However, until that answer came, there was time for theories to grow as fans did their best to speculate what connected many events in the saga
A Reddit theorist on r/FanTheories believed that Yoda's cause for his unique way of speaking wasn't due to his species but instead a teaching tactic he used to gain his students' attention better.
During the High Republic, Yoda was already a Jedi. However, if there was a time when he was new, people may not have paid much attention to him as they may have judged him by his size.