- «You speak terrible Jawa. You sound like a Wookiee.»
- ―A Jawa, to the Mandalorian Din Djarin
Jawaese,[1] also referred to simply as Jawa,[3] was the original language of the Jawas, while Jawa Trade Talk was their dialect. Scent was an integral part of Jawaese so it was impossible for non-Jawas to learn.[1] The language had no word for "cowardice." There were twenty-seven words for "junk" in Jawaese.[4]
The Bimm weapons smuggler Rycar Ryjerd spoke Jawaese.[2]
Examples[]
- Baaaa Bitt ("Yours")[source?]
- Ibana ("Yes")[5]
- Monasuka ("egg")[3]
- M'um m'aloo ("Hello")[5]
- Nyeta ("No")[5]
- Su ("the")[source?]
- Taa baa ("Thank you")[5]
- Togo Togu! ("Hands off!")[5]
Behind the scenes[]
In the films, Jawaese was produced by speeding up words and phrases spoken in the Zulu language.[6]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Jawas - Creature - Base Series 1)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (First identified as Jawaese)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Much to Learn You Still Have: 7 Things You Might Not Know About Jawas on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Origami: 11 Amazing Paper Folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away.... Spacecraft
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 28 (Databank A-Z: Queen Jamillia–Jedi Temples)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Every Language in Star Wars Movies | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Destiny — Covert Missions (Card: Survival Instinct) (backup link)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Connections"
- The Star Wars Book
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Guide to Season One
Non-canon sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Mandalorian — "Chapter 2: The Child"
- ↑ Star Wars: Destiny — Covert Missions (Card: Survival Instinct) (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Creatures & Aliens