Treespeak: The Slang of the Le-Matoran

Treespeak was the distinctive form of slang used by the Le-MatoranLe-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils., the air-dwelling villagers of the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. people. It was known as treespeak on the island of Mata NuiMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna. and as chutespeak in the city of Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., and in both forms it worked by combining two words into a single compound, lending the speech of the Le-Matoran a clipped, inventive character all its own.

A speech of the air villages#

Treespeak belonged to the Le-MatoranLe-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils., who valued Unity and Duty and from them derived the principle of Faith, and who were known for adventurousness and a willingness to take risks. Their speech matched their temperament. The defining trait of treespeak was the fusion of two words into one, so that an ordinary phrase became a single compound term, as in "happy-joy" or "Toa-hero." The slang took its first name from the treetop villages of Le-KoroLe-KoroLe-Koro is a village situated within Le-Wahi, inhabited by the Le-Matoran and home to Turaga Matau and Toa Lewa. The settlement was once held under the control of Teridax. on the island of Mata NuiMata Nui: Great Spirit of the Matoran UniverseBuilt by the Great Beings as a biomechanical guardian, betrayed by Teridax, and returned in a smaller form to reshape Spherus Magna.; in the chutes of Le-MetruLe-MetruThe teal district where Le-Matoran managed everything that moved through Metru Nui, from chutes to airships. within Metru NuiMetru NuiThe city beneath Mata Nui functions as the Great Spirit's brain, housing the Matoran whose labor keeps the god alive., the same manner of speech was called chutespeak.

Speakers and record#

The most prominent speaker of treespeak was MatauMatauA former Le-Metru test driver who became a Toa Metru, Matau wielded air, illusion, and shape-shifting before sacrificing his Toa power to wake the sleeping Matoran., who, like most Le-MatoranLe-MatoranGreen-powered Matoran obsessed with thrills and transport. They're basically Bionicle's daredevils., used the slang as a matter of course and carried the habit into his time as a Toa and later as a Turaga. The slang was distinctive enough that those who did not speak it could find it hard to follow, and a short dictionary of treespeak was set down among the guides to the Matoran world so that its compounds could be understood. On occasion a being unfamiliar to the MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. would adopt a few words of treespeak to put the air villagers at ease.