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| {{merge|Ancient Cybertronian|Two terms for the same thing, surely?}}
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| [[File:Cyclonus tailgate singing cybertronian homesick blues.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It reads "I'VE GOT MY OWN," if you're wondering.]]
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| '''Old Cybertronian''' is the common name for the '''Primal Vernacular''', an ancient tongue compared to the modern [[Cybertronian language#IDW Generation 1 continuity|Neocybex]].
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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| Neocybex came to prominence after Old Cybertronian fell to disuse. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}
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| The [[Knights of Cybertron]] used "''old'' Old Cybertronian" to leave a message inside the [[Matrix of Leadership]], speaking of "many from one" (or "one from many") and a "guiding hand". The text served as a caption for the map contained within the Matrix. The text was somewhat translated by [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]] ten million years later.
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| [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]'s name in Old Cybertronian was "Dei Atlas", meaning "God Map", which represented his desire to find the map leading to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}
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| In the present day, the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] member [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]] speaks only in Old Cybertronian. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} The letters of the first sentence he speaks can be matched to English letters, but do not make sense in the context.
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| Under the influence of [[Metrotitan (Zone)|an ancient]] [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] unconsciously scribbled the phrase "set me free" in Old Cybertronian on [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} The eight-million-year-old [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] enjoyed singing in Old Cybertronian (with a [[Tetrahex]]ian accent). The six-million-year-old Tailgate revered it as "the mother tongue" but didn't speak it himself, suggesting it had fallen into disuse by that time. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}
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| In contrast, the [[Micronaut]]s and other residents of [[Microspace]] spoke ancient Cybertronian as their everyday language. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}{{storylink|Enter The Shadow}} The language had similarities to [[Egypt]]ian Arabic, suggesting prior influence by Microspace on Earth's history. {{istorylink|Micronauts issue 7|Micronauts #7}}
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| ==Notes==
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| *In the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], spoken Old Cybertronian is represented by [[Cyberglyphics]], though what they spell is frequently gibberish.
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| [[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformer culture]]
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| [[Category:Languages]]
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