Languages

Languages

Curators can speak all languages by default due to their many years of study, and pAI can download software that gives them the same but without all of the fees.

While exploring space, you can also encounter discarded language manuals, which allow you to learn voltaic, nekomimetic, draconic, moffic, or calcic.

Drones native to Kosmicheskaya Stantsiya 13 must often make do with foreign machinery, and have thus come up with a low tech solution to their high tech problems: the Dronespeak Manual. The cover reads: "Understanding Dronespeak - An exercise in futility." The book is written entirely in binary, non-silicons probably won't understand it. Apply book to silicon head.

The Syndicate has streamlined the language learning process as well (see: stole from the drones). Nothing makes you understand Codespeak Manuals like a swift smack to the head.

Common Languages

The languages of the races that Nanotrasen commonly employs. Synthetic life can understand all of these by default.

Galactic Common

The common galactic tongue. Key: ,0

"Sao chua guang zhan alion pukai hong shanislun e sheng tha. Arnotpoha. Orle lao. Re shan qiang shuaithe are le es."

Galactic Uncommon

The second-most spoken human language. Key: ,!

"Fama tevorega. Kemafofe sejo jadazo ve. Ho va joma dadola. Sajo novo babebe re zaca save sa mo vene ya. Je jabo."

Nekomimitic

To the casual observer, this langauge is an incomprehensible mess of broken Japanese. To the felinids, it's somehow comprehensible. Key: ,f

"Nya hewo kyaa nyan nekochuu etto nyanmunyadesusunemunyaicha uhuhu kawaiimunyachuu kitdesu nyaboop kyaa boop sou."

Draconic

The common language of lizard-people and ashwalkers, composed of sibilant hisses and rattles. Key: ,o

"Ss rueh usuh shzuul lusr sk huro sz uk oru he elolso ar. Rsku suok sz zalo uh iksuah. Rasi si ilro sh sielo. Ek."

Moffic

The language of the mothpeople borders on complete unintelligibility. Key: ,m

"Sekygglitomånkönvii. Detdetdår møtmå. Ån. Gårköndagint. Viitehjaomköntyclaviinæbraånhönledetygglithankäytokmo sek."

Calcic

The disjointed and staccato language of plasmamen. Also understood by skeletons. Key: ,b

"Ck aaaiskraa. Iskbdspktahskbackwkiskpkraaaaalihsshskacrkmkiswswsiktakdkbkhsaktatakbkisktaktakkclla. Hsla la. Aaa."

Voltaic

Ethereals A sparky language made by manipulating electrical discharge. Key: ,v

"Zztbzztbzt vzmzzvzzzpzzzzskzzmmmdzztzzzzp hzz tk vzhzzhzztkshzdzztbzztzshzvztmmmskrrthzzthmmtzdtzdt. Tzpzztztzrrt."

Encoded Audio Language

An efficient language of encoded tones developed by synthetics and cyborgs. Key: ,6 Language of the AI and cyborgs.

"Tzzzwurrboopbeepkssshbeephissbuzz keeyhsshisshsswurrboopdoo wahh. Buzzdoohisshssbeepboopbeepkeeyhss. Tzzzdeebeep."

Uncommon Languages

Slime

A melodic and complex language spoken by slimes and slimepeople. Some of the notes are inaudible to humans. Key: ,k

"Qix quum. Qil qoovol qilzixqr quum. Zaoo qr*vol qil xrim qu-uuzix !qu-uu qil volqu-uu zix."

Monkey

Ook ook ook. Key: ,1

"Eek eek oop aak chee aak oop oop aak oop oop aak chee. Chee chee chee. Chee oop aak aak oop aak oop eek eek eek."

Buzzwords

A common language to all insects, made by the rhythmic beating of wings. Key: ,z flypeople and spiders

"Zzzzzzzzzz. Bzzzzzzzzbzzzz. Bzzzbzbbzzzzzzbzzbz. Bzzzzbzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Bzzbzbzzzzbzbzzzbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbzzzzzzz."

Gibbering

It is theorized that any sufficiently brain-damaged person can speak this language. Key: ,i

"Hinl. Ughaoeghum n nngho. Mra ghhis ahrinn. N mrhlus e iri nsmamasreih. Ghno r hn. Ssghms h hi. Nreghr. Eunhehro."

Offstation Languages

Drone

A heavily encoded damage control coordination stream for drones, with special flags for hats. Key: ,d

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Sylvan

A complicated, ancient language spoken by podpeople and other sentient plants. Key: ,h

"Nasyu qip. Maaeobwex tisyudilamel tok. Eresnas aeqedointyuala haqipbalriifalbisvilbisinthaaearasbisalaqeuis. Pii."

Terrum

The language of the golems. Sounds similar to old-earth Hebrew. Key: ,g

"Lo' yahlom nanabokshavulo. Tzalomerevni. Mol nah ' naharshyom' ' imolchahin. Shloimhishra lakal' lirlo hakkas hak."

Beachbum

An ancient language from the distant Beach Planet. People magically learn to speak it under the influence of space drugs. Key: ,u

"Four-twenty triumphant ding epic. Beach epic dah. Rad sick catch chilldah brah tail trim beach pot. Wahwah epicyes."

Mushroom

A language that consists of the sound of periodic gusts of spore-filled air being released. Key: ,y

"Puffpuffpffpooof puffpiff pff puff pfffff pFfFpuff pfffffpoofpoofpoofpfffff piffpoof puffpuff puff pffpifpafpofpuf."

Antagonist Langauges

If you hear someone speaking these, you might want to run for help (or there might be a mischievous miner who found a Book of Babel).

Codespeak

Syndicate operatives can use a series of codewords to convey complex information, while sounding like random concepts and drinks to anyone listening in. Key: ,t

"Nettles, hats, vodka and tonic, airlocks, zombies, engineering, Lawyer, petes, Captain, hungry, white russians, Darell Briner, peaceful, drunken blumpkin."

Swarmer

The swarmer language, consisting only of musical notes. Key: ,s

"D# F D# Eb E E Ab F G G# Db E B G# C F F# Gb C F C# D G Gb Eb F A C Db A Eb Ab Ab D Gb G# G# Db C# D Db E F F# D."

Xenocommon

The common tongue of the xenomorphs. Key: ,4

"SssSSS SSSsss SSSsssSSSsssSSS sSs sSs sSssssssssss sssssssSsssssSs sSssss sss SSS. SSs SSS SSSsssSSSSSSssssssSSS."

Piratespeak

The language of space pirates. Key: ,p

"Timbers grog scallywag timbers scallywag scallywag matey me matey timbers rum shiver arr bucko bucko blimey shiver."

Shadowtongue

What a grand and intoxicating innocence. Key: ,x

"Dashilus'witbal neibahrigher balmuthersudassera gherenf'lah otjibudamjulandash alnef gher. N'wahmorh wahgher. Ujil."

Nar'sian

The ancient, blood-soaked, impossibly complex language of Nar'Sian cultists. Key: ,n

"Arta'v. Lyr-sas kal'ig btohfara rethrfikk nisha o'nqaragga-qha. D'o nikt'ma kal'uloft vkal ines'btoh ath'dedo tok'nikt."