The Language of the Sheikah

by Eaglechild

This is a short grammar and dictionary of the Sheikah language used in my story "The Longing of the Ren-Bird". Not all words are translated in the story, so if you want to look up the words, you will find them here.

1. Pronunciation

Pronunciation

Pronunciation table

A - like the a in father
B - like the b in brother
C - like ts
D - like the d in daughter
E - like the first e in ren-deer
F - like the f in father
G - like the g in garden
H - like the h in have
I - like the "ee" in keep
J - like the y in year
K - like the k in kite
L - a light l, more like the Spanish l in los
M - like the m in mother
N - like the n in night
O - like the o in sore
P - like the p in pin
R - a rolled r like the Spanish r in pero
S - like the s in sun, sometimes like the z in zero
T - like the t in tell
U - like the "oo" in boot
V - like the v in villain
W - the same as v
Y - the same as i
X - like the x in mix

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The language of the Sheikah uses the same alphabet as Hylian. The characters designate the same sounds and are pronounced just like in Hylian. English speakers please see the pronunciation table.

The Sheikah speak a rolled r, like the r in Spanish.

The s can be pronounced voiced or voiceless, depending from the word.

Examples:

Sirnalla (voiced s, like the z in zero), Sarini (voiceless s, like the s in sun)

Most words are emphasized on the second-last syllable.

Example: 'Andyr, Si'verdis, Sirnal'lani

Exception: the personal forms of some verbs, where the stem is pronounced like the infinitive.

Example: ri'vendrix - ri'vendrili, ri'vendriti

Orthography

Nouns are written with a capital initial letter.