Gerudo Typography Translations

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Gerudo is the written language of the Gerudo first seen in Ocarina of Time. Since then, it has also appeared in Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild.

Ocarina of Time

Spirit Temple

Location Image Gerudo English
Spirit Temple entrance's left snake statue OoT Spirit Temple Entrance Snake Statue Left.png

 A B C D E F G H I 
 J K L M N O P Q R S 
 T U V W X Y Z ; 5 1 
 F G H I J K L M 
 

ABCDEFGHI
JKLMNOPQRS
TUVWXYZ;51
FGHIJKLM

Spirit Temple entrance's right snake statue OoT Spirit Temple Entrance Snake Statue Right.png

 Q R S T U V W X Y 
 A B C D E F G H I J 
 H I J K L M N O P 
 F G H I J K L M 
 

QRSTUVWXY
ABCDEFGHIJ
HIJKLMNOP
FGHIJKLM

Door to Nabooru's Room OoT Spirit Temple Boss Room Door.jpg Top
G H I J 
Left
A B C 
Right
D E F 
Bottom
K L M N  		Top
G H I J
Left
A B C
Right
D E F
Bottom
K L M N
Writing on walls, ceilings, plaques
OoT3D Spirit Temple Twinrova Room Walls.jpg A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R  ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR
OoT Twinrova Boss Room Wall Gerudo Typography2.png S T U V W X Y Z ; 5 1 ! ! A B C D E  STUVWXYZ;51!?ABCDE
(repeating sequences of Gerudo alphabet)
(most sequences 9 characters long & start at various parts of alphabet, some sequences 18 characters long and span entire alphabet with two lines)
Battlefield compass (clockwise) OoT3D Spirit Temple Boss Room Middle Floor.jpg N  N
Y X W V Q R S T U  YXWVQRSTU
E  E
E D C B A ! Z 5 P  EDCBA!Z5P
S  S
Y X W V Q R S T U  YXWVQRSTU
W  W
E D C B A ! Z 5 P  EDCBA!Z5P

Gerudo Training Ground

Location Image Gerudo English
Text near ceiling OoT Gerudo Training Ground Text.jpg A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P  ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP
(repeating)

Ganon's Castle

Location Image Gerudo English
Stairway before Ganondorf's Boss room OoT Ganon Castle Final Stairway.png

 L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ; 5 
 1 ! ! A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 
 

LMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ;5
1!?ABCDEFGHIJKLMN (repeating sequences of the Gerudo alphabet starting at various points, some sequences at least 17 characters long)

Structures on ceiling corners of Ganondorf's Boss room OoT3D Ganondorf Boss Room Ceiling Corner Structures.png O L E 1 C Y A F W ! B F ; X  OLE1CYAFW!BF;X


Twilight Princess

Arbiter's Grounds (Dungeon)

Location Image Gerudo English
Dungeon wall inscriptions TP Arbiters Keep Dungeon Wall Text.png W A W U F U  WAWUFU
(repeating)
Dungeon central area floor TP Arbiters Grounds Dungeon Central Floor Area.png

 Y U Y H P E 
 G U I W K     Y H U B D     G U I W K 
 

YUYHPE
GUIWK YHUBD GUIWK

Death Sword Middle Boss area floor TP Arbiters Grounds Death Sword Mid Boss Floor.png D T P Q G H !  (clockwise from north)
DTPQGH!
(sequence with Gerudo text has many undecipherable characters mixed in)
Boss room floor tiles TP Arbiters Grounds Boss Room Floor Tiles.png Q V K  QVK
(text is flipped vertically)
Boss room wall inscriptions TP Arbiters Grounds Boss Room Wall Inscriptions.png

 G A L X O S   T Y P O ! 
 G A P H 
 J K L H I O L 
 

GALXOS TYPO!
GAPH
JKLHIOL

Boss room sunken vertical inscriptions TP Arbiters Grounds Dungeon Wall Text.png

 J D G T U F G N 
 T U T U 
 G             ! U 
 T U 
 Z ; 5 1         U 
 

JDGTUFGN
TUTU
G !U
TU
Z;51 U

Boss room sunken horizontal inscriptions TP Arbiters Grounds Boss Room Sunken Horizontal Inscriptions.png

 E     T U T U     ! 
 A B C       G       ! U L M 
 G N       E 
 Q R S T U 
 V W X 
 V W         I J X E T U         F G N 
 

E TUTU  !
ABC G !ULM
GN E
QRSTU
VWX
VW IJXETU FGN
(some areas obscured in some versions, but seen in others)


Breath of the Wild

Gerudo Town

Location Image Gerudo English
Sand-Seal Statue BotW Gerudo Town Sand Seal Rental Sign.jpg R E N T A L  Rental
Fronts of statues in the Royal Palace and Barracks BotW Gerudo Throne Room Statue Pedestal Front.jpg V I G I L A N T  Vigilant
Sides of statues in the Royal Palace and Barracks BotW Gerudo Throne Room Statue Pedestal Sides.jpg D E S E R T  S U N  Desert Sun

Royal Palace

Location Image Gerudo English
Front of lamps BotW Gerudo Throne Room Lamp Front.png G E R U D O  Gerudo
Sides of lamps BotW Gerudo Throne Room Lamp Side.jpg V I G I L A N T  Vigilant
Columns in the Royal Palace's Throne Room BotW Gerudo Throne Room Columns.jpg D E S E R T  S U N  Desert Sun
Base of fountain behind Riju's Throne BotW Gerudo Town Throne Room Lamp Fountain.jpg D E S E R T  S U N  Desert Sun
Front of the center tablet's base in Riju's Bedroom BotW Gerudo Town Riju Bedroom Center Plaque Bottom.jpg D E S E R T  S U N  Desert Sun
Sides of the center tablet's base in Riju's Bedroom BotW Gerudo Town Riju Bedroom Center Plaque Sides.jpg V I G I L A N T  Vigilant
Back of Riju's Throne, center tablet in Riju's Bedroom BotW Gerudo Town Riju Bedroom Center Plaque Top.jpg

 G E R U D O 
 A   R E S I L I E N T 
 D E S E R T   F L O W E R 
 F A C I N G   T H E 
 S U N S   G A Z E 
 G E R U D O   G R O W S 
 B R I L L I A N T 
 W H I L E   O T H E R S 
 F A D E 
 

Gerudo
A resilient
desert flower,
facing the
sun's gaze,
Gerudo grows,
brilliant,
while others
fade[1]

Southeast column in the Royal Palace's Throne Room and Riju's Bedroom BotW Gerudo Town Riju Bedroom Center Plaque Left.jpg

 W E   S T A N D 
 V I G I L A N T 
 I N   T H E 
 D E S E R T   S U N 
 W E   A R E 
 B R I L L I A N T 
 O V E R   
 E V E R Y O N E 
 

We stand
vigilant,
in the
desert sun.
We are
brilliant,
over
everyone[2]

Northwest column in the Royal Palace's Throne Room and Riju's Bedroom BotW Gerudo Town Riju Bedroom Center Plaque Right.jpg

 V I G I L A N T 
 I N   T H E   S U N 
 G R O W I N G 
 B R I L L I A N T 
 G E R U D O 
 N E V E R 
 O U T D O N E 
 

Vigilant
in the sun
growing
brilliant
Gerudo
never
outdone[3]

Thunder Helm pedestal BotW Gerudo Town Throne Room Thunder Helm pedestal.png

 G E R U D O 
 B R I L L I A N T 
 I N   T H E   S U N 
 

Gerudo
brilliant
in the sun[4]

Sand-Seal Rally

Location Image Gerudo English
Sand-Seal Rally banner start BotW Gerudo Sand Seal Race Start.png S T A R T  Start
Sand-Seal Rally banner goal BotW Gerudo Sand Seal Race Goal.png G O A L  Goal

East Gerudo Ruins

Location Image Gerudo English
Trim on lower half of the Seven Heroines BotW Gerudo 7 Heroines Trim Gerudo Text.jpg T H E S E V E N  S A G E S  The Seven Sages (repeating)
Bowl-like pedestal BotW Gerudo 7 Heroines Pedestal Bowls.jpg P E D E S T A L  Pedestal (repeating)

Statue of the Eighth Heroine

Location Image Gerudo English
Trim on lower half of Eighth Heroine BotW Gerudo 8th Heroine giant statue lower half.jpg T H E S E V E N  S A G E S  The Seven Sages
(text is in reverse mirrored fashion)

Yiga Clan Hideout

Location Image Gerudo English
Wall inside the entrance BotW Gerudo Yiga Clan Hideout Wall Plaque.jpg

  
 G E R U D O 
 T H E R E 
 I S   N O 
 S T R I F E 
 G E R U D O 
 L I K E 
 W A T E R 
 W E   F L O W 
 W I T H 
 L I F E 
 

Gerudo
there
is no
strife
Gerudo
like
water
we
flow
with
life

Statues' swords BotW Gerudo Yiga Clan Hideout Statue Sword Text.jpg G E R U D O   A N   U N B L E M I S H E D   D E S E R T   F L O  Gerudo an unblemished desert flo
(last word incomplete, presumably "flower")

Misc

Location Image Gerudo English
West Gerudo Canyon banners BotW Gerudo Canyon Banner.png S A F E T Y   F I R S T !  Safety first!
Book BotW Gerudo Random Red Book.png P H O T O  Photo
  1. ↑ [1] , Clarification from user peasinapod123 from Reddit BotW subreddit.
  2. ↑ [2] , Translated by user peasinapod123 from Reddit BotW subreddit.
  3. ↑ {{Cite Web|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/Breath_of_the_Wild/comments/6orjw5/til_what_the_gerudo_inscriptions_in_rijus_room%7Ctranslated by user peasinapod123|site=Translated by user peasinapod123 from Reddit BotW subreddit
  4. ↑ [3] , Translated by user peasinapod123 from Reddit BotW subreddit.
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