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| {{Era|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}}
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| {{SeeWikipedia|English language}}
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| [[Image:Metrosign-8.jpg|thumb|A [[Sign in Metropolis|citizen alert]] in downtown [[New Mombasa]], written in English]] | |
| '''English''' is a [[Wikipedia:West Germanic languages|West Germanic language]] originating in England and the first language for most people in [[Australia]], [[Canada]] (French also being a main language in that country) , the Commonwealth Caribbean, [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], New Zealand, the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States of America]] (together, commonly known as the Anglosphere). This language has grown to prominence as the dominant language of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and the human species, and is the primary language of every known UNSC colony and organization.
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| Several other languages are used throughout the UNSC, mostly with secondary roles in society, as English is always found in conjuncture with them. Such languages include [[Swahili]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref> [[Hungarian]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref> and [[Spanish]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref>
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| [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[translation software]] intercepted human [[COM]] transmissions after the [[First Battle of Harvest]], and thus the Covenant learned English quickly.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref> From [[2525]] to [[2552]], the Covenant used this knowledge mainly to broadcast florid curses at humans, their colonies and ships before destroying them, and never had much conversation with humans.
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| UNSC translation software has been able to decrypt a number of Covenant languages, most notably those of the [[Unggoy]], [[Sangheili]], and [[San 'Shyuum]]. By the time of the [[Battle of Earth]], this software could automatically interpret everything the other races said, and has apparently been installed in the equipment of most UNSC military personnel, as all personnel appear to have the ability to understand what members of these races are saying.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref> This could be the reason that Grunts, Elites, Brutes, and Prophets heard in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'' seem to be speaking English, though it may be possible they actually are speaking it. Additionally, many members of the Covenant, mainly Sangheili, Jiralhanae and Unggoy, actually know how to speak English.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]'''</ref>
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| ==Sources==
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| [[Category:Languages]]
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