Huttese (alternative writing system)

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Huttese[3] was a writing system used on Nal Hutta,[2] the homeworld of the Hutt species.[5] It was also used on Tatooine, a world controlled by the Hutts;[1] and on Coruscant.[4] The alphabet was notable for using different symbols for lower case and upper case letters.[2]

History

Republic Era

Gasgano's podracer in the Boonta eve Classic had a Huttese M painted on its engine. The same character was displayed on the cockpit module of Teemto Pagalies' Podracer,[1] and on the engines on Dud Bolt podracer and Ebe E. Endocott's Podracer.[6]

Huttese signage at the Bilbousa Basaar

Huttese signage at the Bilbousa Basaar

The sign over the entrance to the Bilbousa Bazaar on Nal Hutta was written in Huttese and read "Bilbousa". A vertical yellow sign on the Bilbousa saloon used the same script, , reading "SALOO" [sic]. The over the entrance to one of the businesses read "pablo's pawnshop" [sic], while a vertical sign on the roof used the same script. The starships at the ship stall were lit up with holographic signs written in Huttese, that were projected onto the hull.[2]

A poster in the bazaar showed a musical band with a caption reading "Live at the Cantina".[7] A poster inside the saloon showed the famous podracer Sebulba and read "Autographs Saturday at 10 AM".[8] Next to it, there was a poster showing the silhouette of a feminine looking Twi'lek doing a pole dance, with a Huttese caption reading "Dancers every FRIDAY NIGHT!!".[2] The Twi'lek poster also appeared on the door leading out of the latrine at the 79's cantina on Coruscant.[4]

The logo of a traveling intergalactic circus attraction run by Preigo said "Preigo's Carnival" in Huttese. However, when Petro read the sign, he misread it as "Preigo's Traveling World of Wonders."[3]

Behind the scenes

A fan mapping of Huttese, based on both and Legends sources. Notice the different upper case and lower case letters.

A fan mapping of Huttese, based on both canon and Legends sources. Notice the different upper case and lower case letters.

During the filming of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, Huttese characters were used on Shmi Skywalker's headstone.[9]

A hand-posted bill created for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Missing in Action" shows a Snivvian encased in carbonite with the accompanying text "interior decorator wanted; call Jaba [sic] for appointment".[10] Yet, the bill does not actually show up in the episode.[11]

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Friends and Enemies"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 StarWars.com "Bound for Rescue" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com: "When Petro spots Preigo's transport through a pair of macrobinoculars, he reads the sign on the side as "Preigo's Traveling World of Wonders." The sign on the ship, though, just says "Preigo's Carnival" in Huttese." (backup link) (Slide 8)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Orders"
  5. ↑ Databank title Hutt in the Databank (original site is defunct)
  6. ↑ Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
  7. ↑ StarWars.com "Friends and Enemies" Concept Art Gallery on StarWars.com: "Poster artwork by Polina Hristova seen in Bilbousa bazaar with the caption "Live at the Cantina"" (backup link) (Slide 6)
  8. ↑ StarWars.com "Friends and Enemies" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com: "Inside the saloon (right next to the Gotal that narrowly misses getting hit by a flying ax) is a poster advertising that Sebulba will be signing autographs on "Saturday at 10am."" (backup link) (Slide 8) (Note: The period at the end does not actually appear in the episode, and the translation fails to take into account that the poster says "10AM", in capital letters)
  9. ↑ Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days
  10. ↑ StarWars.com "Missing in Action" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com: "Another posting showcases an ill-fated Snivvian frozen in carbonite, with the text "Interior Decorator Wanted; call Jabba for appointment."" (backup link) (Slide 10) (Note: The period at the end does not actually appear in the episode, and the translation fails to take into account that "Jabba" is misspelled as "Jaba", and that the first four words are spelled in lowercase; they do not start with a capital letter, like the translation suggests)
  11. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Missing in Action"