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"Our finest poet describes it thus: Gallum galla gilla ma."
Vortigaunt

Vortigese[1] is the native language of the Vortigaunts. It is used by them for communication purposes and sometimes to help them conjure up their electrical attacks.

Overview[edit]

The language seems to consist of many words that start with the letter "G" (e.g. the Singing Vortigaunt's phrase "Gallum Galla Gilla Ma"). None of the word's translations are currently known, and considering how the Vortigaunts describe the language and its connection with the Vortessence, humans may never even be able to understand it fully. Most Vortigaunts are fine with talking in English, but according to one in Half-Life 2, when they are just by themselves or they wish to say "unflattering" things about humans they go back to talking in Vortigese.

The language differs greatly from Half-Life to Half-Life 2. In Half-Life, it is rather hoarse and aggressive. In comparison, it is soft and deep in Half-Life 2 and its episodes. No explanation has been given so far, but when asked via e-mail from a Facepunch user Laidlaw stated that the Half-Life version of the language was merely an exercise in creature design and the voice actor for Half-Life 2 didn't know what they sounded like in Half-Life.

Conversations in Vortigese occur simultaneously; in other words, Vortigaunts talking to each other will talk at the same time, creating even more confusion for translation.

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References[edit]

  1. Half-Life 2 subtitles
  2. Marc Laidlaw on Vortigese (August 25, 2011) (unverified)