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[[File:Modern-Hylian-Language.png|thumb|right|Modern Hylian Language]]The '''Hylian Language''' appears in multiple [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' games]] in many different forms. The language changes and evolves along with [[Hyrule]]. Hylian cannot be spoken, as the only two characters with full voice acting are [[Midna]] and [[Fi]]; however, it can be written. | |||
The '''Hylian Language''' appears in multiple [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Legend of Zelda'' games]] in many different forms. The language changes and evolves along with [[Hyrule]]. Hylian cannot be spoken, as the only two characters with full voice acting are [[Midna]] and [[Fi]]; however, it can be written. | |||
==A Link to the Past== | ==A Link to the Past== | ||
Hylian as a written language first appeared in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' as untranslatable symbols. The only way to actually read what they say is to use the [[Book of Mudora]]. | Hylian as a written language first appeared in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' as untranslatable symbols. The only way to actually read what they say is to use the [[Book of Mudora]]. | ||
Two notable locations where Hylian appears are on a tablet outside the [[Desert Palace]] and on the [[Pedestal of Time]]. Hylian is also written on the tablets used to get the [[Bombos Medallion]] and the [[Ether Medallion]]. | Two notable locations where Hylian appears are on a tablet outside the [[Desert Palace (A Link to the Past)|Desert Palace]] and on the [[Pedestal of Time]]. Hylian is also written on the tablets used to get the [[Bombos Medallion]] and the [[Ether Medallion]]. | ||
==Link's Awakening== | ==Link's Awakening== | ||
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The Hylian in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' is the same, despite that ''Majora's Mask'' is set in [[Termina]] and not Hyrule. Unlike its previous incarnations, Hylian in these games is an actual language, capable of being written and read. It is found in many different locations around the world, such as on signs or walls. | The Hylian in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' is the same, despite that ''Majora's Mask'' is set in [[Termina]] and not Hyrule. Unlike its previous incarnations, Hylian in these games is an actual language, capable of being written and read. It is found in many different locations around the world, such as on signs or walls. | ||
Hylian in Ocarina of Time can be translated into Japanese with the help of translation guides. | Hylian in ''Ocarina of Time'' can be translated into Japanese with the help of translation guides. | ||
==The Wind Waker== | ==The Wind Waker== | ||
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In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'', Hylian again makes an appearance as labeling in background environments and items. However, this time it is based on English instead of Japanese. The world map is covered in Hylian labels, as well as the [[Dungeon Map]]s. Some of the words in Hylian may be spelled differently, due to their Japanese origin; for example, the text written on the Dungeon Map for [[Goron Mines]] reads "Golon" instead of "Goron". | In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'', Hylian again makes an appearance as labeling in background environments and items. However, this time it is based on English instead of Japanese. The world map is covered in Hylian labels, as well as the [[Dungeon Map]]s. Some of the words in Hylian may be spelled differently, due to their Japanese origin; for example, the text written on the Dungeon Map for [[Goron Mines]] reads "Golon" instead of "Goron". | ||
The Hylian language from ''The Wind Waker'' is found on the gravestones in the [[Kakariko Village Graveyard]], despite the two games' locations on opposite sides of the post-''Ocarina of Time'' [[Timeline]] split. | |||
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD|Twilight Princess HD]]'', [[Miiverse Stamp]]s can be found for each letter in the Hylian alphabet. | |||
<gallery widths="28" heights="28" caption="Twilight Princess HD Hylian letter Miiverse Stamps" style="text-align:center"> | |||
File:Hylian letter A - TPHD Stamps.png|A | |||
File:Hylian letter B - TPHD Stamps.png|B | |||
File:Hylian letter C - TPHD Stamps.png|C | |||
File:Hylian letter D - TPHD Stamps.png|D | |||
File:Hylian letter E - TPHD Stamps.png|E | |||
File:Hylian letter F - TPHD Stamps.png|F | |||
File:Hylian letter G - TPHD Stamps.png|G | |||
File:Hylian letter H - TPHD Stamps.png|H | |||
File:Hylian letter I - TPHD Stamps.png|I | |||
File:Hylian letter J - TPHD Stamps.png|J | |||
File:Hylian letter K - TPHD Stamps.png|K | |||
File:Hylian letter L - TPHD Stamps.png|L | |||
File:Hylian letter M - TPHD Stamps.png|M | |||
File:Hylian letter N - TPHD Stamps.png|N | |||
File:Hylian letter O - TPHD Stamps.png|O | |||
File:Hylian letter P - TPHD Stamps.png|P | |||
File:Hylian letter Q - TPHD Stamps.png|Q | |||
File:Hylian letter R - TPHD Stamps.png|R | |||
File:Hylian letter S - TPHD Stamps.png|S | |||
File:Hylian letter T - TPHD Stamps.png|T | |||
File:Hylian letter U - TPHD Stamps.png|U | |||
File:Hylian letter V - TPHD Stamps.png|V | |||
File:Hylian letter W - TPHD Stamps.png|W | |||
File:Hylian letter X - TPHD Stamps.png|X | |||
File:Hylian letter Y - TPHD Stamps.png|Y | |||
File:Hylian letter Z - TPHD Stamps.png|Z | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Skyward Sword== | ==Skyward Sword== | ||
A new form of Hylian is found in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'', but it is used less frequently than in previous installments in the franchise. It is still written on signs, but it is absent from any of the maps, and it usually does not appear in backgrounds. It is most frequently found in the [[Lanayru | A new form of Hylian is found in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'', but it is used less frequently than in previous installments in the franchise. It is still written on signs, but it is absent from any of the maps, and it usually does not appear in backgrounds. It is most frequently found in the [[Lanayru Province]], particularly in the [[Lanayru Mining Facility]], suggesting that it was used primarily by the [[Ancient Robot]]s. [[Nintendo]] denied an actual translation of Hylian in ''Skyward Sword'', but fans found that the entire alphabet is repeated twice on signs in the [[Lanayru Sand Sea]] regions. It can be translated into English, but unlike in ''Twilight Princess'', some characters stand for two different letters. | ||
The [[:File:Skyward_Sword_NA_Box_Art.jpg|North American Box Art]] for ''Skyward Sword'' has Hylian from ''Twilight Princess'' written on it, rather than the language from the actual game. It has the names of the [[Golden Goddesses]] and their elements: Power, Wisdom, and Courage. | |||
Supposedly, [[Zelda]] sings the lyrics to the [[Ballad of the Goddess]] in Hylian. | |||
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