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The Eldar language is considered highly complex and graceful. Many references draw upon the Eldar psyche, mythical figures, and long-lost events. The Eldar also communicate with pose and gesture, it is possible for two Eldar to have full conversations without saying a word to one another.{{Fn|1}} Today, each Craftworld along with the [[Exodite]]s speaks with its own unique dialect that is easily recognizable to other Eldar.{{Fn|11a}}{{Fn|16}}
The [[Imperium]] has struggled to understand both the spoken and written language of the AeldariEldar. It took the cumulative life's work of [[Wikipedia:Lexicography|Lexicos]] [[Aldus Mari]] and their 160 predecessors to understand even the most basic ideas behind the Aeldari Eldar spoken tongue. Aldus acted as the last diplomatic envoy to [[Craftworld Alaitoc]] studying with their studies on their culture concluding in 453.[[M36]].{{Fn|16}} Other notable Imperials who have contributed significantly to the Aeldari xeno [[Wikipedia:Lexicography|lexicography]] field of study is various members of the prolific [[Mung Dynasty]].{{Fn|18}}{{Fn|10}}
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