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'''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 counterresponse, 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> | |||
Some UNSC ships follow the tradition of older [[Earth]] vessels by putting Latin phrases on their [[ship emblem]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> The [[UNSC Marine Corps]] carries the tradition of the ancient [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]] by using the motto "Semper Fidelis", which is Latin for "Always Faithful". <ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref> The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] also uses a variant of this term for their own emblem, "Semper Vigilans" ("Always Vigilant").<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
The Halo Waypoint administrator {{Plain|[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_profile601146.aspx Catalog]}} (posting in-character as the [[Juridical]] agent of the [[Catalog|same name]]) makes frequent use of Latin terms and phrases in its posts, echoing the Onyx Sentinels' use of the root language. These items are shown in brackets, much like certain ambiguous terms in the [[Terminal/Halo 3|''Halo 3'' terminals]] and the [[Bestiarum]]. | |||
==Sources== | |||
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[[Category: Languages]] | |||
