Aterere in Star Wars
Here’s a bit of funny trivia for you: what language is the funny co-pilot speaking in this Star Wars clip?
Surprise!! It’s Kikuyu, a language spoken in Kenya. I don’t understand what he’s saying, but after living in Kenya for a few years you can eventually distinguish between lots of languages… he apparently says something like, “Tell those guys over there to come over here.”
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So funny. It sounds like jibberish to those of us that don’t know.
That’s probably what George Lucas thought… haha. It’s so strange to me to hear it in Star Wars because I hear that language every day :)
That’s probably what George Lucas thought… haha. It’s so strange to me to hear it in Star Wars because I hear that language every day :)
Hey Alan, I do speak Kikuyu and a friend told me about this but I didn’t believe till I saw this video on your site. It’s just amazing, it sure is Kikuyu…LMAO!!
Holy crap.. that dude is a msapere! That’s Kikuyu.. hahahaha