Language

"...the only tool diplomacy has is language."

- Hodin (TOS: "The Mark of Gideon")

Countless different spoken, written, and gestural languages are used by different cultures throughout space. Generally, the universal translator is able to surmount the language barrier between different groups, allowing interstellar society to exist. It is not always successful, however.

Languages

• Axanar
• Bajoran language family
  • Ancient Bajoran
  • Modern Bajoran
• Borg
• Breen
• Cardassian
• Denobulan
• Dominionese
• Ferengi
• Giamon
• Haliian
• Human languages
  • English
  • Finnish
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Irish
  • Japanese
  • Latin
  • Russian
  • Sign language
  • Spanish
  • Swahili
  • Swedish
• Iconian language family
  • Dewan
  • Dinasian
  • Iccobar
• Jaradan
• Klingonese
• Kobali
• Kreetassan
• Kriosian
• Menk
• Ravis' language
• Risan
• Romulan
• Sheliak
• Stroyerian
• Talaxian
• Tamarian
• Tak Tak
• Trill
• Valakian
• Vulcan
• Whale song
• Xindi-Aquatic
• Xindi-Insectoid

Tools

• Translation algorithm
• Translation matrix
• Universal translator
• Linguacode
• Linguistic database

See also

• Slang
  • Nicknames