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It can't function as a language if you can't describe a concept to someone who is unfamiliar with it (i.e., a small child or a foundling), translate an idea in some form from another language that may not exist naturally in itself, and communicate expectations and taboos in a clear manner (especially if they are universally held expectations and taboos).

Particularly in a creole language spoken by a people who are frequently bicultural (due to adoption) and often also a diaspora.

Essays to follow in reblogs. Plural. I Am Frustrated.

What he's trying to do is refer to a particular type of sand, and make a comparative metaphor to the sand on Naboo (iirc theyre looking out over a lake with a shore) and also the cultures of the two places.

However, Huttese and/or Amatakka would have many words for sand of all different kinds (like how Inuit languages have lots of words for snow), so while he is referring to something specific, it just comes out as sand. The descriptors after are course correcting in order to clarify what kind of sand he means.

everyone expects it to be awkward as fuck but 3 days in Mace just storms into a council meeting like 4 and a half minutes late and rips Yoda a new one, bringing up all the shit from Obi-Wan's Padawan years [Melida/Daan]

"If you hadn't meddled in that poor boys life he would've been a happy, healthy child, you forced him on Qui-Gon who didn't want him and now he thinks no-one does."

"Calm yourself you will, before accusations are to be thrown."

"No, I will not calm down. That child is traumatised because of you coddling Qui-Gon and his refusal to seek help."

"Master-"

"Depa, please go check on your Padawan brother. I fear my anger may have unsettled him. And you, Master Yoda are not permitted to approach my new Padawan until I deem it appropriate."

They were raised almost exclusively with humans with the same face and all wear helmets. Generally speaking, what someone's face looks like would have been completely irrelevant to them.

Yes, the Cuy'val Dar are about, but there's like 75 of them and at least 250k clone troopers to start with. It's a big ask for every clone to have seen them up close, without helmets.

Suddenly having to deal with humans with different faces and making facial expressions at them has to have thrown them off. Was it merely disorienting and a bit uncomfortable, or was it very jarring?

They do have the benefit of only having to deal with a handful of natborn humans at a time, all of whom dress in specific ways. Jedi dress like Jedi, naval officers dress like naval officers. Just call everyone sir and you'll be fine.

Ashoka Tano is disturbingly wise and knowledgeable for a youngling. Cal Kestis jumps up from class, yells “not today satan” stabs his crechemaster and jumps out the window (he thinks he got caught by the empire and drugged or something), he steals a ship and makes it all the way to Bogano and picks up BD-1 before Cordova find him getting his ass beat by local wildlife and drags him back to Coruscant. Cere is doing her best to comfort Jaro Tapal but he’s not reassured that Cal jumps out of windows all the time.

Jaster: so when you said you have a lot of brothers I was imagining maybe 4 or 5

Fox, thinking of his batch: yeah that’s what I meant

Jaster: I’ve counted at least 25 people who look just like Jango

Fox: oh! You mean in total? Like a few million

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