Last week’s arc on Andor had introduced audiences to the Ghormans, and nobody was expecting them to actually have their own made-up language in the form of Ghor.
The language was completely fabricated for the series, and was made to sound like a mix of French and German, and while native English speakers thought it just sounded like French—people who actually spoke the language got off guard by it as well.
Based on this thread on Twitter (that I actually started), there were some people nice enough to give their idea as to what Ghor in Andor sounded like to them, being French speakers. One reply said:
When me and my wife heard the first meeting, we both stared at each other and said "these guys are clearly french"
— V.R. 🔻🐢 (@mrvenni) May 1, 2025
Another reply said, “I’m French. At the beginning i was thinking it was German but didn t recognise any word and then i thought it was Romanche (Swiss langage… I thought it was Italian too but neither sounds French to me.” Another wrote, “Why does he talk my language but i can’t get a damn thing?”
Probably the simplest description would be that the Ghor language sounded like Simlish to them (i.e., the gibberish used in The Sims games).
What’s interesting is that officially, Ghor was made to sound French as to be a tribute to actual French revolutionaries from history. Even the Andor actors themselves were all French-speaking, and they were even said to sometimes speak Ghor even when the cameras weren’t rolling.
Fans are expecting a huge massacre for the Ghormans soon, but it looks like Star Wars showrunner Tony Gilroy isn’t making this made up race go out without a bang.
