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[[File:Aurebesh-GMSR.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[Aurebesh/Legends|Aurebesh]] script, the alphabet often used for Basic]]
[[File:Aurebesh-GMSR.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[Aurebesh/Legends|Aurebesh]] script, the alphabet often used for Basic]]
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|locations=Most of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]
|locations=Most of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]
|script=*[[Aurebesh/Legends|Aurebesh]]<ref name="TPM" />
|script=
*[[High Galactic alphabet]]<ref name="WW">''[[The Written Word]]''</ref>
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|dialects=*[[High Coruscanti]]<ref name="TCSWE HC">{{CSWECite|II|40|High Coruscanti}}</ref>
*[[Gungan Basic]]<ref name="TPM">{{Film|I}}</ref>
*[[Onderonian (dialect)|Onderonian]]<ref name="TOR Onslaught">''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught]]''</ref>
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==History==
==History==
{{Quote|Do any of you speak Basic?''"<br />"''I speak your infidel tongue. It tastes like the waste excretions of an ill vhlor on my tongue, but I can speak it.|[[Corran Horn]] and [[Kotaa Zun-qin]] of the [[Yuuzhan Vong]]|<ref name="The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth">''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth]]''</ref>}}
Following the shattering of the [[Infinite Empire]], the [[Rakata/Legends|Rakatan's]] former slaves exterminated them and started to build their own empires with their masters' technology.<ref name="Cut 2">{{SW|url=news/star-wars-the-essential-guide-to-warfare-authors-cut-part-2-ancient-coruscant|text=''Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare'' Author's Cut, Part 2 &mdash; Ancient Coruscant|int=Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut}}</ref> Once the [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core Worlds]] were joined by renewed communication channels and trade, they united as the first [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]. To allow easy communication among the new government's members, a trade language later known as [[Old Galactic Standard]] was chosen as the new official language of government and commerce. While Old Galactic Standard was mostly derived from Old Coruscanti, the mother tongue of the Humans of Coruscant, its vocabulary incorporated many words from over a dozen other languages,<ref name="TWW">''[[The Written Word]]''</ref> including [[Durese/Legends|Durese]]<ref name="Gamer 2">{{GamerCite|2|The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Duros}}</ref> and [[Bothese]].
Following the shattering of the [[Infinite Empire]], the [[Rakata/Legends|Rakatan's]] former slaves exterminated them and started to build their own empires with their masters' technology.<ref name="Cut 2">{{SW|url=news/star-wars-the-essential-guide-to-warfare-authors-cut-part-2-ancient-coruscant|text=''Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare'' Author's Cut, Part 2 &mdash; Ancient Coruscant|int=Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut}}</ref> Once the [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core Worlds]] were joined by renewed communication channels and trade, they united as the first [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]. To allow easy communication among the new government's members, a trade language later known as [[Old Galactic Standard]] was chosen as the new official language of government and commerce. While Old Galactic Standard was mostly derived from Old Coruscanti, the mother tongue of the Humans of Coruscant, its vocabulary incorporated many words from over a dozen other languages,<ref name="TWW">''[[The Written Word]]''</ref> including [[Durese/Legends|Durese]]<ref name="Gamer 2">{{GamerCite|2|The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Duros}}</ref> and [[Bothese]].
By the lifetime of [[Peshosloc]], a [[holowright]] who lived between [[15,762 BBY]] and [[15,609 BBY]], the language had evolved significantly enough to be considered a distinct historical division, which was latter dubbed [[Mid-Galactic Standard]].<ref name="XWD3">{{Hyperspace|url=fans/hyperspace/source/ximweek04/index.html|text=''Xim Week: The Despotica (Part III: Xim at Vontor)''|int=Xim Week: The Despotica}}</ref> Galactic Basic was further influenced by [[Dromnyr]] after the [[Vultan]]s joined the Republic around [[14,000 BBY]], resulting ultimately in the modern Galactic Basic Standard.<ref name="PoJSB">''[[Power of the Jedi Sourcebook]]''</ref><ref name="TWW" />


Under the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], a version of the language was known as [[Imperial Basic]]. The language was adopted by the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]], and as such was spoken in the [[Alliance of Free Planets]], the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]], the [[Imperial Remnant]], the [[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances|Galactic Alliance]], and the [[Fel Empire|Fel]], [[Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire|Sith]] and [[Empire-in-exile|True Empires]].
Under the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], a version of the language was known as [[Imperial Basic]]. The language was adopted by the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]], and as such was spoken in the [[Alliance of Free Planets]], the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]], the [[Imperial Remnant]], the [[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances|Galactic Alliance]], and the [[Fel Empire|Fel]], [[Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire|Sith]] and [[Empire-in-exile|True Empires]].
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*[[Concord Dawn/Legends|Concord Dawn]] inflection&mdash;as exemplified by members of the [[Clan Fett|Fett family]] and the majority of [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone troopers]]. This was the most common accent among [[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorians]] (perhaps due to the influence of their native language, [[Mando'a/Legends|Mando'a]]), with the tendency to pronounce words that had an ''e'' with an /ɪ/, such as the word "delta[dɛltə]," pronounced "dilta[dɪltə]."
*[[Concord Dawn/Legends|Concord Dawn]] inflection&mdash;as exemplified by members of the [[Clan Fett|Fett family]] and the majority of [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone troopers]]. This was the most common accent among [[Mandalorian/Legends|Mandalorians]] (perhaps due to the influence of their native language, [[Mando'a/Legends|Mando'a]]), with the tendency to pronounce words that had an ''e'' with an /ɪ/, such as the word "delta[dɛltə]," pronounced "dilta[dɪltə]."
*[[Coruscanti/Legends|Coruscanti]] accent&mdash;as exemplified by [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]], [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]], and [[Dooku/Legends|Dooku]]. Most inhabitants of the [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core Worlds]], such as [[Mon Mothma/Legends|Mon Mothma]], also spoke in this manner, whereas those from farther reaches did not, such as [[Padmé Amidala/Legends|Padmé Amidala]] ([[Naboo/Legends|Naboo]]) and [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] ([[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]). In several instances, though, both Amidala and Organa spoke with a slight Coruscanti inflection when speaking to [[Nute Gunray/Legends|Nute Gunray]] and [[Wilhuff Tarkin/Legends|Wilhuff Tarkin]], respectively. It was suggested that this was their "court" voice to adopt an imperious air or bluff, since they lost this accent when in casual or stressed situations.
*[[Coruscanti/Legends|Coruscanti]] accent&mdash;as exemplified by [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]], [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]], and [[Dooku/Legends|Dooku]]. Most inhabitants of the [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core Worlds]], such as [[Mon Mothma/Legends|Mon Mothma]], also spoke in this manner, whereas those from farther reaches did not, such as [[Padmé Amidala/Legends|Padmé Amidala]] ([[Naboo/Legends|Naboo]]) and [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] ([[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]). In several instances, though, both Amidala and Organa spoke with a slight Coruscanti inflection when speaking to [[Nute Gunray/Legends|Nute Gunray]] and [[Wilhuff Tarkin/Legends|Wilhuff Tarkin]], respectively. It was suggested that this was their "court" voice to adopt an imperious air or bluff, since they lost this accent when in casual or stressed situations.
**[[High Coruscanti]]&mdash;a more refined style of the Coruscanti accent. It was very posh and clipped and conveyed a sense of upper-class sensibility, sometimes described as sneering and using more pretentious words (sheen, emerald, and ruby instead of shine, green, and red). The accent may also be faked to sound more important much like [[Dannl Faytonni/Legends|Dannl Faytonni]].<ref name="DS">[[Death Star (novel)|''Death Star'']]</ref>
*[[Eriadu/Legends|Eriaduan]] accent&mdash;as exemplified by [[Grand Moff/Legends|Grand Moff]] Tarkin. It might have simply been an artifact of the heavy influence of Coruscant, or "standard" language throughout the Core Worlds, and by implication, the elite of society, since people in the [[Colonies/Legends|Colonies]] and [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim]] spoke differently. The accent was described as "more Core than Core,"<ref name="TEA">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref> reflecting Eriadu's late settlement compared to the Core Worlds.
*[[Eriadu/Legends|Eriaduan]] accent&mdash;as exemplified by [[Grand Moff/Legends|Grand Moff]] Tarkin. It might have simply been an artifact of the heavy influence of Coruscant, or "standard" language throughout the Core Worlds, and by implication, the elite of society, since people in the [[Colonies/Legends|Colonies]] and [[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim]] spoke differently. The accent was described as "more Core than Core,"<ref name="TEA">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref> reflecting Eriadu's late settlement compared to the Core Worlds.
*[[Gungan/Legends|Gungan]] [[Gungan Basic|dialect]]&mdash;as exemplified by [[Jar Jar Binks/Legends|Jar Jar Binks]] and [[Roos Tarpals/Legends|Roos Tarpals]].
*[[Houk/Legends|Houk]] accents&mdash;exemplified by [[Carnus]] and [[Skadge]]
*[[Houk/Legends|Houk]] accents&mdash;exemplified by [[Carnus]] and [[Skadge]]
*[[Kaleesh (language)|Kaleesh]] accents&mdash;as exemplified by [[Grievous/Legends|Grievous]].
*[[Mando'a/Legends|Mandalorian language]] accents&mdash; such as [[Satine Kryze/Legends|Duchess Satine]]
*[[Neimoidian/Legends|Neimoidian]] accent&mdash;exemplified by [[Nute Gunray/Legends|Nute Gunray]] and [[Rune Haako/Legends|Rune Haako]], and to a lesser extent the Imperial governor [[Merillion Tarko]]. The accent places particular emphasis on certain vowels in a deep pitch (particularly, "a," "e," and "o").
**Offworld Neimoidian Commander's Accent was spoken by Neimoidian people who spent considerable time offworld like [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Separatist]] Commander [[Lok Durd/Legends|Lok Durd]].
*[[Onderonian (dialect)|Onderonian]] accent&mdash;exemplified by [[Tobin (Human)|Tobin]] and [[Vaklu]].
*Southeastern [[Naboo (people)/Legends|Naboo]] accent&mdash;as exemplified by [[Queen/Legends|Queen]] [[Jamillia/Legends|Jamillia]]. Her accent made the Queen enunciate the consonants powerfully.<ref name="AOTCn">[[Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (novelization)|''Star Wars'': Episode II ''Attack of the Clones'' novelization]]</ref>
*[[Yoda/Legends|Yoda's]] dialect&mdash;an unusual form of Basic utilized by Jedi [[Grand Master/Legends|Grand Master]] Yoda and others of his [[Yoda's species/Legends|tridactyl species]], including [[Yaddle/Legends|Yaddle]]; it was characterized by an object-subject-verb format. However, another member of this species, [[Vandar Tokare]], did not use this dialect.
*[[Yoda/Legends|Yoda's]] dialect&mdash;an unusual form of Basic utilized by Jedi [[Grand Master/Legends|Grand Master]] Yoda and others of his [[Yoda's species/Legends|tridactyl species]], including [[Yaddle/Legends|Yaddle]]; it was characterized by an object-subject-verb format. However, another member of this species, [[Vandar Tokare]], did not use this dialect.
*[[Chiss/Legends|Chiss]] accent&mdash;as exemplified by [[Baldarek]] on [[Nar Shaddaa/Legends|Nar Shaddaa]].
*[[Chiss/Legends|Chiss]] accent&mdash;as exemplified by [[Baldarek]] on [[Nar Shaddaa/Legends|Nar Shaddaa]].
*Towani family dialect&mdash;this they taught to the Ewoks when they crashed on Endor. However, it was not enough for those creatures to understand standard Basic a year later, when they met [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] Leia, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]], [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] and the rest of the Rebels.
*Towani family dialect&mdash;this they taught to the Ewoks when they crashed on Endor. However, it was not enough for those creatures to understand standard Basic a year later, when they met [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] Leia, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]], [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] and the rest of the Rebels.
*[[Selkath/Legends|Selkath]] accent—as exemplified by [[Chata Hyoki/Legends|Chata Hyoki]]


The Wookiee [[Ralrracheen]] spoke [[Shyriiwook/Legends|Shyriiwook]] with a speech impediment. Due to the differences in the vocal abilities of Ralrra, his dialect was more clearly understandable by non-Wookiees learning the language; it was further suggested that some Wookiees with this condition could speak Basic, at the loss of all forms of Shyriiwook.
The Wookiee [[Ralrracheen]] spoke [[Shyriiwook/Legends|Shyriiwook]] with a speech impediment. Due to the differences in the vocal abilities of Ralrra, his dialect was more clearly understandable by non-Wookiees learning the language; it was further suggested that some Wookiees with this condition could speak Basic, at the loss of all forms of Shyriiwook.
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In translations into non-English languages, Basic is assumed to be English but translated to the other language.
In translations into non-English languages, Basic is assumed to be English but translated to the other language.


While the letters are different in Basic than English, there are multiple examples where [[High Galactic alphabet|Latin alphabet]] letters are mentioned, such as in Obi-Wan Kenobi's quote, "Do you have a plan B?,"<ref>{{Film|III}}</ref> [[Mission Vao]]'s habitual reference to [[Zaalbar]] as "Big Z,"<ref>''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''</ref> and most droid designations (in-universe, this is referred to as the High Galactic alphabet). Greek letters ([[Tionese/Legends|Old Tionese]] letters in the ''Star Wars'' universe) are used at times, examples including [[Delta Squad/Legends|Delta Squad]].
While the letters are different in Basic than English, there are multiple examples where [[High Galactic alphabet|Latin alphabet]] letters are mentioned, such as most droid designations (in-universe, this is referred to as the High Galactic alphabet). Greek letters ([[Tionese/Legends|Old Tionese]] letters in the ''Star Wars'' universe) are used at times, examples including [[Delta Squad/Legends|Delta Squad]].


===Accents===
===Accents===
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Other accents are also heard, such as:
Other accents are also heard, such as:
*[[Wikipedia:Australia|Australian]] (the [[Serroco]]ans, as well as some Mandalorians in ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'')
*[[Wikipedia:Belgium|Belgian]] ([[Vaarko Tiyai]], [[Nok Drayen]], [[Arak Drayen III]])
*[[Wikipedia:British|British]] ([[Dengar/Legends|Dengar]] and [[Mon Mothma/Legends|Mon Mothma]])
*[[Wikipedia:British|British]] ([[Dengar/Legends|Dengar]] and [[Mon Mothma/Legends|Mon Mothma]])
*[[Wikipedia:Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] ([[Xivhkalrainik]], [[Yudrass]])
*[[Wikipedia:French|French]] (certain [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'leks]], such as [[Aayla Secura/Legends|Aayla Secura]] and [[Orn Free Taa/Legends|Orn Free Taa]])
*[[Wikipedia:French|French]] (certain [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'leks]], such as [[Aayla Secura/Legends|Aayla Secura]] and [[Orn Free Taa/Legends|Orn Free Taa]])
*[[Wikipedia:German|German]] ([[Nuvo Vindi/Legends|Nuvo Vindi]])
*[[Wikipedia:Indian|Indian]] ([[Zabrak/Legends|Zabraks]], such as [[Eeth Koth/Legends|Eeth Koth]] and [[Queen/Legends|Queen]] [[Talia (Onderon)|Talia]], Queen Apilana)
*[[Wikipedia:Irish|Irish]] ([[Emon Azzameen]], [[Fenn Shysa]], an unnamed [[Czerka Arms/Legends|Czerka]] officer outside [[Anchorhead/Legends|Anchorhead]] in ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'', [[Lurmen/Legends|Lurmen]], and [[Sugi (bounty hunter)/Legends|Sugi]])
*[[Wikipedia:Irish|Irish]] ([[Emon Azzameen]], [[Fenn Shysa]], an unnamed [[Czerka Arms/Legends|Czerka]] officer outside [[Anchorhead/Legends|Anchorhead]] in ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'', [[Lurmen/Legends|Lurmen]], and [[Sugi (bounty hunter)/Legends|Sugi]])
*[[Wikipedia:Italian|Italian]] ([[Bannamu/Legends|Bannamu]], [[Watto/Legends|Watto]] and [[Mee Deechi/Legends|Mee Deechi]])
*[[Wikipedia:Jamaican|Jamaican]] ([[Kit Fisto/Legends|Kit Fisto]], [[Dunari]])
*[[Wikipedia:Jamaican|Jamaican]] ([[Kit Fisto/Legends|Kit Fisto]], [[Dunari]])
*[[Wikipedia:Japanese|Japanese]] ([[Neimoidian/Legends|Neimoidian]] and [[Mee Deechi/Legends|Mee Deechi]])
*[[Wikipedia:Kenyan|Kenyan]] ([[Halle Burtoni/Legends|Halle Burtoni]])
*[[Wikipedia:Mexican|Mexican]] ([[Hondo Ohnaka/Legends|Hondo Ohnaka]], [[Diago Hixan]])
*[[Wikipedia:New York City|New York]]/[[Wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] (the [[Chiss/Legends|Chiss]] bartender [[Baldarek]] in ''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]]'')
*[[Wikipedia:New Zealand|New Zealander]]/[[Wikipedia:Maori|Maori]] (the [[Clan Fett|Fett family]] and [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone troopers]])
*[[Wikipedia:Russian|Russian]] ([[General/Legends|General]] [[Grievous/Legends|Grievous]], [[Juhani]] and [[Even Piell/Legends|Even Piell]]).
*[[Wikipedia:Scotland|Scottish]] ([[Whorm Loathsom/Legends|Whorm Loathsom]], [[Darth Sion]], [[Jeelg]], [[CT-4040/Legends|Cutup]] and [[Shoan Kilian/Legends|Shoan Kilian]])
*[[Wikipedia:South Africa|South African]] ([[Pantoran/Legends|Pantorans]], such as [[Riyo Chuchi/Legends|Riyo Chuchi]])
*[[Wikipedia:Spanish|Spanish]] ([[Zygerrian Slave Empire/Legends|Zygerrian Slave Empire]])
*[[Wikipedia:Swedish|Swedish]] ([[Shmi Skywalker Lars/Legends|Shmi Skywalker Lars]]. Actress [[Pernilla August]] is Swedish)
*[[Wikipedia:Thai|Thai]] ([[Nute Gunray/Legends|Nute Gunray]])
*[[Wikipedia:Welsh|Welsh]] ([[Bryn (Human)|Bryn]], [[Sith (species)/Legends|Sith]], [[Chiss/Legends|Chiss]])
*[[Wikipedia:Welsh|Welsh]] ([[Bryn (Human)|Bryn]], [[Sith (species)/Legends|Sith]], [[Chiss/Legends|Chiss]])


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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*''[[The Betrayal of Darth Revan]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''
*''[[The Old Republic: Revan]]''
*[[The Old Republic: Revan (audiobook)|''The Old Republic: Revan'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''
*''[[The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire Act 2: The Broken World]]''
*''[[The Old Republic: Smuggler's Vanguard]]''
*''[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance]]''
*[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (audiobook)|''The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''
*''[[The Old Republic: Annihilation]]''
*[[The Old Republic: Annihilation (audiobook)|''The Old Republic: Annihilation'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne]]''
*[[Knight Errant (novel)|''Knight Errant'']]
*[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|''Darth Plagueis'']]
*[[Darth Plagueis (audiobook)|''Darth Plagueis'' audiobook]]
*''[[The Wrath of Darth Maul]]''
*''[[Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning]]''
*"[[Restraint]]"
*''[[Maul: Lockdown]]''
*[[Maul: Lockdown (audiobook)|''Maul: Lockdown'' audiobook]]
*{{Shortstory|story=End Game|book=Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (novelization)|bformatted=''Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace'' novelization|manual=1}} {{C|[[2012]] edition}}
*{{GamerCite|7|Reckonings}}
*[[Outbound Flight (novel)|''Outbound Flight'']]
*''[[Star Wars Adventures 1: Hunt the Sun Runner]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Dooku's Secret Army]]''
*''[[MedStar II: Jedi Healer]]''
*''[[Jedi Trial]]''
*''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]''
*{{Journal|7|Mist Encounter}}
*{{Journal|7|Mist Encounter}}
*''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]''
*''[[Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight]]''
*''[[Coruscant Nights III: Patterns of Force]]''
*[[The Last Jedi (novel)|''The Last Jedi'']]
*''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' {{1stID|Standard}}
*''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' {{1stID|Standard}}
*''[[Han Solo's Revenge]]'' {{1stID|Basic}}
*''[[Han Solo's Revenge]]'' {{1stID|Basic}}
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*{{Journal|3|When the Domino Falls}}
*{{Journal|3|When the Domino Falls}}
*''[[Adventures in Hyperspace: Shinbone Showdown]]''
*''[[Adventures in Hyperspace: Shinbone Showdown]]''
*''[[Death Troopers]]''
*[[Death Troopers (audiobook)|''Death Troopers'' audiobook]]
*{{Journal|1|Breaking Free: The Adventures of Dannen Lifehold}}
*{{Journal|1|Breaking Free: The Adventures of Dannen Lifehold}}
*{{Journal|3|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*{{Journal|3|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
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*''[[Tatooine Sojourn]]''
*''[[Tatooine Sojourn]]''
*''[[Murder on the Executor]]''
*''[[Murder on the Executor]]''
*''[[The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 50|''Star Wars'' (1977) 50]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 50|''Star Wars'' (1977) 50]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 57|''Star Wars'' (1977) 57]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 57|''Star Wars'' (1977) 57]]
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*[[Star Wars Annual (1977) 3|''Star Wars Annual'' (1977) 3]]
*[[Star Wars Annual (1977) 3|''Star Wars Annual'' (1977) 3]]
*{{Film|VI}}
*{{Film|VI}}
*''[[A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: Oola's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}}
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]''
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]''
*''[[Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand 1]]''
*''[[Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand 1]]''
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*''[[The Mandalorian Armor]]''
*''[[The Mandalorian Armor]]''
*''[[Hard Merchandise]]''
*''[[Hard Merchandise]]''
*''[[One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Twin Stars of Kira (West End Games)|text=''Twin Stars of Kira''|story=The Package (adventure)|stext=The Package}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Twin Stars of Kira (West End Games)|text=''Twin Stars of Kira''|story=The Package (adventure)|stext=The Package}}
*''[[Dark Forces: Jedi Knight]]''
*''[[Dark Forces: Jedi Knight]]''
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*''[[X-Wing: Iron Fist]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Iron Fist]]''
*''[[Jedi Search]]''
*''[[Jedi Search]]''
*''[[Hutt and Seek]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=Hutt and Seek|book=Tales from the New Republic}}
*''[[A Forest Apart]]''
*''[[A Forest Apart]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=The Politics of Contraband|story=Easy Money}}
*{{WEGCite|book=The Politics of Contraband|story=Easy Money}}
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*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague]]''}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest]]''
*''[[Emissary of the Void]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Star by Star]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Traitor]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Ylesia]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]''
*''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]''
*''[[Dark Nest III: The Swarm War]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Betrayal]]''
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==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*[http://www.theforce.net/swtc/preq/text.html "Text & Graphics: An examination of written forms of language used in the Palpatine Era"] by [[Curtis Saxton]] {{C|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190908115433/http://theforce.net/swtc/preq/text.html Backup link]}}
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The Aurebesh script, the alphabet often used for Basic

"Threepio was translating Artoo's beeps into a language we could understand—good old Basic."
―Han Solo[1]

Galactic Basic Standard (or Galactic Basic, Galactic Standard,[2] Galaxy Standard or just Basic) was the most prevalent language in the galaxy.

History

Following the shattering of the Infinite Empire, the Rakatan's former slaves exterminated them and started to build their own empires with their masters' technology.[3] Once the Core Worlds were joined by renewed communication channels and trade, they united as the first Galactic Republic. To allow easy communication among the new government's members, a trade language later known as Old Galactic Standard was chosen as the new official language of government and commerce. While Old Galactic Standard was mostly derived from Old Coruscanti, the mother tongue of the Humans of Coruscant, its vocabulary incorporated many words from over a dozen other languages,[4] including Durese[5] and Bothese.

Under the Galactic Empire, a version of the language was known as Imperial Basic. The language was adopted by the Rebel Alliance, and as such was spoken in the Alliance of Free Planets, the New Republic, the Imperial Remnant, the Galactic Alliance, and the Fel, Sith and True Empires.

Usage

Hologram advertisements, near Ziro's Palace, written in Basic
"It appears the people here speak Galactic Standard, and that is a point in this world's favor... the life of a translator droid can be a weary one, you've no idea...."
―C-3PO on the Iskalonians, to R2-D2[2]

Most sentient species that made galactic contact could and did speak Basic in addition to whatever native or regional language they might have used on a daily basis. Some beings normally did not possess the organs necessary to speak Basic, including Polis Massans, Ssi-ruuk, P'w'ecks, Wookiees, and a number of insectoid races. Most Gamorreans could not speak Basic, though there were exceptions (such as Governor Kugg). Whether or not a being could speak Basic, it was usually in their best interest to comprehend it, and most did.

Known accents and dialects

Various cultures created different accents around the galaxy, each with its own unique set of pronunciations. Some also used distinct dialects, which could have vocabularies or grammatical structures that different from the standard.

  • Barabel accent—as exemplified by Saba Sebatyne. The word "I" and any other word associated with it like "am" was not present in the language. The letter s was often pronounced as /z/.
  • Cathar accent—as exemplified by Juhani.
  • Corellian accent—exemplified by Han Solo and Wedge Antilles. It was distinct enough that a Corellian could instantly recognize another Corellian's speech.
  • Concord Dawn inflection—as exemplified by members of the Fett family and the majority of clone troopers. This was the most common accent among Mandalorians (perhaps due to the influence of their native language, Mando'a), with the tendency to pronounce words that had an e with an /ɪ/, such as the word "delta[dɛltə]," pronounced "dilta[dɪltə]."
  • Coruscanti accent—as exemplified by Obi-Wan Kenobi, Palpatine, and Dooku. Most inhabitants of the Core Worlds, such as Mon Mothma, also spoke in this manner, whereas those from farther reaches did not, such as Padmé Amidala (Naboo) and Luke Skywalker (Tatooine). In several instances, though, both Amidala and Organa spoke with a slight Coruscanti inflection when speaking to Nute Gunray and Wilhuff Tarkin, respectively. It was suggested that this was their "court" voice to adopt an imperious air or bluff, since they lost this accent when in casual or stressed situations.
  • Eriaduan accent—as exemplified by Grand Moff Tarkin. It might have simply been an artifact of the heavy influence of Coruscant, or "standard" language throughout the Core Worlds, and by implication, the elite of society, since people in the Colonies and Outer Rim spoke differently. The accent was described as "more Core than Core,"[6] reflecting Eriadu's late settlement compared to the Core Worlds.
  • Houk accents—exemplified by Carnus and Skadge
  • Yoda's dialect—an unusual form of Basic utilized by Jedi Grand Master Yoda and others of his tridactyl species, including Yaddle; it was characterized by an object-subject-verb format. However, another member of this species, Vandar Tokare, did not use this dialect.
  • Chiss accent—as exemplified by Baldarek on Nar Shaddaa.
  • Towani family dialect—this they taught to the Ewoks when they crashed on Endor. However, it was not enough for those creatures to understand standard Basic a year later, when they met Princess Leia, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, R2-D2 and the rest of the Rebels.

The Wookiee Ralrracheen spoke Shyriiwook with a speech impediment. Due to the differences in the vocal abilities of Ralrra, his dialect was more clearly understandable by non-Wookiees learning the language; it was further suggested that some Wookiees with this condition could speak Basic, at the loss of all forms of Shyriiwook.

Basic-speaking Rodians tended to suffer from speech impediments as well, most notably a lisp. Avaro Sookcool and Teeloo were two such Rodians; the phonemes [ɹ], [ɫ] and [s] proved to be the most problematic to vocalize.[7][8][9]

Behind the scenes

Basic's relation to English

In Star Wars media, Basic is the same as English, with the exception of a few words and phrases devised by authors.

StarWars.com has suggested that languages of the Star Wars universe like Ewokese in the animated series and the language spoken by the Towanis in Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor have been translated to English.[10]

In translations into non-English languages, Basic is assumed to be English but translated to the other language.

While the letters are different in Basic than English, there are multiple examples where Latin alphabet letters are mentioned, such as most droid designations (in-universe, this is referred to as the High Galactic alphabet). Greek letters (Old Tionese letters in the Star Wars universe) are used at times, examples including Delta Squad.

Accents

Dialects in English correspond to different in-universe accents in the movies. Ewan McGregor's and Ian McDiarmid's faint upper-class Scottish accents are, for example, Coruscanti accents in the movies. As a general rule, Imperial characters speak with RP-like British accents while Rebels usually have American accents. However, this is perhaps a representation of social class, as stormtroopers and other low-ranking Imperials speak with American accents, while some Rebels (Mon Mothma, for instance) speak with British accents. There are several exceptions to the rule: several high-ranking Imperial officers, such as Admiral Motti and Siward Cass, clearly have American accents.

Other accents are also heard, such as:

Original etymology

Star Wars authors have coined original English-like words derived from real English elements but which don't exist in the English language; they seem useful to a space-driven civilization of the Star Wars characters, but totally useless for our daily language. Some such words are "gentlebeing" (equivalent to "gentleman," but applicable to all species, including non-humanoid ones), "offworlder," "bird" (slang for spaceship, similar to how an aircraft is a "bird" in US military slang), "hyperspace," "homeworld," "spacer," "sentientologist," "youngling" ("young" plus suffix "-ling," meaning "person") and other technological terms like blaster, midi-chlorian, droid (from android), durasteel, astrogation, etc.

However, Basic vocabulary includes some totally original words, of unexplainable etymology, unrelated to English, like Moff, Jedi, Padawan, Darth, etc., or even compounds like Twi'lek ("twin lekku"). It is possible that such terms are loanwords or are derived from other languages.

Notes

Basic is usually written from left to right; however, it can also be written from top to bottom (as seen in Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World, in the Massassi inscriptions).

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars (1977) 74
  3. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 2 — Ancient Coruscant on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
  4. ↑ The Written Word
  5. ↑ "The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Duros"—Star Wars Gamer 2
  6. ↑ The Essential Atlas
  7. ↑ Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
  8. ↑ Shadows of the Empire (novel)
  9. ↑ The Price of Business
  10. ↑ StarWars.com StarWars.com Q&A - December 10, 2001 Episode VI lore question on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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