The X-Files uses a lot of languages on the
show. For those of you who are like myself and not multi-lingual, here's
to you. I will now explain the things that make ya go "Say
What?"
731-
a three-digit number; unit of Japanese
Army experimenting on prisoners during WWII
Agua
Mala-
Spanish for bad water
Ahab-
Scully's nickname for her father;
Captain in Moby Dick
Amor Fati-
Latin for "Love of
Destiny"
Arcadia-
in ancient Greece, the name of a
district famous for its peace and simplicity
Avatar-
Descent to earth of a deity in human
or animal form
Chimera-
Chupacabra-
Spanish for chupa-"to suck",
cabra-"goat"; Mythological Latin American creature
Die Hand Die Verletzt-
German for "His Is The Hand That
Wounds"
Die Warheit Ist Irgendwo Da Draußen-
German for "The Truth Is Out
There"
Død Kalm-
Norwegian for "Dead
Calm"
E.B.E.-
Extraterrestrial Biological
Entity
ÉÍ 'AANÍÍGÓÓ 'ÁHOOT'É-
Navajo for "The Truth Is Out
There"
El Mundo
Gira-
Spanish for "the world
turns"
En
Ami-
French for "as a friend"
Folie a
Deux-
"A Madness Shared by
Two"
Je
Souhaite-
French for "I wish"
Kitsunegari-
Japanese for "foxhunt"
Milagro-Spanish
for "miracle"
M.O.T.W.-
Monster of the Week
Mythology-
conspiracy-themed
episode
Nojo on the
Rojo-
Spanglish for "don't touch
that"
Ratboy-
X-Philes' term for Alex
Krycek
Redux-
brought back;return of an organ or
organism to a healthy state
Schizogeny-
Scientific term for asexual reproduction;
fission
Sein Und
Zeit-
German for "Since and
Time"
Starbuck-
Bill Scully's nickname for Scully;
Lieutenant in Moby Dick
Syzygy-
astronomical alignment of the Sun,
Earth, and either the Moon or a planet
Talitha Cumi-
from the Bible, the book of Mark--
spelled Talitha Koum, meaning "Little girl, I say to you,
arise!"
Teso Dos
Bichos-
Portuguese for teso-"burial
mound", bichos-"small animals"
Tithonus-in
Greek mythology, the son of a King of Troy
X-Phile-
phile-derived from Greek word
philos- "to love"; name given to a fan of the show
Fanfic "Say
What"