Bocce

"Can you speak Bocce?"
"Of course I can, sir. It's like a second language to me…"
"Yeah, all right. Shut up."
"Shutting up, sir."

―Owen Lars and C-3PO

Bocce was an interplanetary trade language comprising parts of multiple languages. It was created by the Baobab Merchant Fleet to allow communication between starcraft pilots, crews, and support personnel of various species. Though not commonly used by most, any experienced pilots or spacers would know a few Bocce phrases in case they came across those that did not speak the pilot's native language.

Words and phrases in Bocce

Words and phrases are transliterated below to show pronunciation.

Phrases

This is _____ (identify yourself/spacecraft). Demeezz bo treeza _____. Do you speak Basic? Bazi batza Bazic? What are your coordinates? Motex coff hupiz? What are my coordinates? Motex coff keez hupiz? Can you send a pilot to guide me in? Mii weez joto ne dimiix? Request landing coordinates, please. Motex goy kiladez. Request permission to enter landing zone. Motex loriz cemik larhitazz. Where is my seat? Ifinez tope ur nockneez? That _____ is in my seat. Cee _____ feeth ur nockneez. Can you turn the gravity down a little? Peez doz gravorti dow pinti? Can you turn the gravity up a little? Peez doz gravorti oop pinti? When will we be jumping to hyperspace? Tuz de ju mugee hyperspaaze? When are we going to get there? Hwen dorix bijunize? I am spacesick. Meez peeza peeza. My neighbor is spacesick. Zee dopi peeza peeza. Where is my luggage? Ifinez topi lopiz? When will my luggage be here? Hwen zu lopiz bobize? That was my luggage. Jaaz maz lopiz eyapopiz. I have insurance. Kazz ma kazz. Good day (good-bye). Koo-loozi. Yes. Keezx. No. Nokeezx. How far to _____? Butimoz hiz _____? Emergency! Vitteez! Send help! Geewaaz hokokeez! Clear the landing zone! Kiz kiz fee dolomitex! Move aside and stop hogging the space lane! Jeeza goz dobo upinahex colax! It's only a rental! Dopeelya puka! I'd like to rent a _____. Kizze mit rentaz hu _____. I want the collision insurance and medical coverage. Meetix goyatoixee he manux ii mediizal. I do not want the collision insurance and medical coverage. Noy' meetix goyatoixee he manux ii mediizal. I want a starchart of this sector. Meetix hit y' starcharz o quadrux. How do I exit this spaceport? Deeza va deeza copex? That scratch was there when I rented the ship. Zat x'ratch keezo bompaz ha sheep. I am a systems consultant. Iyo waza goniteezex. I am a vice president and systems consultant for personnel development and management consulting. Iyo waza kinateze u kuntatezaz u pizolooiz un tazax goniteezex. What do you want? Finitez cetez detox? We don't know what we're doing. Wiza donnoj wa ir pozoolin butlayss. Here is the prospectus on systems and management consulting. Hitermitex o spectus o goniteezex eh tazax goniteezex. I will get back to you on that one. Vitex fo gobaj ka zu zux. My droids will talk to your droids. Keliza l'gik droi to talk droi. The payment is in the HoloNet. Ker pazet on bonip Holonot. Are there any good drinks on board? Openex co pakaz di hunhiy? Another hot towel, please. Kitex co kopad nikozax, bleeze. An Aduki double, please. Metox un Aduki dola, bleeze. Can I upgrade to first class? Keez meeza foy wunclaz? May I have a receipt? Tirez meez canto ripit? I'd like to check in. Meeza copwat kiz eentock. I'd like to check out. Meeza copwat kiz oontock. Will the bill list the title of the holo? Beetix fo fee fi nototex ge holo? The Patriot Vooz Nooxoo Una He who returns from the death Kez-Iban

Numbers

• Wun — One
• Zwoo — Two
• Treb — Three
• Goor — Four
• Fyiz — Five
• Zix — Six
• Zeve — Seven
• Kata — Eight
• Navax — Nine
• Atanox — Ten
• Gatanox — Twenty
• Kimonex — Fifty
• Pajono — One hundred
• Apajono — One thousand
• Opajono — Ten thousand

Words

Acceleroz — Accelerate Yezzo — Affirmative Airlox — Airlock Antegravorti — Antigravity Corox — Arrival Blapdoz — Blast Off Fazkup — Breath Mask Buzna Klaz — Business Class Pushee — Button Omegi — Cargo Contulpit — Cockpit Jestarx — Comet Kradow — Crater Kruza — Cruiser Dompaz — Dampers Decorox — Departure Dok — Dock Landar — Docking Bay Pakaz — Drink Droi — Droid Ekonix — Economy Vitteez or Egee — Emergency Va Deeza — Exit Ekraka — Explode Rifflee — Fast Tacker — Fighter Fooma — Fire Wunclaz — First Class Forz Fleed — Force Field Octon — Fuel Jazt — Gas Ho — Go Gravorti — Gravity Hortch — Hatch Huwax — How Hypeergaz — Hyperdrive Hyperspaaze — Hyperspace Meez — I Shastartaz — Ignition Lande — Land Shepe Oop — Lift Off Kadinger — Malfunction Moma — Meal Varockee — Meteor Moana — Moon Lipwup — Napkin Noza — Negative Comda — Now Uuf — Off Ona — On Orbatex — Orbit Peewa — Pillow Capitona — Pilot Olanda — Planet Minolanda — Planetoid Lawmapso — Police Poe Wa — Power Poe Wa Vertaz — Power Converter Chee Kutta — Release Retroz — Retros Rooka — Rocket Rozah — Roger Seepana — Scope Nockneeze — Seat Zensaz — Sensors Zheelda — Shields Zootoo — Shoot Uffdon — Shut Down Zignale — Signal Hallaz — Sleep Nigwot — Slow Spaaze — Space Spaaze Zoomer — Spacecraft Spaaze Forme — Space Station Spaaze Gomix — Spacesuit Stuur — Star Ignola — Start Storpa — Stop Dunlix — Switch Yolats — Them Handrex — Throttle Otickee — Ticket Timax — Time Kopad — Towel Emtix — Vacuum Jeepeegee — Viewscreen Wapity Pye — Waste Closet Zeez — We Reapon — Weapon Yapa — What Hwen — When Yureh — Where Yoya — Who Ewhy — Why Lookaz — Window Wox — You

Notable speakers of Bocce

• Gial Ackbar
• BoShek
• C-3PO
• Palpatine
• Anakin Skywalker
• Han Solo
• Watto
• Wioslea
• Deena Shan

Appearances

• The Old Republic: Deceived
• The Old Republic: Deceived audiobook
• "The Queen of Air and Darkness" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO — "The Lost Prince"
• The Pirates and the Prince
• Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars (1977) 1 (Mentioned only)
• "Dead in the Water" — Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Game Master's Kit (Mentioned only)
• Riders of the Maelstrom
• "Riders of the Maelstrom" — Classic Adventures: Volume Three
• Dark Nest I: The Joiner King

Sources

A Guide to the Star Wars Universe Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition Galladinium's Fantastic Technology Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids Secrets of the Sisar Run The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons The Dark Side Sourcebook Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide "Bounties to Die For" — Star Wars Gamer 6 Rebellion Era Sourcebook The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide The Official Star Wars Fact File 3 (TAT1, Tatooine) The Official Star Wars Fact File 6 (SEE7, C-3PO) Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Illustrated Companion Ultimate Alien Anthology Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide Scum and Villainy The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia "Planet Hoppers: Skako" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link) The Clone Wars Campaign Guide Legacy Era Campaign Guide Rebellion Era Campaign Guide Galaxy at War Galaxy of Intrigue

Notes and references

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