The language utilized by the Human population of Necropolis, a planet designated as a burial site for the Core Worlds, was known as the Necropolitan language, a type of language. The name of the planet itself translated to "City of the Dead." A unique writing system was used for the Necropolitan language, and examples of it could be found on the many gravestones spread throughout the tombworld, occasionally accompanied by translations in Galactic Basic, the most widely spoken language in the galaxy. Even though he was unfamiliar with the Necropolitan language, the young Human named Zak Arranda was able to infer the meaning of some of the inscriptions on the gravestones.