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| =Language & Names=
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| Andorians speak ''Graalen'' (their native tongue) and [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] standard.
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| ====Name====
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| Andorian names are comprised of a given name, which may be considerably longer than the name as to which they are referred. This is followed by an abbreviation of their [[MA:gender|gender]], which prefixes their clan name. For example, and Andorian zhen referred to as ''Indra'' may have the full given name ''KalIndra'', and her surname would be prefixed by ''zh''' to represent her gender. Assuming she is a member of the ''Idrani'' clan, her full name would be ''KalIndra zh'Idrani''. [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] practice often allows Andorians to be referred to by a section of their given name with their rank attached.
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| ====Graalen (Andorian Language)====
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| [[Image:Graalen.gif|thumb|150px|''Handwritten'' Graalen.]]
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| Below is an example of ''Graalen'', showing the ways in which the four [[MA:gender|genders]] are referred to in various situations and through varying levels of politeness.
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| {| border="1" cellpadding="2"
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| !width="250"|Apparent Sex
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| !width="250"|Gender
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| !width="250"|Polite form of Address
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| !width="250"|Bondmate Endearment
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| !width="250"|Parental Name
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| !width="250"|Offspring Name
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| !width="250"|Sibling
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| !width="250"|Parent by Marriage
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| !width="250"|Child by Marriage
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| |She ||Zhen ||Zha ||Zh'yi ||Zhavey ||Zhei ||Zhi ||Zhadi ||Zhri'za
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| |She ||Shen ||Sha ||Sh'za ||Shreva ||Shei ||Shi ||Shidei ||Shri'za
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| |He ||Chan ||Cha ||Ch'te ||Charan ||Chei ||Chi ||Chada ||Chri'ze
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| |He ||Thaan ||Tha ||Th'se ||Thavan ||Thei ||Thi ||Thadu ||Thri'ze
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| Examples taken from the table above include the Andorian equivalents to the [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] Standard "sister", being ''shi'' or ''zhi'', depending on [[MA:gender|gender]], and the equivalents for "father" being ''charan'' and ''thavan''.
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