Denebian n. 2
the language of Denebians
Language
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1946 Outlaw World in Startling Stories Winter 58/1
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Edmond Hamilton
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He spoke in a debased variant of that ancient Denebian language which is heard everywhere in the galaxy where the sons of Deneb ages ago planted colonies. [Ibid.] Captain Future spoke to the Vulcanian leader, carefully choosing words of the ancient Denebian tongue.
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1946 The Solar Invasion in Startling Stories Fall 53/1
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Manly Wade Wellman
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He now reflected that the strange tongue of Dimension X was partially understandable to him because, basically, it derived from the universal Denebian language of all humanoid creatures in all universes and dimensions. The parent stock from far Deneb had peopled everywhere.
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1950 The Return of Captain Future in Startling Stories 101/2
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Edmond Hamilton
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We found many records and inscriptions, in the language of the Old Empire—the so-called Denebian tongue we could already read.
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1955 Es Percipi in Imagination Science Fiction Oct. 43/2
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Milton Lesser
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Sarchix…was soon busy talking with Nick in English and someone else in Denebian.
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1992 PartnerShip 182
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Anne McCaffrey
Margaret Ball
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A moment later, two aides exchanged a flurry of rapid, low-voiced but mainly cheerful comments over Caleb's bed. Nancia gathered that the news was good; his (three-syllable Greek root) was up, his (four-syllable Latin derivation) was down, they were putting him on a regular dosage of (two-word Denebian form), and as soon as he was conscious they were to start him on a physical therapy routine.
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1999 Deep Walnuts in Absolute Magnitude Winter 60/1
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Linda Tiernan Kepner
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Araee said a bad word in Denebian.
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2017 Combatant i. 6
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The mirror translated Clarity into both ‘sparkle’ from a Terran language, and ‘gelatinous monkey retinas are not edible’ from Denebian Caterwaulic. Tess assumed the first translation was the correct one.
Research requirements
any evidence 1946
Earliest cite
Edmond Hamilton, in Startling Stories
Research History
Fred Galvin submitted a 1946 cite from Manly Wade Wellman.Clive Shergold submitted a 1992 cite from Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball's "PartnerShip".
Clive Shergold submitted a 2017 cite from E. L. Haven's "Combatant".
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