J'Tai

J'Tai or Betelgeusian was the language of the Betelgeusian civilization. It was highly symbolic. (Decipher RPG module: Aliens)

Their speech sounded like a high-pitched chirping. Betelgeusians relied on vocoders to translate their words into Federation Standard. (TOS novel: Ex Machina, TTN novel: Orion's Hounds)

As with the Tamarian language and Mandarin, syntax and meaning was influenced by body language, context and tone. (TNG novel: The Sky's the Limit)

In 3188 Cosmo Traitt spoke Betelgeusian when he was in pursuit of Cleveland Booker. (DSC episode: "That Hope Is You, Part 1")

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Altar • Andorian languages (Andorii • Graalen/Graalek • Greater Andorian • Lesser Andorian) • Bajoran (Balwan • Old Bajoran • Old High Bajoran) • Ba'ku language • Beta Promethean • Earth languages (Anglo-Saxon • Basque • Celtic • English • Farsi • French • Gaelic • German • Greek • Hebrew/Yiddish • Ibo • Italian • Japanese • Latin • Mandarin • Russian • Spanish • Swahili • Tagalog • Welsh) • Esperanta • Federation Standard (Galacta) • Ferengi (Trading Tongue) • Galacta (Federation Standard) • Gorn • Grennai • j'Tai • Klingonese (Battle Language • Klin trade patois • Klingonaase • Kumburan • Rumaiyn • ta'Hol • tlhIngan Hol/pIqaD • Warrior's Tongue) • Makaro • Nemar • Old Hebitian • Old High Martian • Old Illyan • Olisu • Omearan • Orion language (High Orion • Kolari • Low Orion • Trader's Tongue/Trader's Script • Yrevish) • Orishan • Paklit • Payav • Pe • Realm Dialect • Reman • Rigellian Trade Dialect • Romulan (Rihannsu • High Rihan • Low Rihan • Old High Rihannsu) • Sign language (Gestural idiom) • Seshto • Taklathi • Tarn • Tellaran (Civil Conversation) • Tholian • Tzikaa!n • Vegan • Vulcan (Ancient Vulcan • High Tongue • Modern Vulcan • Old High Vulcan) • Xenexian • Xlatitigu

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External links

Betelgeusian language article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.