a native or inhabitant of the Saturnian moon Titan; (also) a language used on Titan or by Titanese; cf Titanian n.
But he saw that its entrance door was open and that the space inside was too small for any of them excepting one of the small stature of the Titanese. It was crammed with machinery. Nazu was the only one of their number who could squeeze into the thing; in fact he alone knew how to operate the queer flying machine.
Len Ryder gritted his teeth at thought of such fine mechanical contrivances falling to the hands of the Titans. Under his breath, Len muttered: โAka aka akaโ which in Titanese meant โCโest la guerre.โ
โAh! Of course. The old brain is not what it was...โ She shook her gray-white head; her black cloak swirled out melodramatically. He grinned, knowing she didnโt mean a word of it. โMaybe learning Titanese on top of fifty other languages is the straw that breaks the camelโs back.โ
antedating 1932
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