Sycoraxic

Sycoraxic was the language of the Sycorax and the only language that they used, believing that other languages were "primitive bile". UNIT was able to create a program that could translate it. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)

Behind the scenes

Words

Below is a short list of some basic words in the "Sycoraxic" language. (PROSE: Doctor Who Files 4: The Sycorax)

English	Sycoraxic
Astrophia	Astrofaaa
We are	Codrafee
Choice	Codsyla
Or	Col
Of	Con
Tribal leader	Fadros Pallujikaa
Aboard	Foraxi
Very	Gan
Half	Gatrosca
Clever	Gilfane
Surrender	Jalvaaan
Now	Ka
Welcome	Padskaa
Third	Potrosca
Funny	Stapeen
Sycorax Armada	Sycorafan Staa
Yes	Tass
Words	Vol

Phrases

Below is a short list of phrases used by the Sycorax during their invasion of Earth in Christmas 2006, that were translated into English. (TV: The Christmas Invasion) (PROSE: Doctor Who Files 4: The Sycorax)

English	Sycoraxic
Yes, we know who you are.	Tass, conafee tedro soo.
Sycorax strong! Sycorax mighty! Sycorax rock!	Sycora jak! Sycora telpo! Sycora faa!
Surrender, or they will die.	Jalvaan, col chack chiff.
Bring it on board.	Crel stat foraxi
We are the Sycorax. We stride the darkness.	Codrafee Sycora. Condrafee gassac tel dashfellik.

Insults

There is at least one insult in the Sycorax community. The Tenth Doctor, having been newly regenerated from his previous incarnation and therefore become a whole new man, challenged the leader of the Sycorax to a battle for planet Earth. To push the Sycorax leader's anger even further the Doctor used this insult against him.

Sycoraxic
Crannak pel cassackree salvack