J'Tai or Betelgeusian was the language of the Betelgeusian civilization. It was highly symbolic. (Decipher RPG module: Aliens)
Their speech sounded like a high-pitched chirping. Betelgeusians relied on vocoders to translate their words into Federation Standard. (TOS novel: Ex Machina, TTN novel: Orion's Hounds)
As with the Tamarian language and Mandarin, syntax and meaning was influenced by body language, context and tone. (TNG novel: The Sky's the Limit)
In 3188 Cosmo Traitt spoke Betelgeusian when he was in pursuit of Cleveland Booker. (DSC episode: "That Hope Is You, Part 1")
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- TOS novel: Ex Machina
- TNG novel: The Sky's the Limit
- TTN novel: Orion's Hounds
- Decipher RPG module: Aliens
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- Betelgeusian language article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.