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PiyozR’s Inkling Language Guide
(modified 10/14/2015) The following guide is a collection of phonetics, vocabulary and grammar points constructed by Splatoon players for a fan-made Inkling constructed language (or conlang). This language is not meant to serve as a guide to any in-game dialogue, lyrics, or written text. This project was undertaken partly out of the lack of actual semantics and phonetics found in the signs, apparel, and spoken gibberish within Splatoon.
This was also undertaken out of love and respect for Nintendo and their fantastic and imaginative third-person shooter. We hope that all Splatoon fans worldwide can understand our very simple conlang and use this for their own creative fun projects from comics to posters to apparel to whatever their minds can cook up. We, the language nerds of Squidboards, welcome you to our Inkling conlang!
Thanks to JospehStaleKnight, eli, MissingNumbers, EclipseMT, RadioactiveMoth, Rizz, OctagonalKahn, the Fizzynator, piboy430 and all the other contributors on Squidboards!
Official Hub Page: http://www.piyozr.com/inkopolisuniversity/
Squidboards Inkling Thread (old and disorganized): http://squidboards.com/threads/inkling-the-language-of-splatoon.195/
Squidboards Official Inkling Conlang Thread: http://squidboards.com/threads/the-fan-language-of-splatoon.2914/
Squidboards Official Octoling Conlang Sister Project Thread: http://squidboards.com/threads/inkling-fan-language-sister-project-octoling-language.7677/
Inkopolis University YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8CmgI3aWtC3NpHAzk9jWyg
Let’s begin!
Table of Contents Pronunciation Guide……………………………………………S1 Syllabary………………………………………………………....S2 Pronouns…………………………………………………………S3 Nouns…………………………………………………………….S4 This guide and this language are the creation of Piyoz Rmnkolmz and Splatoon fans at Squidboards.com. Splatoon is the property of Nintendo.
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Verbs……………………………………………………………..S5 Prepositions……………………………………………………..S6 Conjunctions…………………………………………………….S7 Descriptors………………………………………………………S8 Question Words…………………………………………………S9 Titles……………………………………………………………..S10 Directions………………………………………………………..S11 Helpful Phrases…………………………………………………S12 Interjections……………………………………………………..S13 Numbers…………………………………………………………S14 Dates, Time and Age…………………………………………..S15 Comparisons……………………………………………………S16 Passive Voice……………………………………………………S17 Possessive………………………………………………………S18 Negation…………………………………………………………S19 Imperatives………………………………………………………S20 Question Particles………………………………………………S21 Suffixes….………………………………………………………S22 Present Tense…………………………………………………..S23 Past Tense………………………………………………………S24 Present Progressive……………………………………………S25 Future Tense……………………………………………………S26
S1……………..PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
This language guide uses a notation system to translate the Inkling characters into letters than can be easily read and spoken for everyone’s convenience. Here is a brief overview of this system. The symbols on the left in {brackets} are the letters you will see throughout this guide. The symbols on the right in /slashes/ are the International Phonetic Alphabet sounds that each letter can make.
For help with International Phonetic Alphabet, here’s a brief intro to check out: http://dialectblog.com/the-international-phonetic-alphabet/ipa-tutorial/lesson-1/
Vowels {a} = /a/, /ɑ/, /ä/, /ɐ/ Varying from an American “cob” to a British “hat”. {e} = /e/, /ɛ/, /æ/ As in “play” and similar vowels. {i} = /i/, /I/ The vowels of “flee” and “fit”. May vary by placement in a word. {o} = /o/ Just like in “go”. {u} = /u/ As in a hearty “booyah”!
Consonants {ž} = /d͡ ʒ/, /ʒ/, /d͡ ʑ/, /ʑ/ Sounds like “jump” and “vision” are both acceptable. {r} = /r/, /ɾ/ Sounds like “red” and the Japanese “心” or “kokoro” are acceptable. {š} = /ʃ/, /ɕ/, /ʂ/ Think of “shoot”. {ŧ} = /͡ts/ Put simply, take “rats” but put that noise at the front of a word. {č} = /͡tʃ/, /͡tɕ/ Let’s stick with the start of “charger”. This guide and this language are the creation of Piyoz Rmnkolmz and Splatoon fans at Squidboards.com. Splatoon is the property of Nintendo.
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The following consonants are identical in pronunciation to their English counterparts: {b}, {d}, {f}, {g}, {h}, {k}, {m}, {n}, {p}, {s}, {t}, {w}, {z}
The acute accent marks in the notation indicate the beginning of the syllable that receives the accent. Or the “stress”. Or the “emphasis”. For example, the word for “squid” is {diú} as in (dee-OO). The word for “good” is {beόta}, which is said like (bay-OH-ta). Think of it like “ADvertisement” and “adVERtisement” in English.
So keep an eye out accented vowels like {ú}, {ό}, {í}, {á}, {é}.
Please note that even within Inkling society, there are no strict rules for accent. The stress notation in this guide represents the bookish, “schoolhouse” form of the language. Hip, trendy Inklings in Inkopolis may speak these words in a more “street-wise” sense of informality. And when you get to the Squid Sisters’ native Calamari County, their speech will sound entirely different. In short, the stress notation in this guide is far from universal.
Another thing to keep in mind is this: Sometimes the end of one letter will match the beginning of the next letter. In the case of {bu uyo}, those two {u} noises blend together to create, essentially, {buyo}. Okay, now on with the guide.
S2……………………………….SYLLABARY
The following is the complete Inkling alphabet. You will surely notice that there are more letters seen in Splatoon that aren’t seen here. For starters, many letters seen in game belong to the Octarian language. Let’s not bother with that.
The Inkling alphabet contains serif glyphs (shown below) and non-serif glyphs (seen on Splatfest posters and many Sunken Scrolls). Some are flipped vertically, flopped horizontally, or given a few extra markings. For simplicity’s sake, we will only include serif glyphs in this guide. Any Inkling character that you come across is some variation of the letters shown below.
{a} {e} {i} {o} {u} {oi}
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{ba} {be} {bi} {bo}
{bu} {bai} {bie} {boi}
{da} {de} {di} {do}
{du} {fa} {fe} {fu}
{fi} {ga} {ge} {gi}
{go} {gu} {gai} {ha}
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{he} {ho} {hu} {ža}
{že} {ži} {žie} {žo}
{žu} {ka} {ke} {ki}
{ko} {ku} {kai} {koi}
{ma} {me} {mi} {mo}
{mu} {mai} {na} {ne}
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{ni} {no} {nu} {nai}
{noi} {pa} {pe} {pi}
{po} {pu} {pai} {pie}
{ra} {rai} {re} {ri}
{ro} {ru} {rie} {sa}
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{se} {su} {si} {so}
{sai} {ša} {še} {šo}
{šu} {ši} {šai} {ta} {te}
{ti} {to} {tu} {tai}
{ŧa} {ŧu} {ča} {či}
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{wa} {wu} {we} {wai}
{za} {ze} {zi} {zo}
{zu} {zai} {zoi} {zie}
{eyo} {eya} {eyu} {uye}
{uya} {uyo} {ayo} {ayu}
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{oye} {iyo} {oya} {iya}
{oyu} {iyu} {uno} {ise}
{ena} {ati} {ane} {ota}
S3……………………………..………PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
First Person {i} {nόi} (I, Me) (We, Us)
Second Person
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{pa} {enápa} (You) (You, Y’All)
Third Person {zόi} {búyo} (It, She, He) (They)
S4………………………..…………………….NOUNS
This arrangement of nouns was tailored to help ambitious Turf Warriors talk about combat, equipment, and other elements of Inkling life. Very few here were assembled from assets in Splatoon. Most were constructed from scratch. You may notice some carry- overs from old simian languages.
{tenό} {diú} {múyo zόi} {piésu zόi} Human Squid Inkling Octarian
{péžuki} {ŧúbi zόi} {sáodo} {éčize} Sheldon Judd Spyke Jelonzo
{anéna} {ŧuká} {žožamái} Annie Moe Crusty Sean
{múyo} {waikitígo} {pekόi} {sišú} Ink Squid Sisters Callie Marie
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{mižúo náipie} {piésu náipie} {seiserái} Inkopolis Octo Valley Arena
{šipúwe} {eyumái} {ayomái} {oizόi} Battle Boy Girl Jellyfish
{pežú} {ŧurόži} {hunépo} {patá} Gun Charger Brush Hat
{unόno} {tičá} {uyarédu} {maiyoéyu} Shoe Clothing Cat Dog
{pogái} {ŧudí} {šudí} {nahόzu} Day Week Year Second
{dehόzu} {bimízu} {sawéyo} {ayoríta} Hour Minute Month Mall
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{goníba} {hunága} {náipie} Park Mountain City
{uyoséže} {eyapabόi} {réyuže} Machine Bread Rice
{šáoyu} {náizi} {sigunái} Bowl Friend Enemy
{mainuéyu} {mainuáyo} Boyfriend Girlfriend
{šidé zόi} {Žepáiyozόi} {iyáezόi} Fanboy/Fangirl Expert/Fiend King/Queen
{sofúru zόi} {béya beόta dáoyu} Champion Splatfest
{Žubόi} {žamá} {nežúzu}
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Water Hindrance/Nuisance Tentacle
{edá} {denáša} {ekí} Line, Stroke Train Station
{bόi} {piésu} {dutí} {fénaze} Language Octoling Team Building
{ikόre oéi} {beόta oéi} {dižé} Fad Fashion Music, Song
{dižé zόi} {gobí} {gobí múyo} DJ Strike, Blast Inkstrike
{badáido} {éyaŧu} {zόito} Way, Path, Method Fist, Hand Punch
{zoú} {táisi} {ríepo} Staff, Stick Peace Mind
{kiží} {kié} {máme gáize} Energy “Qi”, Breath, Aura Alcoholic Drink
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{busé} {náina} {čimáike} Tea Milk Soda, Pop
{ninuténo} {íyawu} {bohόmi} God Fear Squad
Kraken Price Money Rainmaker {zaŧadíu} {nedána} {suráže} {zizaipéžu}
Rank Battle Area, Zone Tower {gačíši páwe} {mamái} {žamepái}
Color Skin Eye {eyásu} {pifá} {oyáe}
Looks, Appearance Beginner, Novice, Newbie Balloon {bihémo} {káiso zόi} {fetafé}
Camera Grate, Fence Sea, Ocean {žažúzi} {refá} {haižúme}
Bomb Wall School Party {kapáo} {mará} {mišáiya} {wagú}
College, University High School Grade School
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{dága mišáiya} {όyo mišáiya} {zapí mišáiya}
Book, Scroll Reader Text Author {eyόme} {eyόme zόi} {hážu} {hážu zόi}
World Everything Everyone Gender, Sex {sakéi} {maézi} {maezόi} {eyuáyo}
Sea Urchin Tiger Thought Idea {odό} {rédu} {káno} {kiyokáno}
Light Sun Moon Sky {birá} {haíyo} {ŧúge} {zarái}
Blockage, Obstruction Clouds (collectively), Overcast Sky Art {šaége} {zaraišaége} {réyadu}
Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse Sunblock Lotion {haiyošaége} {ŧugešaége} {šaegehaíyo}
Cloth, Towel Roof Tent Blood {kižá} {oyubái} {kižaoyubái} {ŧasúyo}
{ažúka} {zapížu} {saražúka} {binažúka} Head Hair Forehead Face
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{dižáe} {koáge zόi} {ráho} {biéyu} Ear Nose Cheek Mouth
{šitúe} {číha} {iyagái} {kaibό} Tongue Tooth/Teeth Chin Neck
{žiká} {šanái} {kaží} {eyόbu} Shoulder Arm Elbow Finger
{muόna} {íwe} {haíse} {žikánu} Chest Stomach Back Hip
{šigú} {šanáinu} {kažínu} {eyánu} Butt Leg Knee Foot
{eyόnu} {mímu} {koágu} {tuáyo} Toe Poison Scent, Smell Hero
{hosáyo} {kažiétu} {henátu} {rútu} Weakling Pen, Pencil Boomerang Elevator
{kaišόtu} {žéka} {kurό} {kéna} Ink Pistol Fire Air Earth, Ground
{žubéya} {zapižubéya} {šumádi} {zapifúzie} Rain Drizzle Snow Breeze
{fúzie} {tu}
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Wind The suffix added onto a verb to indicate the object that performs this action. “Object” “Tool” “Equipment”
{sigušái} {táiro} {téibe} {šurekόi} State of Being Object Method, Modus Operandi Action
{géka} {teníŧa} {otažúsa} {aunόpi} Fish Possibility, Chance Sentence Question
{toyáča} {díza} Command Electricty Kinship Terms
{kόišu} {eyukόi} {ayukόi} Sibling Brother Sister
{táida} {eyutái} {ayotái} {pesí} Parent Mother Father Cousin
Splatoon Maps
{ayoriewána ayoríta} {husái muόna šáoyu} {gafábu žubόi} Arowana Mall Blackbelly Skatepark Saltspray Rig (lit. “black chest bowl”) (lit. “angry waters”)
{odό žiége pinú} {géka gúyoro} {ikόre ekí} Urchin Underpass Walleye Warehouse Port Mackerel (lit. “fish storage”) (lit. “wild station”)
{fúzie seiserái} {tezái géka háižume} {zarái náipie}
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Kelp Dome Bluefin Depot Moray Towers (lit. “windy arena”) (lit. “blue fish ocean”) (lit. “sky city”)
{háiya goníba} {zaŧádiu náipie} {rédu badáido} Camp Triggerfish Flounder Heights Hammerhead Bridge (lit. “sunny park”) (lit. “Kraken city”) (lit. “tiger path”)
S5…………………………………………VERBS
This assortment of action words covers all your basics and other useful action words used to describe the happening lives of Inklings. Unlike many familiar languages, Inkling does not conjugate verbs to specific pronouns or tenses.
{si} {žiné} {ža} {mόye} {Židá} To Be To Have To Go To Do To Become
{šidé} {páigi} {Žiénu} {ru} {séyo} To Like To Run To Enter To Ascend To Be Named
{féa} {káyu} {kíse} {pu} {héna} To Make To Take To Come Can To Return
{mibόi} {ŧukό} {béya} {čitú} {tabái} To Speak To Kill To Splat To Exit To Stop
{fúno} {bihé} {bíe} {čiké} {neŽό}
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To Want To See To Say To Choose To Be Born
{rugá} {zamé} {záiya} {šarái} {hahú} To Buy To Watch To Eat To Descend To Laugh
{doré} {sáne} {káišo} {tόyu} {fíyo} To Give To Know To Start To Use To Die
{éyapi} {súyo} {papá} {gúyo} {wuzé} To Equip To Own To Shoot To Stay To Cry
{sofú} {fusό} {zarí} {gápie} {Žizái} To Win To Lose To Believe To Feel To Think
{gidé} {raná} {sofúru} {runái} To Sing To Defend To Succeed, Prosper To Help, Guide
{iyáe} {eyuoeyá} {éyadu} To Rule, Govern To Scream To Fall, Tumble, Slide
{gepái} {supái} {ŧurόeyá} {máinu} To Arrive To Depart To Snipe To Love
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{mekόi} {ferái} {subí} {repíra} Would Should Must To Practice
To Prepare To Change To Wait To Look, Appear, Seem {župái} {gáiči} {donéi} {háoka}
To Fight, Battle To Move (oneself) To Push, Press To Turn, Rotate, Tilt {eyuápo} {demáno} {eyapé} {ŧuré}
To Walk To Swim To Reset To Fill {debú} {boídu} {toséa} {purái}
To Refill To Jump To Get Stuck To Throw {topurái} {sotú} {žomúŧa} {honá}
To Recall, Remember To Keep in Mind To Forget To Judge, Assess, Grade {pafú} {žizí} {žofúe} {ŧubí}
To Hate To Live To Read To Write {kiré} {iyόči} {eyόma} {hážie}
To Listen, Hear To Understand To lose motivation, to despair
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{dížu} {žiémiza} {Židá homáo} (lit. to become orange)
To Stand To Block, Hinder To Cover To Shine {físe} {šaégu} {oyúbu} {bírie}
To Heat, Warm To Cool To Redden, Blush To Scare {ŧakái} {šúme} {subόi} {báyu}
To Fear To Smell To Taste To Reach for {koiwái} {koáge} {biéyo} {šáno}
To Rain To Snow To Visit To Allow {žubéyu} {šumádu} {táže} {ráiyo}
To Play To Decide To Try To Be Possible {žíha} {žekáti} {šárie} {petíŧa}
To Exist, To Be Present {piésu zόiyo} {pekόi zόiyo} {zόiyo} “Are there Octolings?” “Here’s Callie!” This is how one says or asks “there is…”, “there are…”, “here is…” and “here are…”
{šariéno} {gigé} {se} {madéma} To Finish To Ask, Implore To Ask (a question) To Demand
{gusaio} {bašό} {tíŧu} To Be Concerned About To Hug To Kiss
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{pitό} {šiwána} {fatéa} {číša} To Need To Hope To Discover To Continue S6…………………………….PREPOSITIONS
Prepositions are a part of speech used to describe where a verb or noun exists in relation to something else. The following prepositions function in Inkling not quite the same way as they do in English (generally). Refer to the video guides for specific examples. Generally, it’s “Verb + Prep + Noun” or “Noun + Prep + Noun”.
{ri} {zo} {da} {Žáyo} In Out On Off
{no} {όta} {ge} {su} {pi}
To From Toward Away (Comparative particle, see S16)
{ko} {gáeyu} {onái} {pinú} For About Atop Below
{ki} {Žokí} {biná} {éyome} With Without In Front Of Behind
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Next To Across From Before After
Up Down Left Right {sará} {šurái} {giό} {ŧuό}
Around Between/Among Through Since {waifína} {židezié} {žiége} {dubáisa}
During {donáda} S7………………..………..CONJUNCTIONS
Conjunctions are used to string words together to form bigger and more informative sentences. These work nearly the same way in Inkling as they do in English. Again, refer to the video guides for examples.
{ko} {wa} {Ži} {fi} {zόiba} For And But Or If
{Žofí} {bo} {surá} {čiká} Nor So Although Since
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{maiόta} {sumái} {zόi} {tadí} While Because If (alt.) So That
{sáide} {nušό} {zaíse} {dité} Until Unless As Soon As Which
S8……………………………..DESCRIPTORS
Adjectives and Adverbs have a lot of freedom in Inkling. Adjectives always go before their antecedent noun. Adverbs can go before or after their antecedent adjective, verb, or adverb as one pleases. The first four words (“very”, “sort of”, “not at all”, and “now”) are exclusively adverbs and are used liberally.
{henú} {mabunόi} {Žonú} {zíuyo} Very Sort Of Not At All Now
{nakí} {obόi} {beόta} {ríuno} Near Far Good Bad
{čiwú} {ayopú} {musá} {paizára} Tall Short(height) Dead Alive
{šomešό} {homáo} {bašú} {fatáyo} Yellow Orange Purple Pink
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{tezái} {táide} {rirú} {eŧá} {subái} Blue Turquoise Green Lime Red
{nočí} {totό} {paomό} {husái} Smart Dumb White Black
{waišé} {dáduše} {ziní} {oyuwái} High Low New Old
{oyezí} {zení} {uzái} {zizái} Soon Previous First Final
{ŧuní} {kaičíŧuni} {poyezéni} Next After the Next Before the Previous
{saíya} {ugé} {kášino} {idí} Clean Dirty Beautiful Ugly
{Žepaíyo} {oéi} {téna} {doáne} Skilled Fresh!~ This That This guide and this language are the creation of Piyoz Rmnkolmz and Splatoon fans at Squidboards.com. Splatoon is the property of Nintendo.
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{όyo} {gigái} {zeŧá} {šofí} Normal Absolute, Dedicated Super Wet
{kašipáiyo} {Žoatíŧuko} {dagá} {zapí} Charismatic Eternal Big Small
{nobόri} {kubári} {kakuéki} Inbound Outbound Local
{kaisόku} {tokái} {meŽí} Express Special Bright
{Žomé} {kárasu} {hakú} Dark Pitch Black Pure White
{wasáida} {zúki} {ženísi} Late Early Basic, Simple
{šušá} {sáita} {márupi} Fast, Quick Sassy Polite
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{gedό} {hudό} {zená} {tekúna} More Less Most Least
{hegá} {édu} {taisíwa} {máme gai'zéwa} Any All Peaceful Alcoholic
Every Same Different Important {maé} {gόna} {betú} {dúyo}
Trivial Available Unavailable {mašáiki} {ayúho} {mutáia}
Popular Unpopular Proud Ashamed {šaŧáne} {feníta} {horásu} {humírie}
Male Female Dangerous Safe {eyumái} {ayomái} {unόto} {aníto}
Slow Fast Long Short (distance) {waíya} {kaníya} {kaόta} {taná}
Sudden Hot Cold Abrupt {kíyu} {ŧakό} {šumá} {žéki}
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Nervous Warm Luke Warm Cool {kόiwu} {uyeŧakό} {šukόšu} {uyešumá}
Hurtful Thick Thin Confident {gatáina} {tuáko} {hosára} {uyόki}
Strong Weak Possible Impossible {kiyόte} {kusá} {tíŧa} {žotíŧa}
{fípu} {žofípu} {kédiho} {žokédiho} Likely Unlikely Certain Uncertain
{žírea} {éme} {áno} {riéno} Difficult Easy Again Never Got some weather descriptors here for ya.
Sunny Rainy Drizzly Snowy {háiya} {žubeyόi} {uyežubeyόi} {šumáda}
Windy Breezy {fuzόi} {uyefuzόi}
For the following ten descriptors, they can be used as adjectives, adverbs, and as nouns. These ones can be tricky S.O.B.’s.
{ikόre} {tasí} {biwái} Wild, Untamed Calm, Composed, Tame Happy
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{ŧunú} {gafábu} {ibái} Sad Angry Afraid
{wafí} {buá} {Žokí biwái} Surprised Disgusted Apathetic
{Žozári} {maéze} {úya} Doubtful Everywhere A little, a bit, a piece, Slightly, sort of, briefly (e.g. “a little nervous”, “to speak briefly”, “a piece of bread”, “slightly wet”)
{wúi} {táimu} Also (as an adverb only) Too, Too Much (as adjective or adverb)
{že} {pozé} {wuišái} Just, Only Already Other
{žerá} {haohá} {fukozéa} {obáo} Lazy Hard-Working Crazy Hungry
{žobáo} {čidáfe} {čidáwa} {buáyu} Full (appetite) Empty Full (filled to capacity) Lucky
{zowáiya} {uyáwa} {kíti} {hesáida} Exciting, Interesting Boring Nice Mean
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{wekáiti} {honό} {zinéga} {rasása} Sweet Sour Salty Spicy
{ŧunόe} Bitter
S9……………………….QUESTION WORDS
Inklings have three ways of asking questions. One is to just say a statement with a rising intonation like you would in English. Another is to form a “full interrogation”. That is a full sentence with a subject and predicate and one of the following question words. The placement of these questions words may differ from how they’re used in English. See the video lesson on Questions for samples.
{zamό} {šuáti} {wáibo} {όyene} What Who Where When
{kόi} {séso} {šihú} {tisό} Why How Which To What Degree
S10………………………………………TITLES
Urban Inklings interacting with strangers on the street have a system of titles for their peers. When one Inkling doesn’t know the name of another in conversation, they use the following terms to address passersby in a polite manner. They are specific to a male who is older than the speaker, a male who is younger than the speaker, a female Inkling older than the speaker, and a female younger than the speaker.
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{kaié} {sukaié} {Žegaí} {suŽegaí} Senior Male Junior Male Senior Female Junior Female
S11………………………………DIRECTIONS Honestly wasn’t sure where to put these. Have at it.
North South East {bokúa} {namí} {ŧuόka}
{sáina} {téze} {dόze} West Here There
S12…………………….HELPFUL PHRASES
Below are an assortment of miscellaneous useful words and phrases that one may hear on the streets and battlefields of Splatoon.
{irú} {hanú} {oné} {Žúyo} Hello Good-bye Yes No
{ziebái} {atíyoka} {gúyo oéi} Thank You Please “Stay Fresh~!”
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“I’m sorry.” “Excuse me” “No problem.” (lit. “I’m bad.”) (lit. “Not so smart of me.”)
{zarí kué} {beόta όide} {kíse tόya} “Never mind.” “How are you?” “Come on!”
{tabái neŽό} {pa Žizái sesό} {ena ena} “F**k you.” “What’s the matter?” “Uh…”
{oné oné} {ŧukό i} {suí} “Booyah!” “Darn it!” “Go Away.”
{báka} {iyásu} {no} Idiot Yes (informal) No (informal)
{homáo} {za šanái} Timid, Weak, Ineffectual Devious, Suspicious (Slang term for poor Turf Warriors, illustrated (slang inspired by eight-limbed Octolings) pictographically by a person bowing in defeat)
{abunái} {daipíči} Watch out! I’ve got a bad feeling about this…
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{iyáni} {oyápa} {ánošo} In addition,… As I thought,… However,…
{žiemizábe} {gusáiobe} {wuíbe} Therefore,… Concerning… Besides,…
… … … … {heizόiba}…{bo} {žosíža}…{wúi} Even if…then… Not Only….But Also…
… … . {héi}…{wúi}… {héi zaŧádiu wúi pu fíyo} Even…. Example: Even a Kraken can die.
{žo žamá} {zamό káno} {zamό zόiyo} Not a problem. What/How Do You Mean? What’s Going On?
{eyomáiho} {náinašai} {zinéga} Hilarious Plain, Ordinary, Boring Angry, Frustrated (displayed pictographically as (literally, “milky”) (literally, “salty”) an Inkling dropping dead from laughter)
S13………………….…….INTERJECTIONS
{wa} {oyé} {bu} {i} {waí}
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(Surprise) (Shock) (Disapproval) (Fright) (Excitement)
{iyόši} {korá} {da} “Alright! Let’s Go!” “Hey!” (not as a greeting, as a way “Ouch!” to grab someone’s attention)
{e} {ha} {ne} “Huh?” (Laughter) (Disgust)
S14……………..…………………..NUMBERS
{enazái} The numbers system of Inkling consists of ten base numbers. They can be written out in Inkling characters or in the numbers shown below. For two-digit numbers, one says {de ziéga za} for “forty-eight” (48). For numbers in the hundreds, one says {ke ziédu ča u} for “six hundred thirty one” (631). The word for “ten” ({ziéga} ) is sometimes omitted. For numbers in the thousands, one says {fa zietái šobí u we} for “five thousand nine hundred seventeen” (5,917). The words for “ten” ({ziéga} ) and “hundred” ({ziédu} ) are sometimes omitted.
{maná} {u} {íyo} {ča} {de} 0 1 2 3 4
{fa} {ke} {we} {za} {šobí}
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5 6 7 8 9
{ziéga} {ziédu} {zietái} Ten Hundred Thousand
Where counting gets a little complicated is with zeros. For clarity’s sake, one does not always omit {ziéga}, {ziédu}, and {zietái}.
2005: {íyo zietái fa} “two thousand five” 2050: {íyo zietái fa ziéga} “two thousand five ten” 2058: {íyo zietái fa za} “two thousand five eight” 2500: {íyo zietái fa ziédu} “two thousand five hundred” 2508: {íyo zietái fa ziédu za} “two thousand five hundred eight” 2580: {íyo zietái fa za ziéga} “two thousand five eight ten”
{hábu} {zápi hábu} {dága hábu} One-Half One Quarter Three Quarters
Inkling has an “ordinal quantifier”, a word used after a number to describe position, rank, or sequence.
{uzái} {iyozái} {čazái} {dezái} {fazái} First Second Third Fourth Fifth
Inkling also has a “cardinal quantifier”, a word used after a number to describe a number of occurrences.
{ukái} {iyokái} {čakái} {dekái} {fakái} Once Twice Thrice Four Times Five Times
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S15…………..…..DATES, TIME AND AGE
Inkling has ways of telling time and date for active Inklings out and about in the busy Turf War life style. For time of day, it reads “hour + {dáoyu} + minute”. For day of the week, add
the number of the day to the word {gaí} for Sunday through Saturday (starting with Monday as the beginning of the week).
For months, add the number of the month before the word for “month” as shown below.
Reminder: Inklings use military time all the time.
{dáoyu}
… {zíuyo si όyene} {zíuyo si…} “What time is it?” “The time is…”
{ča dáoyu} {ziéga dáoyu defá} Three o’clock in the morning Ten forty five in the morning
{ziégake dáoyu} {íyo ziéga u dáoyu we} Four o’clock in the afternoon Nine oh-seven at night
These three fractions mentioned above can also be used to tell time. Add these words after (Number + dáoyu) as you would with numbers
{hábu} {zápi hábu} {dága hábu} One-Half (:30) One Quarter (:15) Three Quarters (:45)
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{zaománi} {zomídi} {henái} Morning Afternoon Night
{ziuyogái} {ŧunigái} {zenigái} Today Tomorrow Yesterday
Inklings talk about the date the following way: Year/Month/Day (One Month) (Two Month) (Three Month) (So on and so forth…)
January February March April {u wéyo} {íyo wéyo} {ča wéyo} {de wéyo}
May June July August {fa wéyo} {ke wéyo} {we wéyo} {za wéyo}
September October November December {šobí wéyo} {ziéga wéyo} {ziéga u wéyo} {ziéga íyo wéyo}
{pa zamό šudí} {i si šudí ziégade} “How old are you?” “I am fourteen years old.”
S16……………………………..Comparisons The Comparative is used to, well,….compare two objects or people. Use this particle and attach it to the front of a descriptor to tell us that one thing fits the bill better than another.
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{pi}
{piriúno} {pišušá} {piunόto} Worse Faster More Dangerous
{múyo zόi si pinόči pi piésu zόi} “Inklings are smarter than Octarians.”
The Superlative is used to indicate that an object has reached the highest degree or quality. Pop this in front of a descriptor to tell us that your thing is the most, best, worst, etc. at something.
{zi}
{ziriúno} {zioéi} {zidúyo} Worst Freshest~ Most Important
When comparing to objects or people, sometimes you need to say that Entity A does not fit the bill as much as Entity B. A is less than B in some fashion. For this, the word {hudό} is used before the descriptor.
{hudό beόta} {hudό waíya } {hudό aníto } Worse Slower Less Safe
{sáodo si hudό šaŧáne pi anéna} “Spyke is less popular than Annie.”
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Finally, in comparisons, we’ll sometimes need to say that both Entity A and Entity B are equal. Of the same quality, same size, same color. To say that A is just as good as B, Inklings use the word {gόna}.
{gόna beόta} {gόna ŧakό} {gόna kiyόte} Just As Good As Hot As Equally Strong
S17…………………………..-Passive Voice- Sometimes you need to describe an event that happened to you, or to someone. This is called “passive voice”. In Inkling, the grammar particle to indicate this tense is {atí}. It is added before verbs to indicate that the action is happening to the subject of the sentence.
{atí}
{zόi atí béya} {réyuže atí záiya kué} He is splatted. Rice is being eaten.
S18………………………………-Possessive- To let your woomies know that something is yours, you need the possessive.
The particle {éya} is used to denote that an object in the sentences belongs to the mentioned person. Use the following structure: (Person + {éya} + object) This grammar point is very similar to using “’s” in English or “の” in Japanese.
My book Your money Their team {i éya eyόme} {pa éya suráže} {búyo éya dutí}
S19…………………………………-Negation-
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To create a negative verb phrase, simply add the negation particle {Žo} before the verb. This can also be done to adjectives and adverbs to create negative descriptors.
{Žo}
{nόi Žo sofú} {uyarédu Žo si oyuwái} "We are not winning." “The cat is not old.”
{Žo ríuno} {Žo obόi} Not bad Not far
S20……………………………..-Imperatives-
Imperative sentences are commands. To tell someone what to do, simply add this particles after a verb phrase.
{tόya}
{nόi Ža záiya tόya} {tόyu hunépo tόya} “Let’s go eat!” “Use the brush.”
S21……………...... -Question Particles-
The third way to ask questions in Inkling is with a question particle. Add {όide} after a noun phrase or a verb phrase to ask if that thing or action is really happening.
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{όide}
{žiémiza όide} {kášino όide} “(Did you) understand?” “(Is it/he/she) good-looking?”
S22………………………………………………Suffixes {šái} Turns nouns, verbs, and adverbs into adjectives. {uyosežešái} “mechanical” {sanešái} “knowledgeable” {ro} Turns verbs, adjectives, and adverbs into nouns. {páfuro} “memory” {gόnaro} “similarity” {be} Turns nouns, adjectives, and verbs into adverbs.
{sofúrube} “successfully” {ŧudíbe} “daily” {kόi} Turns nouns, adjectives, and adverbs into verbs. {dutikόi} “to team up” {ženisikόi} “to simplify” {gái} Indicates a day in which a noun, verb, or descriptor takes place. {nežogái} “birthday” {surážegái} “pay day” {zόi} Indicates a person belonging to a noun, verb, or descriptor. {muyozόi} “inkling” {sofuzόi} “winner” {tu} Indicates an object that performs the action of a verb. {papátu} “shooter” {šúmetu} “cooler”
S23…………………………………………………………………….Present Tense (indicates that a verb happens now)
. {i zíuyo ža no seiserái} “I go to the arena now.”
S24…………………………………………………………………………Past Tense
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{rutú} (indicates that a verb started and ended in the past)
{pa éyapi rutú šihú pežú } “Which gun did you equip?”
S25………………………………………………………….……………Future Tense
{hurό} (indicates that a verb will happen in the future)
. {nόi rugá hurό ziní tičá όta ayoríta} “We will buy new clothes from the mall.”
S26……………………………………………………………Present Progressive
{kué} (indicates that a verb’s action is still in progress)
. {doáne piesuzόi záiya kué i éya šáoyu réyuže} “That Octarian is eating from my rice bowl!”
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