Have you ever seen these letters used in the Star Wars movies or video games like Star Wars Galaxies? Well it's not just a decoration. These symbols actually mean something! The letters are from the galactic basic alphabet. Almost all civilized creatures in the Star Wars universe can speak, write, and read this alphabet. You can use this chart to help you translate the galactic basic on signs, billboards, letters, spacecraft and more!
Here is the alphabet, It is very simple to learn.
"the czerka corporation" in galactic basic The word "residential" in galactic basic
The above screenshots from the game "Star Wars
- Knights of the Old Republic Two. the Sith Lords"
shows the usage of Galactic Basic in the Star Wars
universe.
"The word "hospital" in galactic basic A departure list in galactic basic
These two screenshots show The departure/arrival list found in every starport in
Galactic Basic used in the Star Wars Galaxies displays several planets, some in
Star Wars Galaxies game. the game and some not, all in accurate galactic basic.
Left: right:
Departures Arrivals
Endor Dantooine
Alderaan (canceled) Nal Hutta
Tatooine Naboo
Corellia Talus
Coruscant Coruscant
Nar shaddaa Bespin
Kashyyyk Kessel
Note: It's a little comical that Alderaan is mentioned,
but with a canceled flight. The time frame that Star
Wars Galaxies takes place in puts the destruction of
Alderaan a few months ago.
