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- "...it's rough on my throat, I lost my voice for a day after bugging Zeb by serenading him in Shyriiwook."
- ―Sabine Wren
Shyriiwook was a language of the Wookiees, others of which included Thykarann and Xaczik.[2] The language consisted of growling and howls, and thus was difficult for anyone not a Wookiee to speak or learn and was also rough on their throat. It had over one-hundred-and-fifty words for wood,[4] and many words for bloodshed.[5]
Sabine Wren was capable of speaking of smattering of Shyriiwook, but lost her voice after annoying Garazeb Orrelios for a day, serenading him in Shyriiwook.[3]
Han Solo was capable of understanding it, as he usually understood what Chewbacca was saying.[6] Major Harter Kalonia, who served as a physician in the Resistance, was fluent in Shyriiwook. Rey was able to learn Shyriiwook due to her interaction with offworlders on Jakku.[1]
Examples
- Ah. ("One.")[3]
- Ah-ah. ("Two.")[3]
- A-oo-ah. ("Three.")[3]
- Wyoorg. ("Four.")[3]
- Wyaaaaaa. ("Hello.")[2]
- Roooarrgh ur roo. ("I have a bad feeling about this.")[2]
- Rrrrugh arah-ah-woof? ("How do you take your coffee?")[2]
- Wwwah rrroooaaah wha? ("Want to play holochess?")[2]
- Aarrr wgh ggwaaah. ("Jump to hyperspace.")[2]
- Rrraugrah. ("Hairless Imperial intruder.")[7]
- Rrashrakrrykah karaaa arrarakkyysh. ("Rid us of this menace.")[8]
Appearances
Non-canon appearances
Sources
The Untold Clone Wars Panel - Star Wars Celebration Anaheim on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars 24: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part IV
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Aftermath: Empire's End
- ↑ Last Shot