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I'm going to run through the Race missions in Enigmatic Sector again soon to get more detail on the Ur'Quan race. I'll also be trying to organize this article. --[[User:Nuro|Nuro]] 17:58, 8 April 2007 (PDT)
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[[SunDog60]] here, going to be working on decrypting the UrQa language and posting all my research here on the discussion page of the UrQa page until I'm done.
  
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== Notes on UrQa Things ==
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=== Words ===
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*'''Bana''' - It's possible that 'Bana' does not refer to 'Star System' and is instead more of a 'Camp', or main area for a certain place. For instance, in [[Mira]], only the three boss rooms have Bana in their names, and in Nexus, the only star system there has Bana in it's name, [[Ur'Ziq Bana]], as it is the only base of operations for the UrQa in the Nexus. In [[Iq' Bana]], that star system is home to the UrQa, so it would make sense why it has Bana in it's name.
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=== Ur'Ziq Bana ===
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*'''Jujo'qii''' - Dropped a Sawed Off+, DG drop, it may have a DG drop table linked to it with it rarely dropping stuff off that table. It also dropped a Nexus Scion Augmenter later, and can drop Ujqii Damaged Plating.
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*'''Kasa Qiii''' - Chance to drop Ujqii Damaged Plating, Urqa'Qii Drone and an Urqa'Qii weapon.
  
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Isit just me or do the urqan sound a bit like the Zerg of Starcraft?--[[User:The man of an idiot|The man of an idiot]] 00:48, 13 February 2008 (PST)The_man_of_an_idiot
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=== Iq' Bana ===
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:Shhhh! (yes) Shhhh! -[[User:Simon|Simon]] 12:12, 13 February 2008 (PST)
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*While inside [[Iq' Bana]], the wormhole to the next room is called "To the Queen", though the name of the next room is actually [[IQ'Qus]].
  
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== inconsistencies -- [[User:Simon|Simon]] 05:11, 29 March 2008 (PDT) ==
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== UrQa Language ==
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Anything with a ? at the end of it without a * denotes a possibly incorrect translation (if it ends with ?*, then that means it normally has a ? at the end), anything with (?) means the translation likely doesn't make sense.
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=== All Known Words ===
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{| width="70%" class="wikitable" align="left"
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|'''UrQa Word'''
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|'''Translation'''
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|'''Comments'''
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|-
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|UrQa
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|UrQa
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|UrQa referring to themselves as a race?
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|-
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|Urqa
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|UrQa
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|Referring to the race?
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|-
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|Uka
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|Shield
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|Also used for diffusers
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|-
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|Aku
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|Energy
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|
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|-
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|Qok
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|See, Seer
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|
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|-
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|Iiuqok
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|Detector?
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|
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|-
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|KoQuii
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|Stealth, Stealthy
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|
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|-
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|Qua
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|Generator, Maker
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|
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|-
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|Uzu
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|Laser
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|
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|-
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|Urko (and Urk')
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|Remains
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|
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|-
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|Qokuji
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|Guardian
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|Possibly Capital Ship?
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|-
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|[[Qokujiii Qa'ik]]
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|Extremely Powerful Magical/Holy Guardian?
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|Bana Queen
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|-
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|Vazuk
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|Speed, Speedy
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|
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|-
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|Ukuk
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|Long Range, Ranged
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|
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|-
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|Jujo
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|?
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|
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|-
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|Jujuso
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|?
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|
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|-
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|Suqqa
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|Scout / Explorer
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|
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|-
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|Ishi
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|Maneuverability?
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|
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|-
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|Bana
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|Star System
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|
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|-
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|Kasa
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|Pillbox (Stations / Drones)
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|Kasa Akka = Attached Pillbox (T18 attached base kit)
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|-
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|Akka
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|Attached, Sticky
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|Not necessarily related only to stations
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|-
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|Jiji
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|Magic/Magical
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|Also used for ethereal weaponry, possibly means holy?
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|-
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|Uu
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|Fire
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|
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|-
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|Kii
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|Kill, Destroy, Die
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|
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|-
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|Niq
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|Escape
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|
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|-
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|Iq
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|I
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|
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|-
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|Ur
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|You, Your, You Are
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|
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|-
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|'iii
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|equivalent of s, for plural
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|
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|-
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|Qak
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|Absense, Without?
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|Used in description of Jij'uku Qo, the [[Mira]] radiation weapon, "kii qak urko", kill without remains?
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|-
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|
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|
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|-
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|}
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{| width="18%" class="wikitable" align="center"
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|+UrQa Power Values
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|'''UrQa Adjective'''
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|'''Translated'''
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|-
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|Qiii
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|Very Small (Very Weak)
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|-
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|Qii
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|Small (Weak)
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|-
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|Ka
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|Basic
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|-
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|Qo
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|Moderate
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|-
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|Qi
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|Good
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|-
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|Qa
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|Powerful
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|-
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|Qa'ik
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|Extremely powerful?
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|-
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|Ik
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|Adj. for adjectives?
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|-
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|}
  
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a lot of the words translated in the urquan words section arent quite right. :(
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{| width="50%" class="wikitable"
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|+Gear, Items and Other
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|'''Item'''
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|'''UrQa Name'''
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|'''Purpose'''
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|'''Translation'''
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|'''Description'''
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|'''Translation'''
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|'''Comments'''
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|-
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|}
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{| width="80%" class="wikitable"
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|+Stations and Drones
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|'''Name'''
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|'''Location'''
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|'''Description'''
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|'''Translation'''
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|'''Comments'''
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|-
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|Kasa Qiii
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Mini Kasa graphic
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|Weak Pillbox?
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|Qiii may mean 'Weaker' than Qii which means 'Weak'?
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|-
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|UrQa Ban'aquk
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|[[Iq' Bana]]
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|UrQa Transwarp Beacon
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|?
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|
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|-
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|}
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{| width="100%" class="wikitable"
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|+Planets, Moons and Star Systems
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|'''Location'''
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|'''Thing'''
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|'''UrQa Name'''
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|'''Description'''
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|'''Translation'''
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|'''Comments'''
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|-
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|[[Nexus]]
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|Star System
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|A small star system outside [[Paximinus]]
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|???
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|
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|-
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Moon
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|Qakqar Qii
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|A moon that does not orbit a planet, it and two generic suns are the only celestial bodies present
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|???
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|
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|-
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana|(Ur'Ziq Bana)]] [[Paximinus]]
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|Moon
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|Urqa' ka Qii
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|One of two moons outside the [[Ur'Ziq Bana]] entrance in [[Paximinus]]
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|Small Basic Urqa? (?)
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|
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|-
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana|(Ur'Ziq Bana)]] [[Paximinus]]
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|Moon
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|Kur'ur Qa Qii
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|One of two moons outside the [[Ur'Ziq Bana]] entrance in [[Paximinus]]
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|Small Powerful Your ??? (?)
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|
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|-
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||[[Ur'Ziq Bana|(Ur'Ziq Bana)]] [[Deep Space]]
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|Moon
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|Suqqa Qii Qiq
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|The moon outside the entrance to Ur'Ziq Bana in Deep Space.
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Iq' Bana]]
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|Star System
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|[[Iq' Bana]]
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|First room of Iq' Bana
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|Our Star System
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|
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|-
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|[[Iq' Bana]]
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|Star System
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|[[IQ'Qus]]
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|Second room of Iq' Bana
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Iq' Bana]]
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|Star System
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|[[IQ'Quus]]
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|Third room of Iq' Bana
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Iq' Bana]]
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|Star System
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|[[IQ'Qas]]
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|Fourth and final room, contains the Bana Queen
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Iq' Bana]] DG
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|Moon
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|Kur'ur Quus
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|Appears in [[IQ'Qus]], [[IQ'Quus]] and [[IQ'Qas]]
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Iq' Bana]] DG
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|Moon
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|Qakquus
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|Appears in [[IQ'Qus]], [[IQ'Quus]] and [[IQ'Qas]]
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Iq' Bana]] DG
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|Moon
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|Urqa' Kuus
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|Appears in [[IQ'Qus]], [[IQ'Quus]] and [[IQ'Qas]]
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|
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|
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|-
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|}
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{| width="80%" class="wikitable"
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|colspan="5"|Note for Nexus names: Ujqii are also found outside Ur'Ziq Bana, are are the same outside of having no team
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|-
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|+AI Names
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|'''UrQa Name'''
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|'''Which Ships/Boss'''
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|'''Random?'''
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|'''Translation'''
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|'''Comments'''
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|-
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|Ur Ikqaka
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|Team name, UrQa AI in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Team
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|??
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|
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|-
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|Ukuk'ik Qi
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|('ik) I have (Qi) good (Ukuk) stealth
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|
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|-
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|UrQa Kasa'uu
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|(UrQa) UrQa ('uu) Fire (Kasa) Pillbox
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|
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|-
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|Ishi'qii
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|??
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|
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|-
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|Kik Qua
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|??
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|
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|-
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|Qua jij'Uu
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|(jij') Magical ('Uu) Fire (Qua) Generator
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|
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|-
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|Iiquok KoQuii
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|Stealth Detector?
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|Iiquok may be mispelled, Iiuqok should be what it is? Perhaps it means undetectable stealth?
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|-
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|Uu'Qok Ur
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|(Ur) You (Qok) See (Uu') Fire
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|
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|-
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|Kii Uzu'ik
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|??
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|
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|-
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|Suqqa KoQuii
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|(KoQuii) Stealth (Suqqa) Scout
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|
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|-
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|Urqa'jiji Qua
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|(Urqa) Urqa ('jiji) Magic (Qua) Generator
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|
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|-
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|Uuu'Akka
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|('Akka) Sticky (Uuu) Fire
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|
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|-
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|Ur Kii UrQa
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|(Ur) You (Kii) Kill (UrQa) UrQa (?)
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|
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|-
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|Kii Kii Kii
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|Kill Kill Kill
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|
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|-
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|KoQuii niq
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|(KoQuii) Stealthy (niq) Escape
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|
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|-
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|Uj'qi Qokuji
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]] in [[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|Yes
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|??
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|
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|-
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|}
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{| width="50%" class="wikitable"
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|+UrQa Chatter
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|'''Trigger'''
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|'''Location'''
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|'''AI/Boss'''
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|'''Sentence'''
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|'''Translation'''
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|'''Comments'''
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|-
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|Upon Death
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]]
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|Urko. Iq' urko...
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|
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|
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|-
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|Upon Death
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]]
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|Iq' uj'qi... kii...
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|
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|
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|-
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|Upon Death
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]]
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|Qokujii Qa kii ur...
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|
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|
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|-
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|Upon Death
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]]
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|Urko. Iq'jiji... urko.
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|
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|
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|-
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|Upon Death
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]]
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|Ur kii UrQa...
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|
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|
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|-
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|Upon Death
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|[[Ur'Ziq Bana]]
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|[[Jujo'qii]] and [[Ujqii]]
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|Ur vazuk... Ur ... Qa.
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|
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|
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|-
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|}
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=== Nargos Proposal ===
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Excerpted from the forum dialogue of Nargos
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If I had to take a guess, I would say that the urqa language is based off of words that describe things, or images, much like some asian languages do.
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From what I can understand, it appears that Iq refers to oneself, while kii refers to kill. ur seems to be a direct form of saying "you", however by capitalizing the "U" in Ur, it appears to change the connotation to you'll. jij'uu is very similar to jiji'quu or even jiji'qa. As we recall, those are the names of a fire-like beam weapons of UrQa creation. jij seems to refer to holy, and such I imagine that jiji refers to cleansing, or something that bansishes evils, which from the UrQa history and attitude seems to imply that any other race is a subservient race, weaker, and possibly a agent of evil in the minds of the UrQa. From this we can also reference that quu and qa mean lesser and greater, which is why weaponry, or for that matter any sort of technology, is generally more powerfull with the transition from quu-qa in the name. It also appears the by following Ur with Kii directly, the meaning can be either kill or die, depending of previous sentances.
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If we move back to the concept of imagry in writing, we can also see the connection between aku'qa and "my energies are great". The aku'qa is a rare ship energy created by the UrQa, and is quite powerful. This allows for the depection of great energy by one who refers to themselves aswell as the name in the same sentance. If we look more into the UrQa energies, we will also see a greater version of the aku'qa. Its name, blatently, is Aku'Qa. The captialization of the "A" aswell as the "Q" shows that it is more powerful then the standard aku'qa, as it follows the pattern of capitalization. In truth this "Aku'Qa" is a base energy, and is considerably powerful at that; Thus reinforcing my theory on how the great language works.
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The repetition of Quu'Qa is something I have not seen before. As we can tell right off the bat, Quu'Qa also follows the pattern of first letter capitalization, or FLC, as I like to call it. This immediately tells us whatever it is its great. From what I can understand of Calypsos translation, Quu'Qa appears to mean weapon; or more specificly, powerful weapon. Since Quu'Qa is repeted in the sentance, it appears that it is a broad, singular meaning for weapon. By repeating it, it changes it to plural, by refering to more then one weapon; and, by following FLC, multiple powerful weapons.
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Now, on to endings. There are 6 ending words, all with different meanings. Qii, Qi, Ka, Qu, Quu and Qa. Qii seems to refer to small, or smallest. Qi appears to be derived from Qii, and as such is to make one/something small(er). Ka appears to be singular, with Qu being double/dual/2, and Quu being triple/3. Qa simply appears to mean powerful, large or lots.
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I must say, this language is one hell of a nut to crack, but I swear ill get it eventually! If I could only see more words in UrQa and their translation into english, I might be able to write out entire sentances in the UrQa language, without the aid of Calypsos translater. Suffice to say, I have much more research to do on the subject. I think I am going to translate this entire post into a word document, for future reference and study.
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(Just to correct everything in this section. Jiji refers to holy, magic, but most importantly the traits holy and magic when used by UrQa denote the ethereal trait of those weapons. Q (u) and the derivatives Qu, Quu, Quuu are all forms of the word we know as Weapon. By adding multiple 'u' to the end of the word you are increasing it's 'power' [This works with any ending vowel]. Qa however IS a power modifier. Qii, Ka, Qo, Qi, Qa, Qa'ik are also all power modifiers. By repeating Quu'Qa, Quu'Qa I was just saying Powerful Weapons twice. Plural cases in UrQa are handled by using (')iii. Finally, I do NOT have a translator. I simply deciphered the language with the help of Thanar, or perhaps Thanar deciphered the language with the help of me)
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=== Nargos and Simon Dialogue ===
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Nargos: Hey, its hard to describe urqa in a few words.
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Simon: Was talking to Calypso about it yesterday.
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Nargos: And?
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Simon: Ukukuu and such means fire, and the more uu's the more fire. But ya, Qii, Qu, Quu, Qa, smallest to largest.
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Nargos: Actually from what I can tell, jiji(i) refers to heat and light, not ukukuu.
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Simon: More like flame is what I mean.
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Nargos: In all likelyhood, ukukuu refers to some sort of ranged weapon.
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Simon: Yeh that's the litteral proof translation.
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(Pause)
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Nargos: It appears that ka, uu, and ukukuu are part of the urqa numerical system, being 1,2, and 3 respectively. Although this is unconfirmed, but all logic seems to dictate that.
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Simon: 1,2,3, yep. Also talked to Calypso about that. The progression of the urqa shooters follows 1,1,2,3,5... next one would be 8.
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Nargos: I'm not sure how the Urqa'ka and Urqa'Qii got their names. As UrQa is the name of the race... the meaning must change when ka or qii is added. Urqa'Qii could very well mean little urqa, which would make sense.
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Simon: Qii means smallest, all of the Ur'Ziq Bana ships have Qii in their names.
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Nargos: Then it fits. Ka must be a singular part of the syntax, also referring to one.  Uu is the 2 shotter, and quu refers to moderate, that makes sense since it is a decent weapon. Ukukuu must be representative of 3, as it only appears in the 3 shotter. It is also followed by Quu, meaning it is the moderate form. By following Ukukuu with Qa, the meaning differs. It seems to indicate "powerful 3", which explains why the Ukukuu is actually a 5 shotter. I dont believe it actually increases the number from 3 to 5, but instead simply means it's more powerful than 3. This could mean any number greater than 3, 5 just happens to be the weapon.
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Simon: Just for reference, in order: Urqa'Qii, Urqa'ka, Uu Quu, Ukukuu Qu, Ukukuu Qa
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Nargos: So small urqa, singular urqa, decent 2, decent 3, greater than 3 respectively.
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Simon: From my chat with Calypso, I believe its more of: small flame, singular flame, moderate flame, lots of flame, large lots of flame.
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Nargos: Qi seems to refer to making something smaller. Also, Ur'Quan translates into "your masters", so Urqa just means fire or flame.
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Simon: Another big part of it is that capitalization and location and presense of ' matters, so Ur'Quan, UrQa, and Urqa are 3 different words easily meaning, your masters, of your masters, and flame.
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=== Some Stuff Calypso said ===
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Just so you know, that name actually means something...
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*Brings up his universal UrQa translator*
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Ur Qok UrQa?
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Ah, there we go. It reads, "Can you see the me?"
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Illum: Calypso, let me have that translator :P
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NEVER!
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The UrQa Universal Translator is one the many Holy Adumite relics I stumbled upon when rummaging through an archaic compressed folder I downloaded from a website with the country code ".tz" And by stumbled, I thought I was downloading a keylogger / trojan combo so I could let my computer be part of botnet run by a 16 yr old from Korea. BUT, it seemed I was destined to download that file and come across these relics!
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Iq kii ur, jij'uu! Quu'Qa, Quu'Qa. Iq aku'qa. Ur kii.
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It was more along the lines of 'I'll kill you with holy fire and powerful weapons. My energies are powerful, you'll die'. This isn't exact, but the meaning is there.
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So yeah, I did threaten didn't I?
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But if I keep translating all this, you'll figure it out! NO MORE!
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Calypso
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need table for AI UrQa ships too

Latest revision as of 17:30, 11 February 2019

SunDog60 here, going to be working on decrypting the UrQa language and posting all my research here on the discussion page of the UrQa page until I'm done.

Notes on UrQa Things

Words

  • Bana - It's possible that 'Bana' does not refer to 'Star System' and is instead more of a 'Camp', or main area for a certain place. For instance, in Mira, only the three boss rooms have Bana in their names, and in Nexus, the only star system there has Bana in it's name, Ur'Ziq Bana, as it is the only base of operations for the UrQa in the Nexus. In Iq' Bana, that star system is home to the UrQa, so it would make sense why it has Bana in it's name.

Ur'Ziq Bana

  • Jujo'qii - Dropped a Sawed Off+, DG drop, it may have a DG drop table linked to it with it rarely dropping stuff off that table. It also dropped a Nexus Scion Augmenter later, and can drop Ujqii Damaged Plating.
  • Kasa Qiii - Chance to drop Ujqii Damaged Plating, Urqa'Qii Drone and an Urqa'Qii weapon.

Iq' Bana

  • While inside Iq' Bana, the wormhole to the next room is called "To the Queen", though the name of the next room is actually IQ'Qus.

UrQa Language

Anything with a ? at the end of it without a * denotes a possibly incorrect translation (if it ends with ?*, then that means it normally has a ? at the end), anything with (?) means the translation likely doesn't make sense.

All Known Words

UrQa Word Translation Comments
UrQa UrQa UrQa referring to themselves as a race?
Urqa UrQa Referring to the race?
Uka Shield Also used for diffusers
Aku Energy
Qok See, Seer
Iiuqok Detector?
KoQuii Stealth, Stealthy
Qua Generator, Maker
Uzu Laser
Urko (and Urk') Remains
Qokuji Guardian Possibly Capital Ship?
Qokujiii Qa'ik Extremely Powerful Magical/Holy Guardian? Bana Queen
Vazuk Speed, Speedy
Ukuk Long Range, Ranged
Jujo ?
Jujuso ?
Suqqa Scout / Explorer
Ishi Maneuverability?
Bana Star System
Kasa Pillbox (Stations / Drones) Kasa Akka = Attached Pillbox (T18 attached base kit)
Akka Attached, Sticky Not necessarily related only to stations
Jiji Magic/Magical Also used for ethereal weaponry, possibly means holy?
Uu Fire
Kii Kill, Destroy, Die
Niq Escape
Iq I
Ur You, Your, You Are
'iii equivalent of s, for plural
Qak Absense, Without? Used in description of Jij'uku Qo, the Mira radiation weapon, "kii qak urko", kill without remains?
UrQa Power Values
UrQa Adjective Translated
Qiii Very Small (Very Weak)
Qii Small (Weak)
Ka Basic
Qo Moderate
Qi Good
Qa Powerful
Qa'ik Extremely powerful?
Ik Adj. for adjectives?


Gear, Items and Other
Item UrQa Name Purpose Translation Description Translation Comments
Stations and Drones
Name Location Description Translation Comments
Kasa Qiii Ur'Ziq Bana Mini Kasa graphic Weak Pillbox? Qiii may mean 'Weaker' than Qii which means 'Weak'?
UrQa Ban'aquk Iq' Bana UrQa Transwarp Beacon ?
Planets, Moons and Star Systems
Location Thing UrQa Name Description Translation Comments
Nexus Star System Ur'Ziq Bana A small star system outside Paximinus ???
Ur'Ziq Bana Moon Qakqar Qii A moon that does not orbit a planet, it and two generic suns are the only celestial bodies present ???
(Ur'Ziq Bana) Paximinus Moon Urqa' ka Qii One of two moons outside the Ur'Ziq Bana entrance in Paximinus Small Basic Urqa? (?)
(Ur'Ziq Bana) Paximinus Moon Kur'ur Qa Qii One of two moons outside the Ur'Ziq Bana entrance in Paximinus Small Powerful Your ??? (?)
(Ur'Ziq Bana) Deep Space Moon Suqqa Qii Qiq The moon outside the entrance to Ur'Ziq Bana in Deep Space.
Iq' Bana Star System Iq' Bana First room of Iq' Bana Our Star System
Iq' Bana Star System IQ'Qus Second room of Iq' Bana
Iq' Bana Star System IQ'Quus Third room of Iq' Bana
Iq' Bana Star System IQ'Qas Fourth and final room, contains the Bana Queen
Iq' Bana DG Moon Kur'ur Quus Appears in IQ'Qus, IQ'Quus and IQ'Qas
Iq' Bana DG Moon Qakquus Appears in IQ'Qus, IQ'Quus and IQ'Qas
Iq' Bana DG Moon Urqa' Kuus Appears in IQ'Qus, IQ'Quus and IQ'Qas
Note for Nexus names: Ujqii are also found outside Ur'Ziq Bana, are are the same outside of having no team
AI Names
UrQa Name Which Ships/Boss Random? Translation Comments
Ur Ikqaka Team name, UrQa AI in Ur'Ziq Bana Team ??
Ukuk'ik Qi Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes ('ik) I have (Qi) good (Ukuk) stealth
UrQa Kasa'uu Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes (UrQa) UrQa ('uu) Fire (Kasa) Pillbox
Ishi'qii Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes ??
Kik Qua Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes ??
Qua jij'Uu Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes (jij') Magical ('Uu) Fire (Qua) Generator
Iiquok KoQuii Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes Stealth Detector? Iiquok may be mispelled, Iiuqok should be what it is? Perhaps it means undetectable stealth?
Uu'Qok Ur Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes (Ur) You (Qok) See (Uu') Fire
Kii Uzu'ik Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes ??
Suqqa KoQuii Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes (KoQuii) Stealth (Suqqa) Scout
Urqa'jiji Qua Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes (Urqa) Urqa ('jiji) Magic (Qua) Generator
Uuu'Akka Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes ('Akka) Sticky (Uuu) Fire
Ur Kii UrQa Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes (Ur) You (Kii) Kill (UrQa) UrQa (?)
Kii Kii Kii Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes Kill Kill Kill
KoQuii niq Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes (KoQuii) Stealthy (niq) Escape
Uj'qi Qokuji Jujo'qii and Ujqii in Ur'Ziq Bana Yes ??
UrQa Chatter
Trigger Location AI/Boss Sentence Translation Comments
Upon Death Ur'Ziq Bana Jujo'qii and Ujqii Urko. Iq' urko...
Upon Death Ur'Ziq Bana Jujo'qii and Ujqii Iq' uj'qi... kii...
Upon Death Ur'Ziq Bana Jujo'qii and Ujqii Qokujii Qa kii ur...
Upon Death Ur'Ziq Bana Jujo'qii and Ujqii Urko. Iq'jiji... urko.
Upon Death Ur'Ziq Bana Jujo'qii and Ujqii Ur kii UrQa...
Upon Death Ur'Ziq Bana Jujo'qii and Ujqii Ur vazuk... Ur ... Qa.

Nargos Proposal

Excerpted from the forum dialogue of Nargos

If I had to take a guess, I would say that the urqa language is based off of words that describe things, or images, much like some asian languages do.

From what I can understand, it appears that Iq refers to oneself, while kii refers to kill. ur seems to be a direct form of saying "you", however by capitalizing the "U" in Ur, it appears to change the connotation to you'll. jij'uu is very similar to jiji'quu or even jiji'qa. As we recall, those are the names of a fire-like beam weapons of UrQa creation. jij seems to refer to holy, and such I imagine that jiji refers to cleansing, or something that bansishes evils, which from the UrQa history and attitude seems to imply that any other race is a subservient race, weaker, and possibly a agent of evil in the minds of the UrQa. From this we can also reference that quu and qa mean lesser and greater, which is why weaponry, or for that matter any sort of technology, is generally more powerfull with the transition from quu-qa in the name. It also appears the by following Ur with Kii directly, the meaning can be either kill or die, depending of previous sentances.

If we move back to the concept of imagry in writing, we can also see the connection between aku'qa and "my energies are great". The aku'qa is a rare ship energy created by the UrQa, and is quite powerful. This allows for the depection of great energy by one who refers to themselves aswell as the name in the same sentance. If we look more into the UrQa energies, we will also see a greater version of the aku'qa. Its name, blatently, is Aku'Qa. The captialization of the "A" aswell as the "Q" shows that it is more powerful then the standard aku'qa, as it follows the pattern of capitalization. In truth this "Aku'Qa" is a base energy, and is considerably powerful at that; Thus reinforcing my theory on how the great language works.

The repetition of Quu'Qa is something I have not seen before. As we can tell right off the bat, Quu'Qa also follows the pattern of first letter capitalization, or FLC, as I like to call it. This immediately tells us whatever it is its great. From what I can understand of Calypsos translation, Quu'Qa appears to mean weapon; or more specificly, powerful weapon. Since Quu'Qa is repeted in the sentance, it appears that it is a broad, singular meaning for weapon. By repeating it, it changes it to plural, by refering to more then one weapon; and, by following FLC, multiple powerful weapons.

Now, on to endings. There are 6 ending words, all with different meanings. Qii, Qi, Ka, Qu, Quu and Qa. Qii seems to refer to small, or smallest. Qi appears to be derived from Qii, and as such is to make one/something small(er). Ka appears to be singular, with Qu being double/dual/2, and Quu being triple/3. Qa simply appears to mean powerful, large or lots.

I must say, this language is one hell of a nut to crack, but I swear ill get it eventually! If I could only see more words in UrQa and their translation into english, I might be able to write out entire sentances in the UrQa language, without the aid of Calypsos translater. Suffice to say, I have much more research to do on the subject. I think I am going to translate this entire post into a word document, for future reference and study.

(Just to correct everything in this section. Jiji refers to holy, magic, but most importantly the traits holy and magic when used by UrQa denote the ethereal trait of those weapons. Q (u) and the derivatives Qu, Quu, Quuu are all forms of the word we know as Weapon. By adding multiple 'u' to the end of the word you are increasing it's 'power' [This works with any ending vowel]. Qa however IS a power modifier. Qii, Ka, Qo, Qi, Qa, Qa'ik are also all power modifiers. By repeating Quu'Qa, Quu'Qa I was just saying Powerful Weapons twice. Plural cases in UrQa are handled by using (')iii. Finally, I do NOT have a translator. I simply deciphered the language with the help of Thanar, or perhaps Thanar deciphered the language with the help of me)

Nargos and Simon Dialogue

Nargos: Hey, its hard to describe urqa in a few words.

Simon: Was talking to Calypso about it yesterday.

Nargos: And?

Simon: Ukukuu and such means fire, and the more uu's the more fire. But ya, Qii, Qu, Quu, Qa, smallest to largest.

Nargos: Actually from what I can tell, jiji(i) refers to heat and light, not ukukuu.

Simon: More like flame is what I mean.

Nargos: In all likelyhood, ukukuu refers to some sort of ranged weapon.

Simon: Yeh that's the litteral proof translation.

(Pause)

Nargos: It appears that ka, uu, and ukukuu are part of the urqa numerical system, being 1,2, and 3 respectively. Although this is unconfirmed, but all logic seems to dictate that.

Simon: 1,2,3, yep. Also talked to Calypso about that. The progression of the urqa shooters follows 1,1,2,3,5... next one would be 8.

Nargos: I'm not sure how the Urqa'ka and Urqa'Qii got their names. As UrQa is the name of the race... the meaning must change when ka or qii is added. Urqa'Qii could very well mean little urqa, which would make sense.

Simon: Qii means smallest, all of the Ur'Ziq Bana ships have Qii in their names.

Nargos: Then it fits. Ka must be a singular part of the syntax, also referring to one. Uu is the 2 shotter, and quu refers to moderate, that makes sense since it is a decent weapon. Ukukuu must be representative of 3, as it only appears in the 3 shotter. It is also followed by Quu, meaning it is the moderate form. By following Ukukuu with Qa, the meaning differs. It seems to indicate "powerful 3", which explains why the Ukukuu is actually a 5 shotter. I dont believe it actually increases the number from 3 to 5, but instead simply means it's more powerful than 3. This could mean any number greater than 3, 5 just happens to be the weapon.

Simon: Just for reference, in order: Urqa'Qii, Urqa'ka, Uu Quu, Ukukuu Qu, Ukukuu Qa

Nargos: So small urqa, singular urqa, decent 2, decent 3, greater than 3 respectively.

Simon: From my chat with Calypso, I believe its more of: small flame, singular flame, moderate flame, lots of flame, large lots of flame.

Nargos: Qi seems to refer to making something smaller. Also, Ur'Quan translates into "your masters", so Urqa just means fire or flame.

Simon: Another big part of it is that capitalization and location and presense of ' matters, so Ur'Quan, UrQa, and Urqa are 3 different words easily meaning, your masters, of your masters, and flame.

Some Stuff Calypso said

Just so you know, that name actually means something...

  • Brings up his universal UrQa translator*

Ur Qok UrQa?

Ah, there we go. It reads, "Can you see the me?"

Illum: Calypso, let me have that translator :P

NEVER!

The UrQa Universal Translator is one the many Holy Adumite relics I stumbled upon when rummaging through an archaic compressed folder I downloaded from a website with the country code ".tz" And by stumbled, I thought I was downloading a keylogger / trojan combo so I could let my computer be part of botnet run by a 16 yr old from Korea. BUT, it seemed I was destined to download that file and come across these relics!

Iq kii ur, jij'uu! Quu'Qa, Quu'Qa. Iq aku'qa. Ur kii.

It was more along the lines of 'I'll kill you with holy fire and powerful weapons. My energies are powerful, you'll die'. This isn't exact, but the meaning is there.

So yeah, I did threaten didn't I?

But if I keep translating all this, you'll figure it out! NO MORE!

Calypso

need table for AI UrQa ships too

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