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Subject: If Elites have no lips or tongues....

How do they pronounce "P", "S", "B", "N", etc.?

  • 06.29.2012 10:12 AM PDT
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They have a very hard time with some of them. In Glasslands, Jul 'Mdama pronounced Dr. Phillip's name as "Phyllis". I would also think that because of this, the s syllables are fine.

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  • 06.29.2012 10:17 AM PDT


Posted by: UphillMercury
They have a very hard time with some of them. In Glasslands, Jul 'Mdama pronounced Dr. Phillip's name as "Phyllis". I would also think that because of this, the s syllables are fine.


But letters like "N" and "S" would seem almost impossible for them to pronounce since they have no tongue.

  • 06.29.2012 10:18 AM PDT
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For S maybe they blow through their teeth?

  • 06.29.2012 10:30 AM PDT

"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum

They actually do have tongues. It was mentioned in the Cole Protocol somewhere. I'd imagine that it was at the back of their throat or something, behind the mandibles.

  • 06.29.2012 11:08 AM PDT


Posted by: anton1792
They actually do have tongues. It was mentioned in the Cole Protocol somewhere. I'd imagine that it was at the back of their throat or something, behind the mandibles.


Huh...interesting. I should read that book.


Don't humans and the Kig Yar have a truce on this asteroid-type place in that book?

  • 06.29.2012 11:25 AM PDT

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Posted by: Spirit of Ember
How do they pronounce "P", "S", "B", "N", etc.?
They try not to. They just go wart wart wart.

  • 06.29.2012 11:30 AM PDT

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Posted by: Spirit of Ember

Posted by: anton1792
They actually do have tongues. It was mentioned in the Cole Protocol somewhere. I'd imagine that it was at the back of their throat or something, behind the mandibles.


Huh...interesting. I should read that book.

Yeah. It definitely shows the Covenant from an interesting perspective in that book. It was a good read.


Don't humans and the Kig Yar have a truce on this asteroid-type place in that book?

  • 06.29.2012 11:30 AM PDT

Wort wort wort, blarg blarg blarg. That is about all I hear.

  • 06.29.2012 11:32 AM PDT

"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum

Posted by: Spirit of Ember
Don't humans and the Kig Yar have a truce on this asteroid-type place in that book?

Somewhat.

The leader of this band of Jackals is under orders from Truth to find out the location of Earth, so he is using the Insurrectionists. The Innies haven't got a clue about this and, like the rest of the Jackals appeared to be, genuinely thought that they had a truce.

Though the beginning of the book opens with some Jackals trying to Kill some Humans over a NAV core, so idk. Maybe an isolated case, under secret orders from their leaders to steal it.

  • 06.29.2012 11:36 AM PDT


Posted by: anton1792
Posted by: Spirit of Ember
Don't humans and the Kig Yar have a truce on this asteroid-type place in that book?

Somewhat.

The leader of this band of Jackals is under orders from Truth to find out the location of Earth, so he is using the Insurrectionists. The Innies haven't got a clue about this and, like the rest of the Jackals appeared to be, genuinely thought that they had a truce.

Though the beginning of the book opens with some Jackals trying to Kill some Humans over a NAV core, so idk. Maybe an isolated case, under secret orders from their leaders to steal it.


Ah, cool. I wish for once, though, the Humans had a genuine truce with a race of the Covenant that isn't already friendly.

  • 06.29.2012 11:48 AM PDT

"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum

Posted by: Spirit of Ember
Ah, cool. I wish for once, though, the Humans had a genuine truce with a race of the Covenant that isn't already friendly.

Well, I don't think Humanity actually has any genuine truce with any friendly Covenant races, or that friendly ones even exist. But yeah, it would be nice to see that the alien races in Halo are not all completely retarded and xenophobic warmongerors for a change, but I doubt that's going to change any time soon. 343i appear to be going through their Emo phase at the moment with this.

  • 06.29.2012 12:18 PM PDT

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Posted by: Spirit of Ember

Ah, cool. I wish for once, though, the Humans had a genuine truce with a race of the Covenant that isn't already friendly.


The way the post-war Halo series is going, that will never happen.

  • 06.29.2012 12:19 PM PDT


Posted by: anton1792
Posted by: Spirit of Ember
Ah, cool. I wish for once, though, the Humans had a genuine truce with a race of the Covenant that isn't already friendly.

Well, I don't think Humanity actually has any genuine truce with any friendly Covenant races, or that friendly ones even exist. But yeah, it would be nice to see that the alien races in Halo are not all completely retarded and xenophobic warmongerors for a change, but I doubt that's going to change any time soon. 343i appear to be going through their Emo phase at the moment with this.


Well, I wasn't referring canonically.

  • 06.29.2012 12:22 PM PDT
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Oh god, when I saw the title.

I was very relieved to find that this thread wasn't what I thought it would be.

  • 06.29.2012 1:48 PM PDT


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Oh god, when I saw the title.

I was very relieved to find that this thread wasn't what I thought it would be.


yep my mind was in the gutter too!

  • 06.29.2012 2:01 PM PDT
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Wort, wort, wort

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  • 07.08.2012 1:15 PM PDT

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Maybe they have a tounge or some flap of skin in their throat. Who knows?

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If Elites have no lips or tongues... ?

They would never get to the center of a Tootsie Pop


If in fact they have no tongues, I can imagine they could pronounce each of those letters except "n" as the other only require a force of air opening their mandibles or coming through their teeth. with out tongues saying the word "CANON" would be impossible. ha!

  • 07.09.2012 1:26 PM PDT

He's right on top of us! I wonder if he is using the same wind we are using...

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wow, I really thought OP was going to say "then how do they French?"

  • 07.10.2012 7:50 PM PDT