Speech

Spoken only by the Dravinauryn, Elden Speech is a language that predates even the Long Drift. Composed of vibrations when 'spoken', the language is similar to Morse Code in that long vibrations are dashes and short vibrations are dots, and this is even depicted in how the language is written. The alphabet appears to be a series of strokes and specks, and when formed into words it may appear similar to old cursive with how there's large loops that interconnect, broken only by dots that follow into one chain, making a sentence. Although this language can be written and understood by other races, it cannot be 'spoken' by them without the support of technology.

### Galactic Common

Galactic Common was invented by humanity as a trade language and a language to use for diplomacy. It is derived from many different languages both human and otherwise and shares many symbols that are easily recognized even by those that do not speak the language. When the language was created, the human linguists focused on sounds that all species were capable of making so that any species could readily learn and speak the language. Almost every nation teaches Galactic Common though there are some exceptions. When written, Galatic Common most closely resembles Chinese or sometimes Korean though with an English grammatical structure and some accents placed on letters such as when French or Spanish is written.

### Junis

Junish is comprised of clicks, screeches and chittering sounds typically made by Kheprians when speaking their own language. There are many different dialects that are primarily scent based though the language is based enough in sound that other species can speak it even if they 'smell funny' to Kheprians who are used to using pheromones to communicate in addition to their speech. As a written language, Junis is very sharply written with odd angles and strangely inconsistent geometry between the same word even when written by the same individual. That is a result of Kheprians using different 'fonts' to convey a different emotion through their writing rather than adjectives or punctuation. For foreign speakers, reading the intention behind the written language is just as important a part of their classes as is understanding the words themselves.

### Lightnary

Lightnary is a very unique 'language' that has been dubbed so by the USC after a botched attempt to understand it. It is almost exclusively spoken by Robots. In reality, Lightnary is Galactic Common but sped up to incredible speeds that organics are not capable of processing efficiently. Organics cannot speak nor understand Lightnary without serious cybernetic implants to compute the language for them. When written, Lightnary is exactly like Galactic Common and uses the same language. To observers, Lightnary sounds like electrical humming.

### Oorlog

Oorlog is spoken primarily by Scrin and has no written counterpart. Instead, histories and technical knowledge are passed from Scrin to Scrin orally which has confused scientists for many years as to how their species achieved spaceflight. Oorlog is difficult to speak for outsiders and requires working the throat muscles to be stronger for most species. It is a very guttural language and many Scrin, before the language was properly translated, appeared to be angered with one another or other species as they 'roared' at each other during conversation.

### Universal Sign Language

Universal Sign Language was a collaborative project that was made in conjunction with humanity, the Scrin, Robots, and Kheprians. Since these species shared common anatomy with most other races, the signs necessary could be made by all and USL was quickly adopted by most nations across the cosmos to be taught in their schools. Being mute is no longer a true detriment to a modern society where most individuals either have at least some understanding of sign language or speak it fluently. In the case of the USC, almost everyone is taught USL as a part of their basic language schooling alongside Galactic Common.