Mid Week Matters: Shyriiwook bitches...

Wyaaaaaa. Ruh ruh. Wooo hwa hwa?

If you aren't a Wookie, or do not understand Shyriiwook, then you probably wont know what I just said. Could be anything for all you know. I could have put a hex upon your first born child, Or I could have confessed my love for you. Fortunately for you, I didn't do either of those things.Mainly because I don't know how to and I copied and pasted "Hello, how are you? Nice weather today, eh?" from the Shyriiwook page on  Wookieeoedia. I found this because I thought it would be hilarious to google 'Wookie language'. Turns out it was hilarious, I'll give you a few of my favourites from the Wookiepedia page.

Wua ga ma uma ahuma ooma. ("I think my arm has been pulled out of the socket.")

Never play Chess with a Wookie. 

Rowr ahragh awf ahraroww rowh rohngr grgrff rf rf. (approximately: "He says he's a Jedi Knight now.") 

I love the use of the word  approximately here.

Waag ahyeg ha. ("I can't reach that.")

In all seriousness, I should probably memorize that one in case I find myself on Kashyyyk one day and enter a shop. The quote 'Aren't you a little short to be a Storm Trooper doesn't even come close when you're 4 foot 6 inches.

Mu waa waa. ("Please leave me alone.")
Mu na ya. ("Please go away.")

 I would actually use these two a lot as well. People annoy me, I don't see how Wookies wouldn't.

• (1) ah
• (2) ah-ah
• (3) a-oo-ah
• (4) wyoorg
• (5) ah wyoorg
• (6) hu yourg
• (7) muwaa yourg
• (8) ah muwaa yourg
• (9) a-oo-mu
• (10) a-oo-mu wyad

This is my absolute favourite. Counting in Wookie. Do it! Go on, it's great fun. Say it out loud.


So there we have the basics of Shyriiwook, but what if you want to learn more? Or just pretend you know more than you do to impress that certain Wookie friend of yours? C'mon admit it, we all love a bit of Wookie nookie. Well, I also found a Shyriiwook online translator.

Now, I did actually cross reference the two sources and well.. if you remember 'please leave me alone' is 'Mu waa waa'...

 

So they're not exact translations, but they'll do. Just be careful when talking to real Wookies. You wouldn't want to lose an arm.