Talk:Hylian (Language)

Numeral System
Are there Hyrulian/Terminian numbers? -- կրակ (խոսել) -- 05:28, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I always seem to be first to answer your posts! =) Well, there is a Rupee system, which uses the same counting system we do, which is the same between OOT, MM, and every other Zelda game to boot. Thus, the numbering system of Zelda seems to mirror our own. I'd love to be proved wrong, though! 05:45, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you. By the way, I love when your wrong too. Jk XD But there arn't any custom unidentifiable/translatable numbers in the zelda seris at all? Just our system? I guess SM is going to end up having Roman numbers. > .< -- կրակ (խոսել) -- 08:18, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

About Twilight Pricess - the Kakariko graveyard tombstones probably use "Old" Hylian (OOT, WW) because the graves are just old - a tie in to the game's history (since OOT was only about 100 years prior). There are graves in the cemetery hear in Virginia that are from the 1700's. --KingStarscream 12:32, 8 October 2011 (EDT)

Skyward Sword
I can't help but notice that we seem to be missing an image to show the Hylian alphabet of the Sky Era, as we do for the Hylian alphabet of the Twilight Era, Era of the Great Sea, and Era of the Hero of Time, despite both a functional translations page and a claim of a proven compilation. Is official documentation really necessary to provide an image? Lord of the Stalfos Creatures - Stalfos Meeting Chamber 05:13, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

"Yes, Stallord, official documentation is necessary to provide an image." [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SarcasmMode Oh, okay, I wasn't sure. Thanks for answering]. Lord of the Stalfos Creatures - Stalfos Meeting Chamber 04:58, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Hylian in OoT/MM
Hi,

I'm not sure, but is is mentioned anywhere about this version of Hylian not distinguishing things like た/だ　つ/っ etc. (see http://omniglot.com/images/writing/hylian_extra.gif)? I had forgotten until I looked up http://omniglot.com/conscripts/hylian.htm, which I notice is linked here: Hylian_Language_Translations. Anyway, I was asking whether this feature of this version of Hylian is properly on the wiki anywhere?

KokoroSenshi 08:15, 17 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I notice the edit by Kasuto. Nice. However, in the case of the chōonpu (一), I think they do actually use it; I'm only basing this on third line of File:MM_Soldier_Recruitment_Poster.png however. Also, can someone confirm that it can emulate Japanese fully, but lacks unique characters for small form kana and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakuten, instead using the obvious replacements? I think it's possible to make this key point clearer in the passage.


 * KokoroSenshi 01:48, 18 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Odd, the guide for the alphabet doesn't contain it, so I didn't bother to check. Good catch!
 * I meant to respond to you, after I added in the dakuten information. I myself can't necessarily confirm how it works in relation to actual Japanese, being a false alphabet, but if we can work it out, I'd happily reword it. 02:47, 18 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Ok, so I had a look and most of the MM3D entries in Hylian_Language_Translations/Majora's_Mask lack dakuten (and small kana) in the hylian script, while the translations include it, for example bomb and dog race:
 * (Location, Image, Hylian, Japanese, English)
 * Big Bomb Bag, File:MM3D Big Bomb Bag Item.png, ほむ, ボム, Bomb(s)
 * Doggy Racetrack Sign, File:MM3D Romani Ranch Sign 5.png, とつぐれえす, ドッグレース, Dog Race
 * (As an aside, I also notice occasional inconsistency where the "Hylian" column sometimes contains dakuten in accordance with the translation, and otherwise without dakuten instead in accordance to the Hylian script, and also that MM3D and MM are merged in one page, whereas OoT is split, oh wait, maybe it's because the MM one is still very short)
 * Since it's used in practice here on the wiki, I guess it is enough to 'confirm' maybe? -- KokoroSenshi 00:40, 20 November 2015 (UTC)