Covenant languages: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Speaking Elite.jpg|thumb|A [[Sangheili]] speaks in a language represented by Forerunner glyphs.]]

[[File:Speaking Elite.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[Sangheili]] speaks in a language represented by Forerunner glyphs.]]

{{quote|Their language doesn't translate in a literal manner, and each word has multiple meanings.|[[Cortana]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 156''</ref>}}

The [[:Category:Covenant Species|member species]] of the [[Covenant]] have their own unique languages. However, the [[Sangheili]] language came to serve as the [[Wikipedia:Lingua franca|''lingua franca'']] throughout the entire Covenant Empire,<ref name="wpcov">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant'']</ref> and as such, many names of member species are derived from the Sangheili.<ref name="Ghost">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> Not all races ~~spoke~~ the same language due to evolutionary design restrictions; for example, the [[Yanme'e]] could only communicate through a cacophony of high-pitched clicks and screeches.<ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 311''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 148-149''</ref> To facilitate easier communications between member species, [[translation software]] is used on Covenant ships to decipher words. A specific trade pidgin also existed within the [[Covenant fringe]].<ref name="axl">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/axl '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Axl'']</ref>

The [[:Category:Covenant Species|member species]] of the [[Covenant]] have their own unique languages. However, the [[Sangheili]] language came to serve as the [[Wikipedia:Lingua franca|''lingua franca'']] throughout the entire Covenant Empire,<ref name="wpcov">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant'']</ref> and as such, many names of member species are derived from the Sangheili.<ref name="Ghost">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> Even after the [[Great Schism|fragmentation]] of the Covenant, many members of the former client species continue to use the Sangheili language in lieu of their native tongues.<ref name="wpcov"/> Not all races can speak the same language due to evolutionary design restrictions; for example, the [[Yanme'e]] could only communicate through a cacophony of high-pitched clicks and screeches.<ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 311''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 148-149''</ref> To facilitate easier communications between member species, [[translation software]] is used on Covenant ships to decipher words. A specific trade pidgin also existed within the [[Covenant fringe]].<ref name="axl">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/axl '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Axl'']</ref>

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-[[File:Speaking Elite.jpg|thumb|A [[Sangheili]] speaks in a language represented by Forerunner glyphs.]]
+[[File:Speaking Elite.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[Sangheili]] speaks in a language represented by Forerunner glyphs.]]
 {{quote|Their language doesn't translate in a literal manner, and each word has multiple meanings.|[[Cortana]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 156''</ref>}}
-The [[:Category:Covenant Species|member species]] of the [[Covenant]] have their own unique languages. However, the [[Sangheili]] language came to serve as the [[Wikipedia:Lingua franca|''lingua franca'']] throughout the entire Covenant Empire,<ref name="wpcov">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant'']</ref> and as such, many names of member species are derived from the Sangheili.<ref name="Ghost">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> Not all races spoke the same language due to evolutionary design restrictions; for example, the [[Yanme'e]] could only communicate through a cacophony of high-pitched clicks and screeches.<ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 311''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 148-149''</ref> To facilitate easier communications between member species, [[translation software]] is used on Covenant ships to decipher words. A specific trade pidgin also existed within the [[Covenant fringe]].<ref name="axl">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/axl '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Axl'']</ref>
+The [[:Category:Covenant Species|member species]] of the [[Covenant]] have their own unique languages. However, the [[Sangheili]] language came to serve as the [[Wikipedia:Lingua franca|''lingua franca'']] throughout the entire Covenant Empire,<ref name="wpcov">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant'']</ref> and as such, many names of member species are derived from the Sangheili.<ref name="Ghost">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> Even after the [[Great Schism|fragmentation]] of the Covenant, many members of the former client species continue to use the Sangheili language in lieu of their native tongues.<ref name="wpcov"/> Not all races can speak the same language due to evolutionary design restrictions; for example, the [[Yanme'e]] could only communicate through a cacophony of high-pitched clicks and screeches.<ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 311''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 148-149''</ref> To facilitate easier communications between member species, [[translation software]] is used on Covenant ships to decipher words. A specific trade pidgin also existed within the [[Covenant fringe]].<ref name="axl">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/axl '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Axl'']</ref>
 == Written language ==