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Not once is the word "Ewok" mentioned in Return of the Jedi, and the tribe members are never referred to by their names (such as Wicket, Paploo, etc.). The sound used to compose the Ewok language was inspired by Tibetan, which was documented in a BBC program on Tibetan, Nepali and Kalmuck languages. To create the sound, sound designer Ben Burtt interviewed several Tibetans.