Comprehend Speech
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- "When you travel the galaxy with Qui-Gon Jinn, you tend to learn a few things."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
Comprehend Speech is a Force ability that enables a Jedi to understand the spoken language of any sentient he/she is interacting with, though it does not necessarily allow him/her to speak it, merely understand the general meaning. It is possibly an extension of the Telepathy power, as Revan was described as "ripping the Rakatan language from their minds," comprehending their tongue only moments after meeting them. Obi-Wan Kenobi also demonstrated this ability on Nelvaan, having been able to understand and translate the speech of a Nelvaanian shaman Orvos, though some of the nuances of the speech evaded him. Use of the ability is aided if the sentient itself is Force-sensitive to some degree, as demonstrated when Luke Skywalker encountered the Qom Jha on Nirauan, and found he understood their language without making an attempt to interpret it.
This power was known to the Witches of Dathomir as the Spell of Interpretation.
[edit] Known users
- Revan
- Teneniel Djo
- Qui-Gon Jinn (possible)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Luke Skywalker
- Jedi Exile (possible)
- Leia Organa Solo
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Clone Wars Chapter 23
- The Courtship of Princess Leia
- Vision of the Future
