For all my problems reading the work of JRR Tolkien (Before you scold me, remember: Mileage, as always, may vary), I have a great appreciation for the time and effort he put into creating the languages used in his work. Indeed, his development of the tongue of the elves was a six-decade project for him, and one which shows a great deal of thought, and a great deal of work. While I’ve never been one of the guys who loved Star Trek enough to learn to speak conversational Klingon, I am occasionally a tiny bit jealous of their skills. Full disclosure: I CAN read the Interlac alphabet as seen in many issues of Legion of Super-Heroes, mostly notably in Element Lad’s ’80s-era chest-symbol. Indeed, though I have a passing familiarity with several real Earth-type languages, I’m only fluent in English (and that is occasionally questionable) and I wouldn’t mind being able to converse in Dwarven at the gaming table, which leads us to today’s lingua franca query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) also wouldn’t mind being able to communicate in the ancient language of The Whales, whiiiiiiiiich IIIIII aaaammmm tooooooooollllld sooooooooooouuunnnnddssssss liiiiiike thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssss, asking: What fictional second language would you most like to learn?
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Pakuni, because I always was a fan of Cha-Ka, and it would be nice to understand him. And because it’s probably the first artificial language that I encountered in my lifetime of fandom.
Runner up goes to Groot-speak, but I’m not sure that I can master the nuance of pronunciation required.
I’m told I already speak half Quenya elvish, because I speak Finnish, so that’s out of the table. I’m left with something out of the two “Stars” I guess. Its going to be Huttese, because it just sounds incredibly fun.
Oota grooba hoka to, Solo. HA HA HAAA.
Han, ma boogie HO HOO HOOO! Hutts seem to always be on a good mood.