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Olys Corellisi, translated in itself as "Old Corellian" in Basic, was a language used by the early Humans on Corellia. As the Corellians began to interact with other Core Worlds over thousands of years, Basic words and phrases flooded the Corellian lexicon, forming the latter Corellian language. After over twenty thousand years of intermingling, Old Corellian nearly vanished approximately four thousand years before the Battle of Yavin. With the ascension of modern Corellian, Old Corellian became a relic preserved by linguists and conservatives wishing to remember the forebears of Corellian society.

The language was kept alive in two noteworthy groups: Corellian colonists and Corellian fringers. Corellian colonists that left their homeworld to settle other terrestrial planets were without the influence of Basic, such as the colonists of Socorro. The second group, made up of smugglers, thieves, con artists, and other fringers used the language as a code to communicate secretly during dangerous situations.

A famous tragedy written in Old Corellian was Uhl Eharl Khoehng.

VocabularyEdit

Aa'kua = respect, respecting personal space
Bhesj = term of impatience
Bhiq = back
B'rrsk = head
Phrenbi = to decapitate
Brekken Vinthern = Bitter Winter (refers to Alzheimer-like disease)
Chirq = a bright shade of red
CHumani = friend, also an insult to strangers: weakling
Contemplanys = Meditative
Corellisi = Corellian, the Corellians' native name for themselves
Doaba = peace
Droyk = an expletive
Eharl = elf or trickster
Ehin = in
Fho = for
Frink = an expletive
Guerfel = fool
Gylif = life
Hermi = solitude
Jeboe'i = thief
Ke'dem = someone who is condemned or fallen, also imbalanced or crazy
Khasaan'l = a greeting
Khoehng = king
Larelk = love
Midys = middle
Midys Corellisi = Middle Corellian (a language)
Min = 'mine' or 'his'
Min min = 'I' or 'myself'
Nhar'qual = dark death
Nyeve = never
Nyiad = need
Oblivyn = nothing
Ol'val = 'hello' or 'goodbye'
Olys = old
Olys Corellisi = Old Corellian (language)
Ohna fulle guth = a challenge or insult
Osk'y = 'enemy' or 'rival'
Petchuck = 'animosity' or 'bad blood'
Pla = play
Sahsahlah = 'the promised land' or 'the place of wise fools', used in conversations when opinions differ and one party wants to indicate that the other will not get their way.
Suman = someone
Selba = a youth held in high regard by elders
Skrag = an expletive
Socorro = scorched earth
Tejha larel = undying love
Turhaya = bright star
Uldyr = the rainy season
Uhl = the
Volgoth = to want
Wagyx = ass

Proverbs and phrasesEdit

Aanor ishiia zals = 'Love conquers all'
Aliha sel valle volgoth? = 'What do you want?'
Chakta Sai Kae = Old Corellian toast
Cjaalysce'l = 'You are wearing the road well', a greeting meaning that the recipient's reputation has preceded them
Doaba ol'val tru = 'Peace and hope', a greeting or a farewell (esp. at a funeral)
Doko prek anuda ten? = 'Can you speak this language?'
Gylif fho ihn gylif = 'A life for a life'
Halle metes chun, petchuck = An insult, translation unknown
Ihn Corellisi nyeve min bhiq suman ehin nyiad = 'A Corellian never turns his back on someone in need"
Kas tulisha abia al port = Chaos opens the door to opportunity
Koccic sulng = 'Be quiet', reprimand
Koccic sulng il pla = 'Shut up and play'
Lofahchu ets pyroni vyoryn viske = 'Loyalty is a smuggler's worst vice'
Mahn uhl Fharth bey ihn valle = May the Force be with you'
Min min vil ut valle Nharquis = I will eat your ashes
Min min volgoth noh petchuck = I want no bad blood between us
Min Larel = 'My love', a term of endearment
Ofax ets burrin tehn = 'The air is too heavy here', meaning the situation is ominous or dangerous (ie: "I have a bad feeling about this")
Ol'val, min dul'skal, ahn guld domina = 'Clear skies and good luck, my friend' or 'may fate be with you'
Saltan valoramosa n telval mord = 'Assumption is the first step into a shallow grave'
Yke hyon fhars oblivyn cnous oblivyn = 'He who fears nothing, knows nothing'

DialectsEdit

Important dialects of Old Corellian include Hoodish and Vulanish, which were spoken on different parts of Corellia during different stages of time.

One of the most important dialects was the High Tongue, which was considered an aristocratic language, favored by Ensterite Corellians.

Behind the scenesEdit

The Star Wars Adventure Journal #7 says that Old Corellian died out circa 4,000 BBY, but The Black Sands of Socorro indicates that the colonists did not depart for Socorro until nearly 3,000 BBY, leaving a questionable gap in the timing of Old Corellian's practical extinction.

Comparison with EnglishEdit

Some Old Corellian words look like their respective Basic translations, or synonyms thereof. This is not surprising, if we assume that the Basic language has a vocabulary derived, in part, from Olys Corellisi, much like real-world English are derived from Old English. In other terms, the Old Corellian words could be seen as alternative ancestors of their respective English translations.