Massassi (language)

Massassi
Users	Massassi
Locations	Khar Delba Yavin 4 Ziost
Script	Massassi

Massassi was an ancient tongue spoken by the Massassi, a primitive but Force-sensitive race of the Sith species. It was briefly replaced in use by the Sith.

This Massassi writing system used symbols, but one symbol did not always correspond to one letter in the Aurebesh or High Galactic alphabets. This resulted in a wide range of time-consuming possibilities when translating. Notable texts in the language included the Books of Massassi. Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun had hieroglyphs in the Massassi tongue etched into the obsidian walls of his temple.

Xenographologists discovered that the Massassi alphabet had ties to the simplified component of High Sith writing.

By 16 ABY, the Jedi Master Streen had completed translating sixteen tablets of the Books of Massassi. In 22 ABY, during their time at the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, Jedi trainees Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila translated ancient Massassi symbols to learn how to break the curse of the Golden Globe which had been constructed by the Dark Lord Exar Kun in order to imprison the children of the Massassi and drain their powers for his purposes.

Phrases

• Mnnt Yttl Gythh. Wyyrl Tmmn Zyrth! - He is the one we have waited for... bring him to the Temple of Fire!

Behind the scenes

Example of Massassi script from The Illustrated Star Wars Universe

Visual examples of Massassi script can be seen in Ralph McQuarrie's The Illustrated Star Wars Universe.

Appearances

• Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 3
• Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 4
• Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 5
• Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 3 (First appearance) (Written form only)
• Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 4
• Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 5
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (Written form only)
• Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
• Star Wars: Demolition (Written form only)
• Before the Storm (Mentioned only)
• Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
• Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege
• Crosscurrent

Sources

• The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
• The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
• The Essential Chronology
• The Dark Side Sourcebook
• The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide (First identified as Massassi)
• The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
• "Endnotes for The Written Word" — jSarek's Infonet — John Hazlett's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; backup link)