Learn to Speak Geonosian!

Geonosian seems like a strange language with many impossible sounds. But in reality, it's straightforward and easy to learn. So come and learn so you can understand everything that Poggle the Lesser says!
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[@JarenWelen]

Me: Is it possible to learn Geonosian? Henry: Not from a Jedi.

[@mrshnarbs8067]

Not from a Sword Enemy.

[@Viguier89]

Sword ennemies*

[@CaptainM792]

But are there Geonosian Jedi?

[@palpatinethesenatehog7086]

IRONIC!

[@flamixflame2685]

@@CaptainM792 don't think so

[@optillian4182]

Every Clone Trooper gangsta 'til the tunnels start speaking Geonosian.

[@FC-ts6fx]

Till' darkness starts speaking UMBARAN

[@tylerhartlep2131]

Till Plo Koon’s fleet starts speaking nothing.

[@scoopadoop1084]

RR gui 'OHdi baraHUnde

[@Laserbeak316]

Optillian or until the tunnels start screaming. Cuz then you’re dealing with undead Geonosians.

[@patchworkfellow]

Till the coral starts speaking Quarrenese

[@siimkivisild2251]

It's really strange how i just listened to a man talk in geomosian and i didn't cringe to death. 10/10 very cool

[@SierraofTerra]

only reason i did was when he said "scholars" but that was more of a laugh cringe

[@zeta970]

You’ve taken your first steps into a larger world

[@vadernation1233]

Why would you cringe?

[@autismobinch135]

Sicivi Shoelace Geomosian

[@ratbat1072]

Its like klingon

[@JoshIdstein]

"If the huge weapon weapon is taken and used against us, we are very dead." ... such a beautiful language.

[@ProlMLGJoe]

Poggle the Lesser probably meant "Grand Weapon" which makes sense given the Death Star's ability.

[@sethlangston181]

The fact that the Geonosian noun phrase is literally the word "weapon" twice-in-a-row really tells you it's not something to be effed with

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

Eh, there's definitely languages out there that operate like that. These were meant to be literal translations. Here's «He already came from the shop and is playing with his toys right now» translated to Kazakh, and then translated back to English word-for-word: «He from shop came left, and exactly now with his toys playing lays»

[@harbour2118]

​@@ProlMLGJoe or "Superweapon"

[@mistic-instinct3557]

Day 66 of quarantine: I am now fluent in Geonosian.

[@crazyd4ve875]

Lol.66

[@flamixflame2685]

Day 66 of quarantine: Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis "the wise"?

[@nathanaelolsson9970]

Flamix Flame you mean: rr k’rm hr’ skyr hrrrft mn Darth Plageus ”rr’kth htt”?

[@sulejmaniapologist]

No.

[@granmosermal3625]

AND wookie langue.

[@edslushie570]

Henry: Makes up entire language on his own to match the movie Also Henry: Repeatedly claims the movie is translating stuff wrong Also Also Henry: “Scholars debate...”

[@liquidoxygen819]

Lost my shit at this lmao

[@twincaves1747]

I mean, The idea of scholars from the core worlds debating about specific meanings of such foreign languages seems very realistic to me.

[@smbcollector]

This was pretty much my takeaway from this video. Like, it was interesting, but if he's going to continuously disregard pretty much the only official source of translation, then what is he even doing? And yeah, that scholar part was pretty funny; It was sort of like the infamous bomb scene in the 1966 Batman movie, where when it happens you can't help but be like, "okay, this has got to be self-aware".

[@johnpatrickcosta52]

@@smbcollector I think the idea is that he’s acting like it actually happened and this is just a recording with translation, like you’re actually in a class and this happens to be some sort of curriculum assigned material which you study to learn how nuanced Geonosian can be

[@tiberiuscodius5828]

Perhaps you could tackle the Geonosian spoken in the Clone Wars as well!

[@CodyDockerty]

Also that one episode of Rebels as well

[@TurKlack]

That sounds like fucking gibberish that has no sense and purpos other than to sound alien enough. The rebels one

[@KoalaTContent]

@@TurKlack I doubt they put nearly as much thought into Rebels considering how clunky and strange many things are in that show

[@TurKlack]

@@KoalaTContent Also ain't the TCW ones the same noises they make during the movie?

[@KoalaTContent]

@@TurKlack Probably, but they never say anything that I can recall, just screams and noises when they die.

[@TheTendermen]

"We call it the Huge Weapon Weapon. There is no better name..." - Galen Erso

[@drumjedi5301]

Literally lol'd at this one...

[@christopherjones5700]

Galen ERRRRRso*

[@hp9351]

That’s no moon... It’s a weapon weapon

[@BoisegangGaming]

It may be a sort of repetition intended for emphasis. As in, it's not just a normal weapon, but a weapon of weapons or a weapon beyond weapons.

[@hp9351]

Boisegang I was hoping for “that’s far too big for a weapon weapon...” why are you here?

[@sheevpalpatine7379]

“I feel tired, I really should go to sleep” Me at 3 a.m:

[@lennynull-funf-zehn5416]

I'm not an expert in Time zones but this sounds like ur from russia

[@commanderjason7786]

I just read this at 2:31 AM...

[@maxkaufmann833]

Literally me at 3:10, right now.

[@confusedflourbeetle4734]

m o o d

[@sterbi9722]

Ha it’s only 1am for me

[@noob1saibot2]

My job interview:”do you speak any other languages” Me:”geonosian” My job interview:”what”

[@Unertl28]

More like "your hired!"

[@sirhc_knil]

I love to imagine just screaming and clicking geonosian really loud at the interviewer

[@greentwo6845]

@@sirhc_knil and he responds back that you have the job in geonosion

[@daughsonperkins4342]

A surprise to be sure

[@crimsonhunter7598]

@@daughsonperkins4342 but a welcome one

[@Tounushi]

On the "large weapon weapon" I get the sense of "Weapon of weapons," the apex example befitting of being a capitalized itself.

[@goshohgosh4568]

Death star!, The huuuge weapon of weapons.

[@WilhelmScreamer]

A "king of kings" sorta deal

[@ThreeProphets]

I was thinking maybe there's some sort of emphasis via reduplication. A sonic blaster is a weapon, but that thing is a *weapon* weapon

[@tiberiuscodius5828]

That sort of 'repetition to emphasize grandeur' is a common element in Hebrew. I thought the same thing when I heard it

[@josephb.4640]

Maybe there’s some pluralism going on here, implying it’s sheer magnitude, kind of like “man’s man”, but with “weapon’s weapon”.

[@marcosbravo9645]

From wookieepedia: "In a Hyperspace online chat, Matthew Wood said that the sound of the Geonosians was one of the weirdest he had ever recorded for a Star Wars movie. It consisted of a penguin mating call as well as fruit bats fighting over a banana."

[@thecommander1668]

So this dude translated animals

[@matcoral9775]

Bruh

[@eternal5930]

Me about to speak flawless Geonosian Everybody else at the family dinner

[@FaissalsAnimation]

Dinner*

[@_.l4n3]

RR

[@Migyver106]

Ngl that meme is what brought me here XD

[@ABrothersAnimation]

@@Migyver106 same

[@Joannes808]

Parent turning the tables with a responding "RR 'kuae-do '' ". Knowing "a'ai" isn't really needed.

[@lenaoxton3999]

The term "poteko poka" could also imply calling it the "Weapon of Weapons" like how one would call God the "King of Kings". It's very much so a weapon that surpasses that which the Geonosians, and for that matter, the entire Galaxy never imagined was possible.

[@marrqi7wini54]

I really like that assessment you made there. It makes quite a bit of sense to me.

[@oddscomedy7128]

And it would remain as the "weapon of weapons" if it doesn't have a thermal exhaust point that's only two meter wide. LOL

[@gopr3117]

*ever imagined was possible

[@sethlangston181]

​@oddscomedy7128 We have Galen Erso to thank for tweaking its design a little

[@TheJohtunnBandit]

Came here to say the same thing

[@SpaceNavy90]

We need more Geonosian translations from The Clone Wars episodes. Pleaseee.

[@samuraicupcake289]

Yeah, it would be fun to learn what Klik Klak is saying in Rebels, too!

[@civpr0]

Hello my brother

[@Dryghtendanitsu]

Yallllllll, two years late but I was watching rebels with a buddy for his first time, and I blood ran cold as ice. Klik Klak points at a sketch of the deathstar, and says "poka, Poka!" with a light a and more influence on the o. He was telling them, 'weapon weapon, right here guys!'. Utterly chilling. I reached out to the EC back when this first aired offering to help with the possibility of a clone wars one, but I didn't hear back

[@TheDancli]

As a side note, "Barahunde" sounds similar to a Spanish word called "Barahunda", which means a big uproar, confusion, chaos. Something which fits well with Geonosian executions.

[@indy1139]

me and the bois about to make the geonosians tell us where the death star plans are

[@TheLiamster]

The Death Star plans are on Coruscant with Darth Sidious.

[@owellwellwell2418]

@@TheLiamster not at first

[@schienennahverkehrDE]

The Death Star Planes are *not* on the Main Computer!

[@ryonhovey4450]

Ellinore Erato didn’t Klick Klack know about the Death Star? I believe that the empire used them to create the Death Star and then purged them all.

[@robertjarm3170]

@Ellinore Eratoemperor Palpatine forced.then to help construct the death star in legends and then wiped out the race common mistake

[@Jessie_Helms]

“Weapon weapon” I immediately recognized that from Hawaiian. “Mahi mahi” is literally “fish fish” but the true mean of a repeated word is that it’s a very large, powerful, or especially important type of that thing. So “mahi-mahi” is in essence “the big fish” not “fish fish.”

[@sethlangston181]

Reduplication is a feature common in many languages.

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

Indonesian does this with plurals. To make a plural is to repeat the word

[@Weinerdogfarts20]

Me at the dinner table speaking geonosian, while my family is looking at me thinking I’m summoning a demon.

[@the1ultimatet1u49]

latin teacher: so, have you learned your vocab? me: me: do you wanna learn geonosian

[@nothingtosaybuthellothere8421]

RRRR

[@magicchaoswolf]

The1Ultimate [t1u] Latin teacher: RRR 'kuaedo a‘ai

[@pogglethelesser4688]

I am literally doing Latin work right now aswell, well, really, I am watching this video but.

[@abradolflincler3227]

Yeah Geonosian seems to be much easier than some dead language and I really hope, it will become a spoken language 👍

[@blackshogun272]

Abradolf Lincler imagine if a group of nerdy future settlers create a settlement on Mars in the future and everyone there speaks like Geonosians and use instect-like tech after generations of independence...

[@williamwebb580]

Me: *sees tittle* Me: “I have waited a long time for this moment...”

[@AOA9871]

William Webb *Long have I waited*

[@adexdestroyerv2682]

I've been looking forward to this

[@Failous]

My little insect friend........

[@magonus195]

Tittle?

[@joebrinecraftygamer3369]

Llonnng havvvve I waited

[@hanifloka130]

EC Henry: "Learn Geonosian!" Me, a Clone who participated in both battles of Geonosis: *bad flashbacks*

[@6668-t8r]

Sand speaking geonosian

[@ryanfriedman4329]

*Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival plays during the Geonosian flashbacks*

[@pupaepedorra]

Then you finally understand, they where begging you to stop...

[@Hvision0000]

just like the simulation

[@unclearsector4266]

These language videos are honestly the best. They aren't things that you can really find anywhere else. Shyriiwook would be a very hard, but also very interesting language to do a video on as well. Keep up the amazing content my guy!

[@violentscorl697]

Unclear Sector or what about Mando‘a? The language is actually quite developed, and there’s different tenses, and a grand vocabulary!

[@pwnmeisterage]

@@violentscorl697 Gungan is quite developed, too, and nobody wants to hear it. In that context, your argument towards Mando'a seems a little weak. We all know the real reason we want Mando'a is pure Mandalorian awesomeness!

[@violentscorl697]

P I doubt there’s aa much content towards the Gungan language as there is concerning Mando‘a. Anyone who wants to can actually learn to speak the language. But obviously the Mandalorian _badassery_ argument is true, so let’s hope it‘ll be chosen next!

[@elmsigreen]

Written Shyrriwook already has a bit of a translation but I don't know if it is possible to translate all the sounds Chewbacca says into a language, especially because there are never subtitles when he speaks But if anyone could do it, EC Henry could

[@KoalaTContent]

I'm pretty sure Shyriiwook only exists on paper and has no correlation with the sounds the Wookiees make in the movies

[@stormtrooper8800]

"I can speak mandarin, what about you?" gui 'OHdi baraHUnde

[@zanyunknown2564]

Oh no

[@micahnike18]

Me: *Asks my Spanish teacher a question in Geonosian to confuse him* Random kid in the hallway: *Answers my question in fluent Geonosian* Me: A surprise to be sure but a welcome one! My Spanish teacher: Is it possible to learn this power? Me: Not from a school.

[@kgbricks7426]

Lol what are you doing here? I always thought I only saw you on Techbot22 channel

[@micahnike18]

@@kgbricks7426 What a weird coincidence! It's great to see you here! I don't usually watch videos like this but I'm glad you found my comment! Also, HOW DID IT BLOW UP SO MUCH!!??

[@kgbricks7426]

@@micahnike18 great question

[@Crusader-tg1wx]

*also in Geonosian*

[@silberblock3099]

@@micahnike18 well, it's a great comment

[@JonStark117]

Friend: So what did you do during Quarantine? . . . Me: Learned how to speak Geonosian.

[@psyneur9182]

I'd be interested to see this applied to the geonosian in the Clone Wars show. And a more formal written resource on the language would be interesting.

[@mousermind]

I feel like a potentially better way to translate "weapon weapon" would be "weapon of (all) weapons / mother of all weapons / ultimate weapon".

[@prestonjones1653]

Wunderwaffen

[@bluethunderbolt9631]

@@prestonjones1653 Geonosian is space German confirmed.

[@theexchipmunk]

@@bluethunderbolt9631 I disagree on Wunderwaffe. In German a "Wunderwaffe" (wonderweapon) means a high tech weapon you pull out of your arse to turn a loss into a victory. A weapon far past what is the standard and/or far cheaper than thought possible. If you found a way to produce 1000 instead of 100 rifles in the same time, that rifle could still be described as a Wunderwaffe. Nowadays in German that is not really that true anymore, as its mostly used in a mocking way, as its connected to the harebrained Nazi plans and completely overblown propaganda. If someone tells you in German that you found a "Wunderwaffe" for something, they are telling you its a foolish idea and is going to fail or even backfire in likely a very predictable and hilarious way. Superwaffe (super weapon) is the correct term. Its used to describe stuff like nuclear weapons, weapons that go far past what normal weapons do.

[@anzaca1]

0:42 Geonosian reminds me of some of the African languages, like Xhosa.

[@crisvalencia5412]

The clicks make it seem so.

[@ToqTheWise]

Rising Horizon Gaming Honestly so much of Star Wars conlangs are directly lifted from natlangs with only a few thousand speakers, I wouldn’t at all be surprised.

[@antdogg5257]

Ima learn this and tell everyone its african

[@unluckyseabird2888]

That is what they based it around. That mixed with penguin mating calls.

[@ThePlanetProject]

Toq The Wise it’s such an interesting topic, I just made a video about that actually because as a kid it fascinated me

[@llamalevelup]

I know it's an older video and you probably won't see this, but I have to say it: Please make more of these! I keep coming back to this video over and over again. It's so well put together and incredibly entertaining. I love it!

[@DrewLSsix]

Me: I wonder if Henry will do rendition of the Discovery in his Pacificverse style? Henry: I made Genocian a real language!

[@mitchellhayward6492]

I wish, I wish there was archive footage of Sir Christopher Lee speaking Geonosian with a dude with a weird posture wearing a green-screen suit...

[@Neptune0404]

This is surprisingly interesting, I'd love more like it!

[@smittenthekitteninmittens2679]

there is another.... he did one on Ubese too

[@Neptune0404]

@@smittenthekitteninmittens2679 Yeah I just watched it. Loved it as well :D

[@enjoyfanta9382]

Fun fact: Director Krennic was fluent in Geonosian

[@FarseerAnimation]

My brain refuses to think this isn't a late April Fool's joke but this is certainly interesting nonetheless.

[@Flint_Inferno]

He's done a video like this before so I don't think he's joking

[@autismobinch135]

Farseer Animation Hey Shut up

[@Brandon-sy2du]

Girls: Ugh you guys are so weird what language are you guys even speaking in? me: .... Geonosian

[@samuelbedsole5089]

Long have I waited for someone to cover Geonosian. And now that time has come. Thank you.

[@zakkhuitema3748]

im actually shocked at how well he has mastered the geonsian tounge. man i want to learn it. not just to match the film, but to just pull out at a gathering and see what happens haha

[@dondlab]

This fella has TOO MUCH free time on his hands.

[@crimlum5224]

We all have too much free time right now 🙃

[@calebcustombricks2631]

@@crimlum5224 lol I was going to say that too

[@itwontcomeout5678]

Your mom

[@kernel9066]

@@itwontcomeout5678 buzzing sound followed by click

[@JackSilver1410]

By all means, wow us all with how you use your free time.

[@jacobstarr9010]

Teacher on day one of Spanish class: are any of you bilingual? Me: raises hand Teacher: wonderful, what languages Me: I'm fluent in both English and Geonosian.

[@manius1222]

Dude... you're crazy. That's why I love you.

[@Dumb-Comment]

Teacher: ok class, this is the first day after quarantine, do you miss school? Students: *speaking in Geonosian*

[@jacobb17]

They speak some Geonosian in the Clone Wars tv show aswell. Maybe you could do a video on that next?

[@vurrunna]

This video is amazing, and I love how you've been able to give so much culture and life to Geonosians, a species generally perceived as barbaric (even by canonical sources). One thing to note is that Geonosians also speak with a complex array of pheromones and body movement, to the extent that they can sometimes seem to communicate through telepathy to outsiders. To go along with your description, I imagine that pheromones would be used to express more abstract ideas like mood, emotion, sarcasm, intensity, certainty, etc., while body language might be used as a form of conjugation, perhaps denoting tense, person, subject, object, etc. Also of note are the varying forms of Geonosian we encounter. This video covers the Geonosian spoken by Archduke Poggle the Lesser, but throughout Attack of the Clones we also hear Geonosian spoken by the workers and warriors, which appears to be an entirely different language (the sounds were even recorded from animals, a mix of calls from specific breeds of penguin and fruit bat)--this speech is also used in the Clone Wars series. Another example is the Geonosian spoken by Klik-Klak in Rebels, which is distinct from the speech of both Poggle and the other Geonosians, as well as the screeching noises made by Karina the Great (the Geonosian Queen with the zombie servants from the Clone Wars). To account for the difference between the common Geonosians and Poggle the Lesser, I posit that Geonosian society employs multiple languages, primarily a common tongue spoken by most workers and warriors (relying on pheremones and body language as much as sound) and a high tongue spoken by the aristocracy (consisting of more common spoken noises, and no doubt adapted to better suit interactions with offworlders). Poggle's use of high tongue likely indicates both his status and the significance of the occasion (the Barhundai and the Death Star plans), and he may rely on it overly much to cover up his origins in the worker class (Poggle the Lesser actually rose to the aristocracy after fighting in a Barahundai). Meanwhile, the speech of Klik-Klak and screeching of Karina the Great are likely examples of separate languages. Unlike many other species, Geonosians are highly isolationist, not just from the galaxy, but from one another; in a culture built upon remaining separate from other hives and the galaxy at large, it only makes sense that hives would develop their own languages, perhaps even moreso than usual. These languages still carry much of the same basic material of Geonosian speech, but may be applied differently--such as Klik-Klak, a worker class drone, using speech with similar annunciation as Poggle the Lesser (i.e. modified human voice acting vs. modified animal noises).

[@jacobcostelllo9981]

There’s an episode of Star Wars Rebels where the crew finds a geonosian and I wonder if you could figure out what he’s saying

[@TerraStone]

This is one of the best videos I have ever seen, love this high quality content! I appreciate the effort you took to make this video

[@ryancarrell3186]

bro the quarantine hit so hard you figured out an entire language. jk, love your work lol

[@Edgelite306]

Practice: 1:25 3:55 5:24 6:04 7:19 9:09 10:12 11:32

[@glidingpenguin2341]

Lucasfilm needs to get this man a job

[@isellseagullsfor1dollar729]

Intentions unclear, accidentally wiped out the species in a mass genocide

[@nicolascage4812]

Loving the language breakdowns, absolutely fascinating stuff. Your Ubese video played a major part in inspiring me becoming sort of obsessed with language for the past year or so. If only actual school could’ve done that... Please keep making these!

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

The second time watching this and im still amazed at your ability to pronounce these words. The clicks and odd way of saying what would normally be everyday sounds mutated. I could never do it. Nice work!!!

[@alejimenez2473]

This is now my fourth time, I just never get tired of watching this video man

[@KoneSkirata]

It's shocking how this video makes these bugs suddenly feel much more human and alive to me than any movie scene, comic or wookieepedia entry ever could. It's mad how much of an influence language can have. Before, to me these were bugs that made cool noises. Now, I wonder about their culture and rituals, the quirks of their language and understand their motivations. Another gem from you, Henry.

[@nickkurzy2246]

and this is why i like to play Stellaris as a Hive Mind

[@highog3288]

Mom: What language did you say you wanted to learn? Me: It’s complicated...

[@adorimable9690]

Is Cardi B. a Geonosian?

[@niksterkai4303]

Looks like one

[@jrodrigoreyesmarces3312]

Ka'rAan'a VAIr'us

[@seinquant]

yesnt

[@SituationNormalAint]

What about cardi A.

[@brandonkedziora4084]

One of my favorite comments

[@walterx298]

Star Wars lives and proves that it is truly the greatest franchise because there people like you, who add interesting new aspects to it, like learning a virtual language

[@DrewLSsix]

0:00 Ugway, heard he bought a Hyundai!

[@SnazBrigade]

pronounced exactly like a midwest used car salesman.

[@DrewLSsix]

@@SnazBrigade can confirm! I work at a used car dealer lol.

[@albanleloup4411]

Awesome analysis, EC! Note that in canon, the language is called "Geonosian hive-mind ," which implies all Geonosians share thoughts to an extent, and probably helps clear out ambiguities when they talk with their own kind. Also, there's a deleted scene from Episode II ("Anakin and Padmé on Trial") that has more Geonosian sentences spoken by Poggle; I'd be curious to see you analyze them.

[@seanwaddell2659]

Thanks, I been waiting for another language breakdown like this! Could you do more languages?

[@johnathanhiett8079]

Day 237 of quarantine. Learned geonosian. Still more useful then french

[@o-hogameplay185]

so true. whenever i hear french, i have to laugh, because that is so idiotic

[@spork3526]

@@o-hogameplay185 as a French I can only disagree but it's true that geonosian is more useful when talking to humans

[@o-hogameplay185]

@@spork3526 i mean, if you write down 20 letters for 1 word, and pronounce 5 letters from it in a completly different way.......

[@LouseGrouse]

Dude I already loved this channel, and now you drop a video on language? One of my favourite subjects?! Legend

[@oldaccount546]

The big orbital battle-station from a new hope is now in my headcannon called huge weapon weapon.

[@arkischaos125]

👏👏👏👏👏👏 "MAGNIFICENT, MAGNIFICENT" Man, whenever you put your mind to something bro, YOU GO ALL OUT, and thats awesome!! You bring to life whats fictional and visualise it through the lens of reality!

[@AgnesIona]

this "fanfiction" has been added to my personal-canon library

[@Hvision0000]

a fine addition to your collection

[@lilalampenschirm3203]

This was so interesting! In my opinion even more so than the Ubese episode (which is probably because there you didn’t have as long sentences). Please do more of this! Conlanging and fictional languages in general are such a cool topic and paired with your style of video making it’s just perfect.

[@daviydviljoen9318]

This sounds more aesthetically pleasing than Klingon from Star Trek. Perhaps the last line is the superlative and thus should be translated as "I pray they won't take our Greatest weapon (Poteko poka) and use it against us!" This would be an awesome Conlang, but Star Wars doesn't really do Conlangs... Update here is my attempt to type out everything in IPA: rː ǀkʷuaɪ-ɛdʊ ɑǀaɪǀ́ǀ̀ rː gui ˈǀɒ-di bɑɾɑ'hʊndi nn'ɑːǀ ʊlʍɑ θɾˈɑː ˈʊʃ-vɒl tidɒ ʊnǀʊǀ́ǀ̀ ii jɑst kɒ ǀbʊɛ nibʊ sikk an-oǀ ɒxɾi pɔtɛkɒ pɔkɑ kiǀɑ rːgɛ kʊrː kɑs im-i ɛrːkɑ Or even rː ǀkʷuaɪe̋dʊ ɑǀaɪǀ̀ǀ́ rː gui ˈǀɒdi bɑɾɑ'hʊndi nn'ɑːǀ ʊlʍɑ θɾˈɑː ˈʊʃvɒl tidɒ ʊnǀʊǀ̀ǀ́ ii jɑst kɒ ǀbʊe̋ nibʊ sikk anoǀ ɒxɾi pɔte̋kɒ pɔkɑ kiǀɑ rːge̋ kʊrː kɑs imi e̋rːkɑ

[@bun3577]

I really enjoy these language videos! Keep doing more!

[@andrepalomaro353]

Poteko poka as a concept makes a lot of sense. It is used as a weapon, to hurt, poteka, but also is an instrumental weapon/action/move in the sense of over time, rather than just its potential for destruction. Like the difference between I have a lazer, and I have prolonged lazer capabilities. It’s not just a weapon but it’s an asset. And in their battle based society, evidenced by the gladiatorial pits, asset and weapon would likely be very close

[@elmsigreen]

Could ,,im-i eRRkah" technically be translated to ,,May the Force be with us"? The Geonosians probably don't belive in the Force the same way the Jedi and the Sith do but it probably exists in their culture and I wouldn't be surprised if they prayed to it but under a different name. I think the Force is the only real supernatural power in the Star Wars universe but different cultures and beings feel it, sense it and even use it in different ways and would therefore call it by different names and have different ways of expressing it

[@andymac4883]

I'm extremely pleased at how the call for silence and the notification of comms being jammed share words like that.

[@EpicAdrian3D]

I am beyond impressed

[@businessrat0302]

This video was very helpful! I am now speaking fluent Geonosian, and plan on using it to confuse my family at the next gathering! Thanks, EC Henry!

[@JuStDoNtRaG3]

Sid Wilson definitely watched this video

[@LG-te4vh]

I am watching this for the 25th time. You are brilliant.

[@joshualisciarelli6960]

10:55 I thought it was like in the Greek, where they would repeat a word to emphasize it. Because they didn’t have exclamation points, they’d repeat the subject.

[@JacenSolo02]

Rewatching cause I’m mindblown, this is peak SW content❤

[@MangioStuff]

Here for sid wilson

[@CJ-mr8dn]

Fr same

[@troylovejoy4951]

Same lmaoo

[@perciusmandate]

Poteko poka also makes sense if you extended the meaning of huge to encompass "all". Making it become the "all-weapon weapon". The weapon of all weapons. A weapon that will make all other weapons obsolete.

[@mr.funiverse]

More please, I’ve been waiting for a language in Star Wars that’s actually capable of being learned and I would love to see more

[@thomascollins9223]

This is one of my favourite videos on KZbin, the language has always fascinated me so thank you very very much for making this

[@jj23028]

”The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities, some considered to be *unnatural* “

[@1ceanator99]

I love the cultural traits you gave the Geonosians. Makes them feel less like midless savage insects and more like an actual species who was thoughtful and considerate with joining the CIS.

[@512TheWolf512]

the most interesting star wars content i've heard in the time since your last breakdown

[@DragonxFlutter]

No cap, I'd love to see this format return for a language like Ewokese.

[@zecloudfeind]

Title: learn to speak Geonosian. Me: I don't need sleep i need answers.

[@eternalshade8817]

My love of your intelligence which brought this beauty to us knows no bounds

[@hplaserjetprom501dnprinter5]

5:42 a communications disruption can mean only one thing. Invasion.

[@einweiesblattpapier2676]

I would not have thought that I would enjoy this Videos that much ... but I love them!

[@InventorZahran]

If that "expletive" was never translated in the film, then how did you assign that meaning to the sound?

[@BossKingLegoProductions]

InventorZahran 327 yeah that’s what I was thinking

[@squidking762]

Is there a more complete dictionary or something? I found one but it's very incomplete. What's the word mean?

[@seansullivan6398]

This is exactly what I was thinking.. if there is no information out there on this how is he the one who is the deciding factor as to the language and culture

[@seansullivan6398]

And how does he know that the buzzing is part of his breathing? Seems like a lot of bridges made to apply your own rules to a language someone else created, and then to say the creators were translating it wrong lol

[@BossKingLegoProductions]

Sean Sullivan maybe he has an natural talent to figuring this stuff out

[@th0rne_999]

This has always been one of the most interesting fictional languages to me, so actually being able to learn more about this after all (more or less), is great. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@generalj216]

Me at 10: just 1 more KZbin video then I’ll go to bed. Me at 3 am:

[@ExTess]

10:45 To drive the point home: In ancient Hebrew, calling something the same thing twice means that it is the MOST of that particular thing. "King of kings" is a king above everything that exists, even other kings, "Song of songs" is music that is so beautiful that it supercedes all other music when played or sung, etc. So I'd imagine that it'd work similarly here, where the phrase "poteka poka" could also be the Geonosian way of saying "A weapon that outclasses all other weapons" or even simply "a Weapon that kills weapons". Just food for thought.

[@darthalex3]

when you're eating dinner with your family,your dad asks how your day's been, *and you respond in fluent geonosian*

[@SpencerStudios]

I kinda want this to be a regular series. I would love to see you do more star wars languages!

[@robbybartt07]

Pov: your here to understand sid wilson from slipknot

[@swift_retribution9260]

THIS NEEDS MORE VIEWS, language is amazing and what you've extracted here from very little video says a lot about how we dissect ancient languages!

[@martijnvanweele6204]

Might _Poteko Poka_ more freely be translated as "Weapon of Weapons", similar to how we might speak of a "Queen of Queens" or a "Heart of Hearts" in English?

[@Oguyaka.]

"Poteko Poka", the weapon of weapons! That makes a lot of sense from ancient languages who use phrases that signify One Above All, like "King of kings"...! Genius!

[@stork.officialcentral]

Now I can show my English teacher who is boss, I am about to school him in fluent geonosian.

[@bruhrespecct1967]

I was surprised how much detail writers and narrators have put in making of the ancient sith language is in Star Wars. The grammar and stuff is very well constructed. You should do a video about it.