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The '''language of [[Tauron]]''' is distinct from the typical standard language used throughout the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] circa [[42YR]] ([[58 BCH]]).

Many proud Taurons were displaced during [[Tauron Civil War]] and emigrated to various colonies, including {{RDM|Caprica}}. In order to resist assimilation, Taurons carved out their footholds (such as [[Little Tauron]] within [[Caprica City]]) while maintaining their strong cultural heritage by practicing cultural rites, religious practices, and through their use of language.

== Loanwords ==

* '''[[Ha'la'tha]]''': "always faithful to the soil"; it is later used as the formal name of the crime syndicate lead by the [[Guatrau]].

== Terms ==

* {{inlineref|lee-pa-ross}}: smooth; [[Sam Adama]] tells [[Willie Adama]] that his father was ''lee-pa-ross'' with the ladies in his youth, while Sam tried to hit on men with limited success {{CAP|Rebirth}}.
* {{inlineref|skor|skṓr}} ('''σκῶρ'''): excrement, dung, shit; Sam Adama comments on a car that he and Willie come across, noting that it looks like ''skṓr'', en route to vandalizing a storefront in Little Tauron {{CAP|Rebirth}}.

== Notes ==

* The language used by Taurons in ''Caprica'' is a mixture of various Greek dialects, including Ancient Homeric Greek and new Greek. 

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-The '''language of [[Tauron]]''' is distinct from the typical standard language used throughout the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] circa {{YR|42}}.
+The '''language of [[Tauron]]''' is distinct from the typical standard language used throughout the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] circa [[42YR]] ([[58 BCH]]).
 Many proud Taurons were displaced during [[Tauron Civil War]] and emigrated to various colonies, including {{RDM|Caprica}}. In order to resist assimilation, Taurons carved out their footholds (such as [[Little Tauron]] within [[Caprica City]]) while maintaining their strong cultural heritage by practicing cultural rites, religious practices, and through their use of language.
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 == Terms ==
-* {{inlineref|despoina|déspoina}} ('''δέσποινα'''): matron; [[Joseph Adama]] confronts [[Willie Adama]] over missing a day at the Tauron school, after being notified of his absence by ''Déspoina'' [[Kolas]] earlier in the day {{CAP|Rebirth}}.
+* {{inlineref|lee-pa-ross}}: smooth; [[Sam Adama]] tells [[Willie Adama]] that his father was ''lee-pa-ross'' with the ladies in his youth, while Sam tried to hit on men with limited success {{CAP|Rebirth}}.
-* {{inlineref|lee-pa-ross|leprós}} ('''λεπρός'''): smooth; [[Sam Adama]] tells [[Willie Adama]] that [[Joseph Adama|his father]] was ''leprós'' with the ladies in his youth, while Sam tried to hit on men with limited success {{CAP|Rebirth}}.
-** In modern Greek, leprós is a term for "leper." Either Sam was lying to Willie about its definition, perhaps as a joke at Joseph's expense, or the term had a different meaning with the Tauron.
-*{{Inlineref|nothos|nóthos}} '''(νόθος)''': bastards; [[Sam Adama]] offers to go after those responsible for [[Shannon Adama|Shannon]] and [[Tamara Adama]]'s deaths in the [[Maglev 23]] bombing, referring to the bombers as ''nóthos'' {{CAP|Pilot}}
-*'''paidoktónos (παιδοκτόνος)''': "child killer"{{Spoilli|; [[Ruth]] refers to [[Fidelia Fazekas]] thusly following Willie's death {{CAP|Apotheosis (episode)}}}}
-*'''pénthos (πένθος)''': mourning {{CAP|Apotheosis (episode)}}
 * {{inlineref|skor|skṓr}} ('''σκῶρ'''): excrement, dung, shit; Sam Adama comments on a car that he and Willie come across, noting that it looks like ''skṓr'', en route to vandalizing a storefront in Little Tauron {{CAP|Rebirth}}.
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 == Notes ==
-* According to ''Caprica'' executive [[Tom Lieber]], the Tauron language heard in the series is based on Homeric Greek. The production employed a professor from the University of British Columbia to translate English dialogue into the ancient language.<ref>[[Podcast:Blowback|Podcast for "Blowback"]], timestamp 16:39</ref>
+* The language used by Taurons in ''Caprica'' is a mixture of various Greek dialects, including Ancient Homeric Greek and new Greek.
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