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CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS

BLOODSTRIPE

The Corellian Bloodstripe is an award for conspicuous gallantry given by the Corellian military forces.  It is awarded, most typically, for courage demonstrated after deliberation.  It is said that Corellians believe that anyone can be brave in the heat of the moment, but true heroism comes when one knows that doing the right thing is dangerous, but does it anyway. Though they can be awarded for many reasons, the majority of the prestigious awards are given for courage under fire.

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In everyday dress, the Bloodstripe is a bit of colored piping worn down the side of the trousers. There are two classes of Bloodstripes. The second class is represented by yellow piping.  The first class is represented by red piping, and are almost always awarded posthumously. Though not formally recognized by the Empire, the Imperial Navy allows its servicemen recipients to don the award on their uniforms.  Some sources say that a Corellian is entitled to kill, without repercussion, any other Corellian or non-Corellian caught wearing them that hadn't earned them.

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ENSTERITE

The Ensterite is a Corellian sect that forbids marriage with anyone from outside the Corellian system. Marrying someone from outside the Corellian system would result in being shunned by one's fellow Ensterites and family members.

 

OLYS CORELLISI

Olys Corellisi, translated as "Old Corellian" in Galactic Basic, is a language used by the early Humans on Corellia. As Corellians began to interact with other Core Worlds over thousands of years, Basic words and phrases flooded the Corellian lexicon, forming the present Corellian language. After over twenty thousand years of intermingling, Old Corellian nearly vanished approximately four thousand years ago. With the ascension of Modern Corellian, Old Corellian became a relic preserved by linguists and conservatives wishing to remember the forebears of Corellian society.

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The language is also kept alive in two noteworthy groups: Corellian Colonists and Corellian Fringers. Corellian colonists that left their homeworld to settle other terrestrial planets, were without the influence of Galactic Basic, such as the colonists of Socorro. The second group, made up of smugglers, thieves, con artists, and other fringers use the language as a code to communicate secretly during dangerous situations.

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Vocabulary

  • Aa'kua = respect, respecting personal space

  • Bhesj = term of impatience

  • Bhiq = back

  • B'rrsk = head

  • Phrenbi = to decapitate

  • Brekken Vinthern = Bitter Winter (refers to neural degenerative disease)

  • Chirq = a bright shade of red

  • Chumani = friend, also an insult to strangers: weakling

  • Contemplanys = Meditative

  • Corellisi = Corellian, the Corellians' native name for themselves

  • Doaba = peace

  • Droyk = an expletive

  • Eharl = elf or trickster

  • Ehin = in

  • Fho = for

  • Frink = an expletive

  • Guerfel = fool

  • Gylif = life

  • Hermi = solitude

  • Jeboe'i = thief

  • Ke'dem = someone who is condemned or fallen, also imbalanced or crazy

  • Khasaan'l = a greeting

  • Khoehng = king

  • Larel = love

  • Midys = middle

  • Midys Corellisi = Middle Corellian (a language)

  • Min = 'mine' or 'his'

  • Min min = 'I' or 'myself'

  • Nhar'qual = dark death

  • Nyeve = never

  • Nyiad = need

  • Oblivyn = nothing

  • Ol'val = 'hello' or 'goodbye'

  • Olys = old

  • Olys Corellisi = Old Corellian (language)

  • Ohna fulle guth = a challenge or insult

  • Osk'y = 'enemy' or 'rival'

  • Petchuck = 'animosity' or 'bad blood'

  • Pla = play

  • Sahsahlah = 'the promised land' or 'the place of wise fools', used in conversations when opinions differ and one party wants to indicate that the other will not get their way.

  • Suman = someone

  • Selba = a youth held in high regard by elders

  • Skrag = an expletive

  • Socorro = scorched earth

  • Tejha larel = undying love

  • Turhaya = bright star

  • Uldyr = the rainy season

  • Uhl = the

  • Valle = you

  • Volgoth = to want

  • Wagyx = ass

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Proverbs & Phrases

  • Aanor ishiia zals = 'Love conquers all'

  • Aliha sel valle volgoth? = 'What do you want?'

  • Chakta Sai Kae = Old Corellian toast

  • Cjaalysce'l = 'You are wearing the road well', a greeting meaning that the recipient's reputation has preceded them

  • Doaba ol'val tru = 'Peace and hope', a greeting or a farewell (esp. at a funeral)

  • Doko prek anuda ten? = 'Can you speak this language?'

  • Gylif fho ihn gylif = 'A life for a life'

  • Halle metes chun, petchuck = An insult, translation unknown

  • Ihn Corellisi nyeve min bhiq suman ehin nyiad = 'A Corellian never turns his back on someone in need

  • Koccic sulng = 'Be quiet', reprimand

  • Koccic sulng il pla = 'Shut up and play'

  • Lofahchu ets pyroni vyoryn viske = 'Loyalty is a smuggler's worst vice'

  • Mahn uhl Fharth bey ihn valle = May the Force be with you'

  • Min min vil ut valle Nharquis = I will eat your ashes

  • Min min volgoth noh petchuck = I want no bad blood between us

  • Min Larel = 'My love', a term of endearment

  • Ofax ets burrin tehn = 'The air is too heavy here', meaning the situation is ominous or dangerous (ie: "I have a bad feeling about this")

  • Ol'val, min dul'skal, ahn guld domina = 'Clear skies and good luck, my friend' or 'may fate be with you'

  • Saltan valoramosa n telval mord = 'Assumption is the first step into a shallow grave'

  • Yke hyon fhars oblivyn cnous oblivyn = 'He who fears nothing, knows nothing'

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Dialects

Important dialects of Old Corellian include Hoodish and Vulanish, which were spoken on different parts of Corellia during different stages of time.

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One of the most important dialects was the High Tongue, which was considered an aristocratic language, favored by Ensterite Corellians.

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CORELLIA HO!

"Corellia Ho!" is a popular Corellian anthem frequently played by militia and military bands.

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Lyrics

A well known part of the anthem goes like this:

Brace up, Corellia, stand firm and tall.
None shall subdue you, you'll never fall.
Go your own way and let none hold you back,
for your future calls you ever ever on-n-n-n-n.

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