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- "It's a beautiful language to listen to. I only regret that I'll never speak it as well as a Chiss."
- ―Jorj Car'das
Cheunh was the official language of the Chiss. It was adopted across Csilla early in Chiss history. Cheunh was a complex, dense tongue that used comparatively few core words and an involved syntax to express ideas; more complicated ideas were expressed by combining related words into a larger whole.
The written form of Cheunh was represented ideographically, and the agglutinative features of the spoken language were reflected in the written form, which combined simpler ideograms to present more complex ideas. The Chiss found the complex nature of their tongue to be a source of pride.
As Humans did not share the same vocal abilities as the Chiss, it was difficult for other species to pronounce it correctly, even after long periods of study. It followed a logical pattern, though, and could be understood after some study.
The Chiss also used Minnisiat and Sy Bisti as lingua franca to trade in the space around their frontiers.
Known words/word roots[]
- Ch'tra - Go[1]
- Crahsystor - Commander[1]
- Ktah - A curse word[3]
- Pohskapforian (aspirated p in second syllable) - Merchant trader[1]
- Pohskapforian (unaspirated p in second syllable) - Fishing boat[1]
- Sch'oktai - Doctor
- Stae - Near (pronounced: "stee")[1]
- Vasbo - Green
- Visvia - A unit of measurement (Visvia:kilometer ratio around 5:8)[1]
Known phrases[]
- Crahsystor Mitth'raw'nuruodo. Ris ficar tli claristae su fariml'sroca.[1]
- Sa eras mi sout shisfla. Hos mich falliare.[1]
- Pavl'cha sertketch Jedi lommeeth'ree, Nuru Kungurama agad nac'shu Republic depostchw'ukak tah Palpatine. Pavl'cha ferch'sti'onmell Aristocra Sev'eere'nuruodo.[4]
- Ka sba'ma'ti orf k'ralan. Kra'miral sumt tara'kliso mor Mitth'raw'nuruodo sur pra'cin'zisk mor'kor'lae.[5]
- Moactan teel - fair-haired[6]
Appearances[]
- Outbound Flight (and unabridged audiobook)
- The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates
- Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows
- Specter of the Past (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book) (as alien language)
- Vision of the Future (and unabridged audiobook)
- Survivor's Quest (and unabridged audiobook) (as Chiss language)
- The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant
- The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
- Legacy of the Force: Exile (as Chiss)
Sources[]
"The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Chiss" — Star Wars Gamer 5 (First identified as Cheunh)- Rebellion Era Sourcebook
- Alien Anthology
- Ultimate Alien Anthology
- Voss Parck on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 137 CHI 1-4: Chiss
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Legacy Era Campaign Guide
- The Essential Atlas
- New Republic Stat Pack on Wizards.com (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- The Unknown Regions
- Enter the Unknown
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Outbound Flight
- ↑
"The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Chiss" — Star Wars Gamer 5
- ↑ The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
- ↑ The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates
- ↑ Vision of the Future
- ↑ The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant