Kyuzo (language)

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"Nesta nesta balotelli."
―Embo speaking Kyuzo[2]

Kyuzo,[3] also known as Kyuzon,[4] was a language consisting of quickly spoken short words and phrases spoken by members of the Kyuzo species. Although Kyuzos could learn to understand Galactic Basic Standard,[1] the most prevalent language in the galaxy,[5] without difficulty, and most picked up the skill at a young age,[1] they found it difficult to speak and grammatically confusing. As a result, they favored their own language and relied upon electric translators or interpreter droids[5] to smooth their interactions with outsiders.[1] Embo, a male Kyuzo who operated as a bounty hunter during the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War, spoke the Kyuzo language.[3]

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Behind the scenes

The Kyuzo language was developed for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series by supervising director Dave Filoni and is comprised primarily of intentionally mispronounced French words from children's books about The Smurfs.[6]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Forged in Battle
  2. ↑ Dark Disciple
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aftermath: Empire's End
  4. ↑ Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch—Ghost Agents 1
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
  6. ↑ StarWars.com "Bounty Hunters" Episode Featurette on StarWars.com (backup link)
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