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The Andorians speak a unified language known as '''Graalen'''. | |||
=Origins of Graalen= | ==Origins of Graalen== | ||
It is believed that because they can sense subtle variations in pitch and vibration that Andorian speech is soft and sibilant. This is also believed to be partially due to their language originating from music and partially due to their hearing being different from other races. This theory is lent support by the fact that as a culture Andorians have a great interest in music. | It is believed that because they can sense subtle variations in pitch and vibration that Andorian speech is soft and sibilant. This is also believed to be partially due to their language originating from music and partially due to their hearing being different from other races. This theory is lent support by the fact that as a culture Andorians have a great interest in music. | ||
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[[Image:Graalen.gif|thumb|150px|''Handwritten'' Graalen.]] | [[Image:Graalen.gif|thumb|150px|''Handwritten'' Graalen.]] | ||
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. | 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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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''. | 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''. | ||
=Verbs= | ==Verbs== | ||
=Adjectives/Adverbs= | ==Adjectives/Adverbs== | ||
=Nouns= | ==Nouns== | ||
=Numbers= | ==Numbers== | ||
=Possession= | ==Possession== | ||
=Prefixes= | ==Prefixes== | ||
=Suffixes= | ==Suffixes== | ||
=Alphabet= | ==Alphabet== | ||
=Word Order= | ==Word Order== | ||
=Syntax Morphology= | ==Syntax Morphology== | ||
=Prepositions= | ==Prepositions== | ||
=Question Words= | ==Question Words== | ||
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