Swahili language

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Swahili language
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First Appearance TOS06 (22 Sep 1966)
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Swahili was a Human language originating[1] along the eastern coast[2] of Africa.[1] Swahili was Lieutenant Nyota Uhura's native language.[3] She was very surprised to encounter another crewman aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 who spoke Swahili, though he turned out to be an M-113 creature in disguise.[1] When Uhura lost her memories and had to be re-educated following an encounter with Nomad, she would lapse into Swahili whenever she grew frustrated with her lessons.[3] When the Melkotians communicated telepathically with the Enterprise crew, each person "heard" the message in their native language: English for Kirk, Vulcan for Spock, Russian for Chekov, and Swahili for Uhura.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Man Trap". Star Trek, season 1, episode 1 (Production number 06). Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by George Clayton Johnson. Desilu Productions. 8 September 1966.
  2. Multiple authors. "Swahili language." Last modified 14 August 2023. Accessed 16 August 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Changeling." Star Trek, Season 2, Episode 8. Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by John Meredyth Lucas. Desilu Productions, 29 September 1967.
  4. Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer) and Freiberger, Fred (Producer). "Spectre of the Gun." Star Trek, Season 3, Episode 1. Directed by Vincent McEveety. Written by Lee Cronin. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 25 October 1968.