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[[File:Please-remain-calm wide.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Superintendent]] displaying an alert in multiple languages.]] | [[File:Please-remain-calm wide.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Superintendent]] displaying an alert in multiple languages.]] | ||
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===Latin=== | ===Latin=== | ||
[[Wikipedia:Latin language|Latin]] is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region surrounding Rome. It gained wide currency, especially in [[Europe]], as the formal language of the Roman Republic | [[Wikipedia:Latin language|Latin]] is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region surrounding Rome. It gained wide currency, especially in [[Europe]], as the formal language of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire and, after Rome's conversion to the Christian church, (and later to Catholicism after the "[[Wikipedia:Great Schism|great schism]]") of the Roman Catholic Church. Principally through the influence of the Church, it became the language of later medieval European scholars and philosophers. It widely influenced a number of languages that came after it, including some used by the modern UNSC, such as Spanish and English. By 26th century, Latin had become extinct from everyday usage. | ||
[[Onyx Sentinel]]s were capable of attenuating their communication systems to produce [[COM]] signals on UNSC devices and use Latin phrases. After one of the Sentinels approached [[Ash-G099]], informing him of the status of the "[[Trevelyan|Shield]]" and demanding the "[[Reclaimer]]" to provide a proper counter-response, it referred to Ash's confused reply as a "non sequitur" (Latin for "it does not follow"). In addition, they are capable of modifying their lexicon based on samples of [[human]] language and speaking fluent English.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 133''</ref> | [[Onyx Sentinel]]s were capable of attenuating their communication systems to produce [[COM]] signals on UNSC devices and use Latin phrases. After one of the Sentinels approached [[Ash-G099]], informing him of the status of the "[[Trevelyan|Shield]]" and demanding the "[[Reclaimer]]" to provide a proper counter-response, it referred to Ash's confused reply as a "non sequitur" (Latin for "it does not follow"). In addition, they are capable of modifying their lexicon based on samples of [[human]] language and speaking fluent English.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 133''</ref> | ||
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===Sign Languages=== | ===Sign Languages=== | ||
Apart from spoken languages, certain humans with hearing or vocal disabilities also communicate non-verbally through the use of sign languages. Much like the [[Huragok]], who use precise tentacle gestures and signs to convey information, Sign Language speakers utilize sets of meaninful hand signals and body movements as a form of visual communication. There is no universal human sign language but instead many different signed languages that vary by different regions. | Apart from spoken languages, certain humans with hearing or vocal disabilities also communicate non-verbally through the use of sign languages. Much like the [[Huragok]], who use precise tentacle gestures and signs to convey information, Sign Language speakers utilize sets of meaninful hand signals and body movements as a form of visual communication. There is no universal human sign language but instead many different signed languages that vary by different regions. Lance Corporal [[Chris Preston]] was able to communicate using British, Australian and New Zealand Sign Language ([[Wikipedia:BANZSL|BANZSL]]).<ref>'''[[UNSC Archives]]''', ''[[Unspoken]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |