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uo’aXy’an, the Xi’An language, is the first Alien language of the Star Citizen Universe released to the public. Developed by conlang artist Britton Watkins and the CIG writing team for Star Citizen and Squadron 42, the language will be fully integrated in the game - though the implications on the gameplay side are uncertain for the moment.

It is intended to be further expanded together with the community via special Xi’An language sites on the RSI website.

Introduction
The Xi’An and their culture are initially based on Han dynasty China (around 206 BCE – 220 CE), so their language is influenced by various Asian languages - both in writing and pronunciation.

Important features


 * 'Verticality', meaning that writing is usually from top to bottom and right to left (but can also be written horizontally)
 * Tonal:
 * Long and short vowel distinction
 * Pitch is important - syllables may have a higher, neutral or lower tone - usually indicated by  ’   and   .
 * Various dialects, but most important are the so-called Proper Xi’An (uo’a e thle’a) and Service Dialect (uo’a se Hyath)
 * 200 different letters or “glyphs”, written in blocks to form words
 * Only 9 verbs, but depending on 'politeness' or 'flavour' they are written differently

Useful links
Video lessons
 * uo'aXy'an Lesson One: Introduction and Greetings
 * uo'aXy'an Lesson Two: Pronunciation and Writing

RSI Forum threads