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Gerudo Language is the spoken and written language of the Gerudo. Its typography was first confirmed as such in the Hyrule Historia,^[1] though it first appeared in Ocarina of Time. Consisting of 26 different characters, it is directly based on the modern Latin alphabet. It appears at the Gerudo's Training Ground and Spirit Temple (where it appears written in order and its entirety on the stone to the left for the stairs at the entrance) in Ocarina of Time, sparsely at the Arbiter's Grounds in Twilight Princess, a stairway in Ganon's Castle in Ocarina of Time 3D and throughout Gerudo encampments and Gerudo Town in Breath of the Wild.

The spoken language itself was first introduced in Breath of the Wild where it is used throught the Gerudo region by both the Gerudo and travellers of the region.

Phrases

Phrase	Meaning
Sa'vaaq	Greeting (Afternoon) Good afternoon
Sav'saaba	Greeting (Evening) Good evening
Sav'otta	Greeting (Morning) Good morning
Voe	Man
Vai	Woman
Sarqso	Thanks
Vasaaq	Welcome
Sac'orq	Goodbye
Vaba	Mother

Trivia

The "y" in the Gerudo Typography bears resemblance to the "y" found in the medieval runic alphabet, or fuþark.
The usage of only two single numbers (1 and 5) 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.