Semblan served as the recognized language for the Vurk species, spoken on their native homeworld of Sembla. Prior to the emergence of the Galactic Empire, a planet-wide debate led to Semblan being adopted as the standard language from a multitude of dialects. Consequently, Utavurk was renamed Sembla. Despite this decision, numerous individuals opposed the change and persisted in using their regional languages within Sembla. Vurk who ventured beyond their planet typically acquired Galactic Basic Standard.