Re: CHAT: Star Wars and its conlangs
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 25, 1999, 18:53 |
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Matt Pearson wrote:
> The last time we discussed Star Wars languages on this list, I expressed
> the opinion that Huttese was a creole (or descended from a creole) in
> which the Galactic Common Tongue - i.e. the language represented by
> English in the movies - was the superstrate language. As evidence, I
> pointed to lines from Return of the Jedi such as "Nei Jabba no badda",
> meaning "Jabba may not be disturbed".
Hmm, fascinating idea. I'd never noticed any similarity between Huttese
and English, but now that you point it out, perhaps so. I'll have to
rewatch it. But if so, it's quite distinct from English.
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