How to count in Shyriiwook
Enter a number and get it written in full in Shyriiwook.
Language overview
Shyriiwook (literally tongue of the tree people), also known as Wookieespeak, is a fictional language that belongs to the Star Wars universe. This is the main trade language of the Wookiees, who also speak Xaczik (on the Wartaki Islands and in other coastal regions) and Thykarann, a dialect of Shyriiwook with a rich technical lexicon, spoken on the planet Kashyyyk.
Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 10 in Shyriiwook. Please contact us if you can help us counting up from that limit.
Shyriiwook numbering rules
- Digits from one to nine are specific words: ah [1], ah-ah [2] (one one), a-oo-ah [3], wyoorg [4], ah wyoorg [5] (one four), hu yourg [6], muwaa yourg [7], ah muwaa yourg [8] (one seven), and a-oo-mu [9].
- The only documented ten is aohwawh [10].
Books
How to Speak Wookiee: A Manual for Intergalactic Communication
by Wu Kee Smith, editors Chronicle Books (2011)
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Dark Lens
by Cédric Delsaux, editors Xavier Barral (2011)
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Galactic Phrase Book and Travel Guide
by Ben Burtt, editors Del Rey (2001)
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A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
by Bill Slavicsek, editors LucasBooks (2000)
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Dark Lens
by Cédric Delsaux, editors Xavier Barral (2011)
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Numbers list
| 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 – aohwawh |
Sources
Star Wars languages
Bocce, Ewokese, Gunganese, Huttese, Jawaese, Mandalorian, Neimoidian, and Shyriiwook.
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