Colonial wireless alphabet

The Colonial wireless alphabet is a means of communicating letters via words, thus permitting clarity when communicating spellings over wireless. This is similar to the NATO phonetic alphabet used for radio communications.

The following is a list of words used in the CWA. At present, only six have been canonically identified.

Letter	Word	Pronunciation
A	Alpha Template:RefTemplate:Ref	[ˈæl.fə]
B	Bravo Template:Ref label Template:Ref	[ˈbɹɑ.voʊ]
C	Constellation Template:Ref label Template:Ref label Template:Ref	[ˌcɑn.stə.ˈleɪ.ʃən]
D	Delta Template:Ref label	[ˈdɛl.tə]
N	Nebula Template:Ref label Template:Ref label	[ˈnɛb.ju.lə]
S	Sierra Template:Ref label	[si.ˈɛɹˌɹə]

Notes

• In the NATO phonetic alphabet, "Alpha" is spelled "Alfa", in consideration of Spanish orthography. Depending on how literally one interprets certain scenes, Spanish (or a language represented by Spanish) may be spoken in the twelve colonies. Our use of the traditional English spelling here is somewhat arbitrary.
• "Wilco" is not a CWA letter code. It is used by the Colonials in place of "roger".
• "Colonial wireless alphabet" is a descriptive term, not a canonical designation.
• While the Colonial wireless alphabet has some terms in common with the NATO phonetic alphabet, there are a few used by NATO which are highly unlikely to be used by Colonial forces. Specifically, India (as it is a location on Earth), Juliet (Shakespeare lived and wrote on Earth), Quebec (See India), Romeo (See Juliet), Yankee (refers to a group of people from a specific location on Earth) and Zulu (See Yankee).

Sources

1. Template:NoteTemplate:Note labelTemplate:Note labelKara Thrace: Three assault teams, Alpha, Bravo, Constellation. (Bastille Day)
2. Template:NoteTemplate:Note labelLee Adama: Sierra Alpha, we got a new bogey. (Scattered)
3. Template:NoteTemplate:Note labelTemplate:Note labelTemplate:Note labelFreighter Pilot #1: Carrier constellation, jump complete on station, point deacon. Initiate search pattern delta.
   Freighter Pilot #2: Ore flight bravo, delta, wilco.
   Freighter Pilot #3: Ore flight nebula, delta initiated. (The Hand of God)
4. Template:NoteTemplate:Note labelGalen Tyrol: If the commander will take a closer look at the tail numbering... Nebula Seven Two Four Two Constellation. (Mini-Series)

Re-imagined Series definition: Colonial equivalent of radio

Re-imagined Series definition: "suspicious activity" (TRS: "Scattered")

Re-imagined Series definition: the process of using the FTL engines to make an near-instantaneous apparent faster-than-light transport of a ship from one point in space to another

Re-imagined Series definition: "will comply," the typical terse acceptance to an order given