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Ewokese
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“
Tyatee, ah-ah azar, tyatee, ah-ah yahwah…

LOGRAY RECITING A MAGIC FORMULA IN

EWOKESE

The Scroll of the Mantigrue was written in Ewokese.

Ewokese was the language spoken by the

Ewoks. C-3PO claimed Ewokese was a primitive
language, but despite its isolation, he was able
to understand it. Ewoks were able to learn and
speak other languages, including Basic.

Ewokese was related to other tongues on the

Forest Moon of Endor. Many linguists suggested
that the language developed from the Yuzzum
language, which was taught o!-world, and
which suggested a possible relationship
between the Ewoks and Yuzzums. Most Ewoks
understood Yuzzum, and it was through that
tongue that C-3PO was able to communicate
with the Ewoks of Bright Tree Village. Moreover,
Ewoks had no di"culty communicating with
Duloks, suggesting that the Dulok language may
have been a dialect of Ewokese.

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Vocabulary

Contents

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Top of page — Notes and references

Aargutcha - Pull[1]
Acha - Okay, all right[1]
Ah-ah - Water[1]
Akeeata - Hear[1]
Allayloo - Celebrate[1]
Amoowa - You have a..[1]
Ando - Forward[1]
Arandee - Listen[1]
Azar - Magic[1]
B

Bingee - To guide[1]
Bok chuu-ock - Far away[1]
Bont - Great[1]
Bugdoo - Hungry[1]
C

Cha/Chaa - Them[1]
Chaaa - This one[1]
Cha - Yes[1]
Che - Free, as in liberty[1]
Chees - Route/path[1]
Chek - Soup[1]
Che womok! - Beware![1]
Chim - Three (3)[1]
Chiutatal - Moon[1]
Choo doo - Enough[1]
Chu - One (1)[1]
Chuck - Much[1]
Churee/Churi - Mountain[1]
Chyasee - Help[1]
Coatee-cha - Celebrate[1]
Coki - Nine (9)[1]
Coro - Can you...?[1]
Cupee - Cap, as in an ice cap on a
mountain[1]
D

Daboolhat - Change, be di!erent

Dangar - Attack
Danthee - Maybe[1]
Danvay - Be careful[1]
Deajstare - Death Star[1]
Dee fratta - That's, that is[1]
Deej - Father[1]
Deksh - Oh dear/Oh my[1]
Den - No[1]
De oppra - Upper, top[1]
Drik - Happy[1]
Dutak - Arrow[1]
E

Ee chee wa maa! - Wow, gee whiz! Oh my

goodness.[1]
Eechik - Try[1]
Ee choya! - Hey[1]
Eedada - Over[1]
Eedada huutaveet - Spaceship[1]
Eedeedee - Under[1]
Eedeeza - Ten (10)[1]
Eeep! - Yipes![1]
Eekeekeek - Forest[1]
Eekeetuhkuh - Axe[1]
Ees - We[1]
Eetee - Long[1]
Eleeo - Never[1]
Eleeoth - Far[1]
Ehda - Evil, Bad[1]
Ehshtee/Eshtee - Give[1]
Ekla - Big[1]
Enenah - Where[1]
Entzahee roda - Cook[1]
Enya - Show[1]
Esa - Why[1]
E s'eesht - Kill[1]
Etke - More[1]
Eyok-nee-chug - What is that?[1]
F

Feech - Dang[2]
Feef - Plant[1]
Fektur - Medicine[1]
Fic - Two (2)[1]
Freet - Sister[1]
Fruk - Brother[1]
Fudana - Wait[1]
Fulu - Circle[1]
G

Geetch - Push[1]
Gleeg - Drink[1]
Glek - Sad[1]
Goo - Light/Trade[1]
Goon daa - delicious[1]
Gooka - Shelter[1]
Goopa - Hi.[1]
Goot - Good[1]
Graks - Monster[1]
Greh/Grek - Hands[1]
Grenchicit - Hang on/Hold on[1]
Gunda (goon dah) - Yummy[3]
Gyeesh - Please[1]
H

Heeta hutah - Bark lizard[1]

Hii - Visit[1]
Hoji - Four (4)[1]
Hurga - Teach[1]
Hutar - Danger[1]
Hveetin - Glider[1]
I

Ileeay - Stop[1]
J

Jad - Down[1]
Jadgreh - Foot[1]
Jarat - Branch[1]
Jeejee - Face[1]
Jeeks - That[1]
Jeerota - Friend[1]
J'voo - Eight (8)[1]
Ji - ?[1]
Jiks - This[1]
K

Ka - The[1]
Kaiya - Giddyup![1]
Kash - How[1]
Kee - Wishes?[1]
Keesh - When[1]
Kiney (chattu) - Blessings[1]
Kla - From[1]
Klektuhkuh - Spear[1]
Kna Naa - Spirit Tree[1]
Kra - Ready[1]
Kreeth - Cave[1]
Krochaa[4]
Kush - Who, What[1]
Kush drojh? - What's going on?[1]
Kvark - Oh no/fooey[1]
L

Labu labu? - How much?[1]

Lang - Think[1]
Luka - Stars[1]
Luka yit - Pixie[1]
Lulalar - Sing[1]
Lungee - Lost[1]
Lurd - Dumb, silly[1]
Lurdo (ler-do) - Loser[5]
Luu - Beautiful[1]
Luufi - Flower[1]
M

Manna manna - Food[1]

Mo - more[1]
Meechoo - I[1]
Moktok - Now[1]
N

Na-chin - Tribe[1]
Na goo - Stop![1]
N'dla - Six (6)[1]
Neetuhl - Early[1]
Ne gata/Ni gata - Where is...?[1]
Nim-nee - Take (me)[1]
Ninga ninga - I respect[1]
N'la - Five (5)[1]
Nocka - Deal[1]
Noot - Now[1]
Nub - I would/I have[1]
Nude-La - I am a...[1]
Nuv - Love[1]
O

Oh - Too[1]
Oh hheneheh (oh hén heh) - An expression
used to call to order an assembled group in
preparation for an announcement—
sometimes, after an accompanying drum
beat[6][7]
Ooba - Rain, Rainfall[1]
Oodeef - Sweet[1]
Ooloo ooloo - Phrase pertaining to eating
of someone[1]
Ota - To the[1]
P[1]

Pibooka - Clearing[1]
Pola - Polar[1]
[1]

Reh rehluu - Dance[1]

Reshee - Map[1]
Reeto[4]
Roda - To eat[1]
Ronda ronda - Landing platform[1]
Rueenee - Ruins[1]
Ruha - Hit[1]
S

Seefo - Hurt[1]
Seeg - On[1]
Sheeu - Name[1]
Shetai - Warrior[1]
Shodeesh - Parents[1]
Shodu - Mother[1]
Shtehk - Sit[1]
Shtek - Vine/rope[1]
Sirut - Door[1]
Siz - Fire[1]
Sku - Hello[1]
Sleesh - Berry[1]
Sta - Now[1]
Stoja - Station[1]
Stusl - Send[1]
Sut - Soon[1]
T

Ta - The[1]
Tal - Sun[1]
Tana (tah nah) - The Ewokese name of the
planet Endor[8]
Teeha - Thank you[1]
Teeket - Heart[1]
Teera - Only[1]
Thees - Good[1]
Theesa - Baby, child[1]
Theesdarat - Truth[1]
Thek - Here[1]
T'hesh - Quiet[1]
Thesi - There[1]
Thleek - Throw[1]
Thuk - Rock[1]
Tip-yip - Fowl[1]
Toma - Your(?)[1]
Toto - Is/Does[1]
Treek - Go[1]
Treekthin - Journey[1]
Treekveek - Run[1]
Treeta Dobra - Council of Elders[1]
Tyatee - Come[1]
Tyeht danti? - What happened?[1]
Tyehtgeethin - Stranger[1]
Tyor - Pit/hole[1]
Tyoshaa[4]
U

Uhree - Up[1]
Uuta - Sky[1]
V

Veek - Quick[1]
Voo - Seven (7)[1]
Vootok - village[1]
W

Weewa - House, home[1]

Weechu - You[1]
X

X'eef - Ground[1]
X'ekra - Guard/watch/protect[1]
X'iutha - Important[1]
Y

Yaa-yaah! - Greetings.[1]
Yayath - Jump[1]
Yeek - Look[1]
Yeh - Old[1]
Yeha - Good bye[1]
Yehk - Open[1]
Yekyit - Say/tell[1]
Yesh - Right, correct[1]
Yigit - Small[1]
Yiyult - Cup[1]
Yowah - Go
Yub nub - Freedom[1]
Yubnub - Hooray[1]
Yud ehda/Yut ehda - Alas[1]
Yuf - Climb[1]
Yuhyi - See[1]
Yungyet - Nut[1]
Yun yum - I like it[1]
Yun yum di goot - It is very good/tasty[1]
Yupyup - Rejoice (rejoicing)
Yub yub - Follow/Let's go[1]
Yahwah - Power
Z

Zeeg - In[1]
Zeekee - Safe[1]
Zeeheein - Safety[1]
Zehg - Out[1]

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Notable non-native
speakers of Ewokese
C-3PO
Charal[9]

Behind the scenes

The language of the Ewoks first appeared in

1983 in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi,
the last installment of the original trilogy.[6] The
Ewokese featured in Return of the Jedi was
developed by ILM sound designer Ben Burtt, and
was largely based on Kalmyk, a Mongolian,
nomadic tribal dialect. African and South-Pacific
languages also influenced Ewokese.[10] The
primary inspiration, however, was the Kalmyk
Oirat language, spoken by Russians of Kalmyk
ethnicity. He decided to make Ewokese based
on that language after hearing it in a
documentary. He got an 80-year-old Kalmyk
woman to speak tales of her people through her
native tongue, and then recorded the sounds,
with the various actors imitating various
portions of the recording (one of the actual
sentences that the Kalmyk woman spoke can be
translated as "what should I tell them, I don't
know what to say)." In addition, Ben Burtt and
Anthony Daniels later used and even invented
their own terms in the language when doing the
scene where C-3PO was reciting the story of the
Rebel Alliance's e!orts to stop the Galactic
Empire.[11]

Ewokese was featured more prominently in

Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure[12] and
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, a duology of made-
for-TV films set on the forest moon of Endor.
According to the movie credits, the Ewokese
dialogues were created by Mari Mine-Rutka.[13]

According to the Ultimate Alien Anthology,

Ewokese had no written form.[14] While Ewoks
episode "The Haunted Village" shows writing
that Ewoks can read, it also (like all Ewoks
episodes) depicts Ewoks speaking Basic rather
than Ewokese, demonstrating a lack of strict
fidelity to canon in matters of Ewokese.[15]

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Appearances

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Jedi Academy (Non-canonical appearance) (In
comic)

Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan (Non-

canonical appearance) (In comic)

"What Goes Up..."—Star Wars:

Clone Wars Adventures Volume 5
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
"What They Called Me"—Star Wars Tales 5
"What They Called Me"—Star Wars
Gamer 4
Ewoks
Star Wars: Ewoks—Shadows of Endor
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
(First appearance)

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

novel (First identified as Ewokese)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
junior novel
Star Wars (1977) 81 (Mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 82
Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
Legacy of the Force: Inferno
Legacy of the Force: Fury

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Sources

Bantha Tracks 26
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
The Star Wars Sourcebook
Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second
Edition
Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second
Edition, Revised and Expanded
Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
Alien Encounters
The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
Ewok Adventures - An Ewokese Primer
on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup
link)

"Endor and the Moddell

Sector"—Star Wars Gamer 9
Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide
Ultimate Alien Anthology
Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
Ultimate Adversaries
"Furry and Fury" on Wizards.com (original
article link, content now obsolete; backup link)

Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy

Star Wars: Complete Locations
Castaways of Endor on Hyperspace
(article) (content removed from StarWars.com and

unavailable)

Star Wars Fandex Deluxe Edition

"Fringe Stat Pack" on Wizards.com
(original article link, content now obsolete; backup link)

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External links

The Complete Wermo's Guide to Ewokese

Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.000 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006 1.007 1.008

1.009 1.010 1.011 1.012 1.013 1.014 1.015 1.016 1.017 1.018