We’ve heard Earth-like accents in Star Wars—Hera has a French-sounding accent, Master Sol’s speech pattern feels distinctly South Korean, and the Neimoidians speak with an accent reminiscent of Japanese. That got me thinking—if these accents exist in the galaxy far, far away, does that mean Earth-like languages exist too?
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Galactic Basic Standard is Earth-like language and It is Similar to English
On Earth, we have English as the common world language that allows people from different countries to communicate with each other. It’s the same case in the Star Wars universe, where they also have a universal language that everyone needs to know when communicating with other species, whether it’s humans, Twi’leks, Duros, or others. They use Galactic Basic Standard, the most common language in the galaxy.
Galactic Basic Standard is basically English, according to Mondly. But while our English uses Latin letters, Galactic Basic is written in Aurebesh, a system made up of 34 letters used to transcribe the language. We can see Aurebesh all over Star Wars, from spaceport signs to starship displays (X-Wing, AT-AT).
The Aurebesh alphabet—or simply the Star Wars alphabet—is quite similar to our Earth’s English language. If it weren’t, we wouldn’t see moments like in Revenge of the Sith, when Obi-Wan and Anakin are on their mission to rescue Chancellor Palpatine. In the scene where they get surrounded by droids, Obi-Wan turns to Anakin and asks, “Do you have a Plan B?” or the Rebel calls their fighters X-Wings.
The phrase “Plan B” clearly exists in our real-world language, written in Latin letters. This further supports the idea that the Galactic Basic Standard is essentially an Earth-like language within the Star Wars universe.
However, just like on Earth, accents exist in Star Wars too. As I mentioned earlier, we have Hera with her French-like accent and Master Sol in The Acolyte with his South Korean accent. Turns out, accents are very much a thing in Star Wars, not just something we notice as viewers.
One detail I found in the Star Wars: Bounty Hunters comic series really confirms this. There’s a moment where Dengar actually mocks Tasu Leech for his accent, proving that accents aren’t just for style—they’re acknowledged within the Star Wars universe itself.
The Many Accents of Star Wars
So far, throughout the Star Wars movies, we’ve heard plenty of characters speaking with different accents. Obi-Wan has a distinct British accent, and even Princess Leia briefly slips into one during her confrontation with Moff Tarkin in A New Hope.
But did you know there are even more accents in the Star Wars universe? According to StarWars.fandom, we have characters with Mexican, New York English, Spanish, and even Thai accents.
Here’s the list of accents I found.
But that’s not all. Aside from the different accents in Star Wars, there are also many distinct languages, just like the ones spoken by Wookiees, Ewoks, and countless other species throughout the galaxy.
Different Languages
We already know that Galactic Basic Standard is the common language used by nearly everyone in Star Wars, but it’s far from the only one.
There’s Binary, or Droidspeak, the language used by astromechs like R2-D2. The Ewoks from the Battle of Endor in the Original Trilogy have their own language called Ewokese, while the Jawas on Tatooine communicate using Jawaese. And that’s just the beginning—there are plenty more unique languages spoken across the galaxy.
If you’re interested in learning more about these languages, I’ve got a link right here for you!