Garganese

Garganese
Speakers	Tyrrhans Order of Gargan Cult of Ur Gargan's Empire
Locations	Gargan Space
Script	Garganese script
Related languages	Galactic Basic Standard Tyrrheneese

We have a word for people like you in Garganese. It's five syllables long and unrepeatable in civilized circles.
—Emeric Armac Aloysaine to Taie Versidue

Garganese ( Garganni "Garganese"), or simply the Gargan language was the language spoken primarily by the inhabitants of Gargan's Empire. It was a creole language derived from the Galactic Basic Standard of Galactic Republic educators and the native Tyrrheneese of the Tyrrhan people, the latter being largely supplanted by Garganese as the new native tongue of the Tyrrhans.

Garganese was largely unintelligible to Galactic Basic Standard speakers, though the Garganese could understand Galactic Basic far better.

Pronunciation

Letters	IPA	Examples
a	/ɒ/	thought, taut, hawk
i	/i/	Fleece, Meet,
u	/ʊ/	"Oof"
h	/x/	Loch
r	Rhotic /r/	Run, Rat
o	/uː/	goose, group, few

Generally speaking, the Garganese pronunciation was fairly similar to the pronunciation of Galactic Basic Standard - however it utilized some key differences in certain letters.

The Garganese rolled their "r"s; something that was seen as fairly difficult to replicate for a non-Garganese speaker.

The "a", along with the "ah" and "aa" digraphs are both a long, open "a" /aː/; the latter, however, being formed more guttural (sometimes becoming /ɔː/).

"O" is pronounced phonetically as a double-"o" (see above example). The "h" in the Gargan language was guttural, being pronounced like "ch".

Alphabet

The Garganese alphabet has been derived largely from a combination of Aurebesh and ancient Tyrrheneese runes. It was used as the primary writing system of the Garganese. The Red Sun Scrolls were written in the Gargan script, as were most official documents in Gargan's Empire.

A	B	C	D
E	F	G	H
I	J	K	L
M	N	O	P
Q	R	S	T
U	V	W	Y
Z

Counting in Garganese

• uni - one
• des - two
• treo - three
• furet - four
• vivar - five
• sisect - six
• sever - seven
• eir - eight
• nino - nine
• teren - ten

Known words

• "Gargan" - Guide
• "Mordan" - General
• "Bogrot" - Shaping
• "Wranth" - Old warrior
• "Pestren" - Young fighter
• "Altrite" - Fire-walker
• "Tremite" - Water-walker
• "Undermites" - Shade-walker
• "Teiateal" - Council of great
• "Teal" - Great, greatness
• "Amicus" - Friend
• "Monma" - Mother
• "Banmar" - Father
• "Vishant" - Enemy
• "Divergent" - Undesirable
• "Hamman" - Human
• "Yea" - Yes
• "Nai" - No
• "Machinatus" - Machine, or Droid
• "Amatus" - Greetings (formal)
• "Ama" - Hello (informal)
• "Gargannar" - Light of the Guide
• "Garganath" - Home of the Guide
• "D'wit" - Dimwit or idiot
• "Ath" - Home
• "Nar" - Light
• "Ald" - Old
• "V'chak" - A vulgar interjection similar to "damn"
• "Mhar" - Lord
• "Mhar Ur" - Lord Ur
• "Somnur" - Dreamer
• "Somnuri" - Dreamers
• "Kolkan" - Clan or family
• "Agunna Shiv" - laughing tribe or clan of smiles.

Known phrases

• "Amatus, m'kommena ir pax." - Greetings, I come in peace.
• "Ama, hei're ye buin?" - Hello, how have you been?
• "Gargan Gloratis!" - Glory to our Guide!
• "Ano noara." - I don't know.
• "Derise fiode garant." - This food is great.
• "Taranka-te." - Thank you. (formal)
• "Tars." - Thanks. (informal)
• "Amaritas'a-te." - I love you.
• "Vaiaras." - Farewell
• "Gooy'din!" - Goodbye!
• "Entera pax." - Enter this place in peace. (A formal greeting)
• "Savir jornios." - Safe journey.
• "M'helve!" - Help me!
• "M'hore beata Imperium" - My heart beats for the Empire.
• "Donor im grandis" - Give yourself to the greater good.
• "Mai leorne." - May you learn. (Used as a curse)
• "M'exetor." - Excuse me.
• "Uri blessata" - Ur's blessing upon you.
• "Rei latar!" - You lied to me!
• "Amarita m'hore." - I love you with all my heart.