Massassi was an ancient tongue spoken by the Massassi, a primitive but Force-sensitive race of the Sith species. It was briefly replaced in use by the Sith.
A Massassi warrior, one of those who spoke the Massassi language.
This Massassi writing system used symbols, but one symbol did not always correspond to one letter in the Aurebesh or High Galactic alphabets. This resulted in a wide range of time-consuming possibilities when translating. Notable texts in the language included the Books of Massassi. Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun had hieroglyphs in the Massassi tongue etched into the obsidian walls of his temple.
By 16 ABY, the Jedi Master Streen had completed translating sixteen tablets of the Books of Massassi. In 22 ABY, during their time at the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, Jedi trainees Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila translated ancient Massassi symbols to learn how to break the curse of the Golden Globe which had been constructed by the Dark Lord Exar Kun in order to imprison the children of the Massassi and drain their powers for his purposes.
Phrases
- Mnnt Yttl Gythh Wyyrl Tmmn Zyrth - He is the one we have waited for... bring him to the Temple of Fire![source?]
Behind the scenes
Example of Massassi script from The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
Visual examples of Massassi script can be seen in Ralph McQuarrie's The Illustrated Star Wars Universe.[1]
Appearances
- Crosscurrent
- Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 4: Death of a Dark Jedi (First appearance)
- Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 5: Sith Secrets
- Before the Storm (Mentioned only)
- Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
- Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege
- The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
Sources
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- The Dark Side Sourcebook
- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
- The Essential Chronology
The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)- The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
- The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide (First identified as Massassi (language))
