Glyphs of an ancient Nausicaan language
The Nausicaan language was the language used by Nausicaans.
An ancient form of Nausicaan was inscribed on a time portal on Krulmuth-B. In 2259, Starfleet officer Nyota Uhura identified the language with the help of Erica Ortegas, after initially considering Cardassian and Bajoran. (SNW: "Those Old Scientists")
Spoken language[]
- Guramba - gumption, nerve, gall, etc.; as in: "Coward, like all Starfleet you talk and you talk, but you have no guramba."
The novel The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard suggests that "Guramba" refers to genitalia.
- Undari - Used to describe cowards.
- "Orcho lah reesnil Starfleet..." - Expressing amusement (to others) at the sight of Starfleet officers fighting each other. (TNG: "Tapestry")
In the Star Trek: Titan novel "Fortune of War", a character encounters written Nausicaan characters from the species' dominant language on a crashed alien starship.