Orentifu (Oren-tee-foo)

Orentifu was the oldest known form of the Bane'ile languages and was believed to be the root of all of the regional dialects that were spoken on the Bane'ile home world. It shared a great deal of vocabulary as well as some technical translation points with its descendants, so it could be understood by any Bane'ile speaker.   All of the ancient songs of the Bane'ile were sung in Orentifu, so it was also associated with the mystical beings known as the Singers of Songs. For these reasons, the language has commonly been referred to as Godspeak by those who are not native to Bane'ile.   Also known as the language of song, Orentifu was spoken, or perhaps I should say sung, by the Bane'ile people of song who were the spiritual advisors, teachers and healers whose responsibility it was to preserve the wisdom and history of their people in the form of songs that were passed down orally from generation to generation because the Bane'ile had no written form of their languages.   While all of the dialects spoken on Bane'ile had a very pleasant sound, Orentifu was the most harmonious and melodic. It was said that even when the people of song were simply speaking, it sounded as though they were singing. Even when speaking in Common, the speakers of Orentifu tended to have a speech pattern that sounded more formal and eloquent as well as being a bit poetic at times.  

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Common Idioms

  There are many common idioms, still in use throughout Kantostara today, that have their roots in Orentifu. The most notable of these is "two becoming one" meaning a passionate and eternal love story. This expression goes back to the ancient Song of Two Becoming One which tells the story of the final fiery collision of Bane'ile's binary stars metaphorically as that of two lovers coming together and vowing never to be parted again.