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Sullustese[2] was the liquid, chattering tongue spoken by the Sullustans,[1] diminutive humanoids that came from the planet of Sullust.[3] Lando Calrissian[4] and Leia Organa, both humans, understood Sullustese.[2]
Examples of Sullustese phrases[]
- Ah-the-yairee u-hareh mu-ah-hareh.[5]
- Deh-te'ill DOU![5]
- Eetuu achaa doo ahmtee vee an…?[6]
- Lamou-be-o-tee.[5]
- Lor-ac!! Lor-ac!![5]
- Mu-ah-hareh mu-kay, huh? E-mutee bit-chu me![5]
- Mu-the gate-oh…[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Sullustese first appears in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi as the words that Nien Nunb says to Lando Calrissian during the Battle of Endor.
Nunb was portrayed by Kipsang Rotich, who, according to Ben Burtt, is a Kenyan whose native language is "Hyah".[7] While recording Rotich speaking randomly in his language, Burtt experimented by giving to him Nunb's actual lines in English, to read in his language; because of the time pressure, and Burtt's satisfaction with their sound, they passed as they were into the soundtrack.[8] As such, some of the Sullustese phrases that Nunb says to Calrissian, were understandable to audiences who are speakers of that language, and were meaningful in the context of the action.[8][9] Nien Nunb also spoke lines in the Kikuyu language.[9]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
Lando Calrissian in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Nien Nunb - Millennium Falcon Co-Pilot - Base Series 1)- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
Every Language in Star Wars Movies | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
Nien Nunb in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nien Nunb in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
- ↑ Sullustan in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
- ↑ Poe Dameron 27
- ↑ There is no language called "Hyah", and possibly Burtt meant Haya, which, according to Wikipedia however, it is a language of Tanzania.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 In Kenya, audiences roar at language in 'Jedi' film on Christian Science Monitor (Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World) (July 28, 1983) (archived from the original on August 11, 2019)