Gerudo (Language)
Gerudo Typography is the written language of the Gerudo, as confirmed by Hyrule Historia.[1] Consisting of 26 different characters, it is directly based on the modern Latin alphabet. It appears at the Gerudo's Training Ground and in the Spirit Temple of Template:OOT and sparsely in the Arbiter's Grounds of Twilight Princess.
Trivia
- The alphabet is written in the its order on the stone to the left for the stairs at the entrance of the Spirit Temple of Template:OOT.
- The "y" in the Gerudo Typography bears resemblance to the "y" found in the medieval runic alphabet, or fuþark.[2]
- The usage of only two single numbers (1 and 5) highly suggests that the Gerudo numerical system is a simplified variation of Roman Numerals. It is possible that counting would consist of the two available numbers being used consecutively to reach the desired number. For example, 6 would be written "5 1", ten would be written "5 5" and fifty five would thus be written with eleven consecutive 5's.
- A font of the Gerudo Typography was constructed by Sarinilli shortly after scans of Hyrule Historia revealed the existence of the alphabet.
Gallery
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"A"
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"B"
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"C"
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"D"
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"E"
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"F"
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"G"
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"H"
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"I"
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"J"
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"K"
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"L"
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"M"
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"N"
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"O"
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"P"
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"Q"
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"R"
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"S"
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"T"
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"U"
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"V"
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"W"
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"X"
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"Y"
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"Z"
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";"
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"5"
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"1"
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"!"
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"?"
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