Diamond_Jim Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 After running around Nar Shaddaa and Coruscant, and other like planets I started to wonder what all those Neon letters where saying. So I googled and found that indeed those letters were an actual Alphabet called Aurek-Besh (So named after the first two letters of the Galactic Basic Alphabet). I already speak several semetic languages, so this was not a stretch for me to pick up. So after an afternoon of memorization, I pretty much got it down. Now, there is a new fascination for me in the game. Reading all the artwork and signs. Like "Travel FD to the outer rim", (Not sure what FD is, but it's still cool). Then I ran across a sign that wasn't in AurekBesh, but looked exactly like Hebrew. I wondered if that was intentional. Also there are letters are not in AurekBesh or Hebrew, not sure what that means. But there sure is a diversity of different letters, symbols, etc. The reason I am creating this tread is that I am hoping a DEV will chime in to give some insight on how the neon art is created, and whether or not actual Hebrew is used on purpose, or was that an accident? also what are those characters or letters that aren't AurekBesh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomlash Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I've brushed up on the whole "languages in Star Wars" bit somewhat, and I believe that the Hebrew alphabet may be used in-universe as an ancient Sith language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDawn Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Look at the Aurebesh or Aurekbesh more closely. The signs you saw might have been backwards. I like reading the SW dialect too. I just completed chapter one of my story, and I picked up a mission at the fleet that sent me back to Nar Shaddaa. When I entered the spaceport and was trying to read one of the signs, I noticed it was backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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