Verbal Pak Pak was the main spoken Neimoidian tongue before the species began to learn and speak Galactic Basic Standard, though it was very similar. It was noted that when an observer noticed two or more Neimoidians engaged Pak Pak, they heard a "chorus of staccato guttural croaks of infinite and subtle variety" that had a "certain musical beauty to it." Originally, all Neimoidians used Pak Pak, but as the race began to expand across the galaxy, the greedy Neimoidians realized that, in order to trade with other species, they needed to learn to speak more Basic.