Lingua-technis
Lingua-technis or lingua technis,[3] also known as techna-lingua[2b] and lingua technica, is a language of the Cant Mechanicus. The official lanuage of the Adeptus Mechanicus, this binary language has been optimised for quick communication of technical data and servitor commands.[2a]
It is a language rarely used outside of the order of Tech-Priests, elements of the Techna-Lingua may be found integrated into the Low Gothic of highly industrialised or technologically oriented cultures. Few outside the Priesthood of Mars can fully comprehend Techna-Lingua, and it is a language replete with internal self-references and allusions to knowledge that remain unknown to those outside the Tech-Priests' closed orders. The Magi of the Adeptus Mechanicus have preserved this form of communication since the founding of their institution in the Dark Age of Technology, and by lore none should speak it forbidden phrases who have not been sanctified by the Machine God.[2b]
Like most binary languages, lingua technis consists of a burst of static emitted through the bionic implants of members of the Mechanicum which cannot be understood by unaugmented humans. To the ignorant, voxed lingua technis might sound like little more than a blurted hash of machine noise.[1]
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Sources
- 1: Mechanicum (Novel): Chapter 1.02, pg. 56
- 2: Rogue Trader Rulebook:
- 3: Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (8th Edition), pg. 19
| Imperium | Low Gothic • High Gothic • Cant Mechanicus • Sign Language |
|---|---|
| Chaos | Dark Tongue • Scrap Code |
| Xenos | Ork • Eldar • Hrud • Tau • Necron • Squat |
