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The peninsular/island societies of Catullan history developed a wide variety of different languages and dialects, but eventually, as with many Federation worlds, a single dominant language emerged at the same time as a world government began to form.<br> | The peninsular/island societies of Catullan history developed a wide variety of different languages and dialects, but eventually, as with many Federation worlds, a single dominant language emerged at the same time as a world government began to form.<br> | ||
The relative scarcity of Catullans in Federation society has meant that the completion of universal translator databases for Catullan has not been a priority. | The relative scarcity of Catullans in Federation society has meant that the completion of universal translator databases for Catullan has not been a priority. Many informal phrases (exclamations, obscenities) and some cultural references | ||
without equivalent in other cultures (real and mythological plants and animals, food and drink, cultural artefacts such as garments, etc.) | without equivalent in other cultures (real and mythological plants and animals, food and drink, cultural artefacts such as garments, etc.) are still passed along unchanged by the translator. A partial list of some common elements and constructions from Catullan Standard follows.<br> | ||
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* ''en/eyn'': Equivalent to Galactic Standard for 'er/ers' 'or/ors', indicating someone or something which performs an action or a role | * ''en/eyn'': Equivalent to Galactic Standard for 'er/ers' 'or/ors', indicating someone or something which performs an action or a role | ||