PiyozR’s Inkling Language Guide

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This guide and this language are the creation of Piyoz Rmnkolmz and Splatoon fans at Squidboards.com. Splatoon is the property of Nintendo.

PiyozR’s Inkling Language Guide

(modified 9/16/2015)

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!

Rare Gamer Main Thread: http://www.raregamer.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?tid=204

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 Sister Conlang Thread:

http://squidboards.com/threads/inkling-fan-language-sister-project-octoling-language.7677/

Stay tuned for our official YouTube channel and (maybe) Tumblr!

Let’s begin!

Table of Contents

Pronunciation Guide……………………………………………S1 Syllabary………………………………………………………....S2 Pronouns…………………………………………………………S3 Nouns…………………………………………………………….S4 Verbs……………………………………………………………..S5 Prepositions……………………………………………………..S6

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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 Verb Tense………………………………………………………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 are the letters you will see throughout

this guide. The symbols on the right 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} = /d͡ʒ/, /ʒ/, /d͡ʑ/, /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} = /t͡ s/ Put simply, take “rats” but put that noise at the front of a word.

{č} = /t͡ ʃ/, /t͡ ɕ/ Let’s stick with the start of “charger”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji

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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

may 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 fewer 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}

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{uya} {uyo} {ayo} {ayu}

{oye} {iyo} {oya} {iya}

{oyu} {iyu} {uno} {ise}

{ena} {ati} {ane} {ota}

S3……………………………..………PRONOUNS

Singular Plural

First Person

{i} {nόi}

(I, Me) (We, Us)

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Second Person

{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}

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Ink Squid Sisters Callie Marie

{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

{šidezόi} {Žepáiyozόi} {iyáezόi}

Fanboy/Fangirl Expert/Fiend King/Queen

{sofúru zόi} {béya beόta dáoyu}

Champion Splatfest

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{Žubόi} {žamá} {nežúzu}

Water Hindrance/Nuisance Tentacle

{edá} {denáša} {ekí}

Line, Stroke Train Station

{bόi} {piésu} {dutí} {fenáze}

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

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{kiží} {kié} {máme gáize}

Energy “Qi”, Breath, Aura Alcoholic Drink

{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} {kaišozόi} {fetafé}

Camera Grate, Fence Sea, Ocean

{žažúzi} {refá} {haižúme}

Bomb Wall School Party

{kapáo} {mará} {mišáiya} {wagú}

Book, Scroll Reader Text Author

{eyόme} {eyomezόi} {hážu} {hažuzόi}

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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

{šaége} {zaraišaége}

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

{dižáe} {koagezόi} {ráho} {biéyu}

Ear Nose Cheek Mouth

{šitúe} {číha} {iyagái} {kaibό}

Tongue Tooth/Teeth Chin Neck

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{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}

Wind The suffix added onto a verb to indicate the object that

performs this action. “Object” “Tool” “Equipment”

Kinship Terms

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{réyadu} {kόišu} {eyukόi} {ayukόi}

Art Sibling Brother Sister

{táida} {eyutái} {ayotái} {pesí}

Parent Mother Father Cousin

S5………………………………………VERBS

This assortment of action words can be used after nouns to form the simplest of

sentences. 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} {paigí} {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

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{fúno} {bihé} {bíe} {čiké} {neŽό}

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}

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To Arrive To Depart To Snipe To Love

{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}

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To Listen, Hear To Understand To lose motivation, to despair

{dížu} {žiémiza} {Židá homáo} (lit. to become orange)

To Stand To Block, Hinder To Cover To Shine

{físe} {šaége} {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}

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 guide 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}

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To From Toward Away

{ko} {gáeyu} {onái} {pinú}

For About Atop Below

{ki} {Žokí} {biná} {éyome}

With Without In Front Of Behind

{tukό} {iyόko} {pόye} {káiči}

Next To Across From Before After

Up Down Left Right

{sará} {šurái} {giό} {ŧuό}

Around

{waifína}

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 guide for examples.

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{ko} {wa} {Ži} {fi} {zόiba}

For And But Or If

{Žofí} {bo} {surá} {čiká}

Nor So Although Since

{maiόta} {sumái} {zόi} {tadí}

While Because If (alt.) So That

{sáide} {nušό} {záise} {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

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{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

{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

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{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

{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

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{Žomé} {kárasu} {hakú}

Dark Pitch Black Pure White

{wasáida} {zúki} {ženísi}

Late Early Basic, Simple

{šušá} {sáita} {márupi}

Fast, Quick Sassy Polite

{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}

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Popular Unpopular Proud Ashamed

{šaŧáne} {feníta} {horásu} {humírie}

Male Female Dangerous Safe

{eyumái} {ayomái} {unόto} {aníto}

Slow Fast Long Short (distance)

{wáiya} {kániya} {kaόta} {taná}

Sudden Hot Cold Abrupt

{kíyu} {ŧakό} {šumá} {žéki}

Nervous Warm Luke Warm Cool

{kόiwu} {uyeŧakό} {šukόšu} {uyešumá}

Hurtful Thick Thin Confident

{gatáina} {tuáko} {hosára} {uyόki}

Strong Weak

{kiyόte} {kusá}

Got some weather descriptors here for ya.

Sunny Rainy Drizzly Snowy

{háiya} {žubeyόi} {uyežubeyόi} {šumáda}

Windy Breezy

{fuzόi} {uyefuzόi}

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For the following 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

{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”)

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

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{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.

{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 West

{bokúa} {namí} {ŧuόka} {sáina}

{téze} {dόze}

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.

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{irú} {hanú} {oné} {Žúyo}

Hello Good-bye Yes No

{ziebái} {atíyoka} {gúyo oéi}

Thank You Please “Stay Fresh~!”

{ríuno i} {Žomú nočí} {pa pu pa pu}

“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.” “Are you okay?” “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}

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Idiot Yes (informal) No (informal)

{homáo} {za šanai}

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…

{iyáni} {oyápa}

In Addition,… As I Thought,…

S13……………………….INTERJECTIONS

{wa} {oyé} {bu} {i} {waí}

(Surprise) (Shock) (Disapproval) (Fright) (Excitement)

{iyόši} {korá} {da}

Alright! Let’s Go! (not as a greeting, as a way Ouch!

to grab someone’s attention)

S14………………………………..NUMBERS

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{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}

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”

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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

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 to the word for “month” as shown below.

Reminder: Inklings use military time all the time.

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{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

{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}

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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.

{pi}

{piriúno} {pišušá} {piunόto}

Worse Faster More Dangerous

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

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

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added before verbs to indicate that the action is happening to the subject of the

sentence.

{atí}

{zόi atí béya rutú} {réyuže atí záiya kué}

He was 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-

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.”

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{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.

{όide}

{žiémiza όide} {kášino όide}

“(Did you) understand?” “(Is it/he/she) good-looking?”

S22………………………………-Verb Tense-

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Inkling has four main verb tenses for describing when the actions of sentences have

happened, are happening, or will happen. These tenses are indicated with unique words

(save for present tense). They are as follows.

S23…………………………………………………………………….Present Tense

(indicates that a verb happens now)

.

{i zíuyo ža no seiserái}

“I go to the arena now.”

S24…………………………………………………………………………Past Tense

{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}

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(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!”

Documents

PiyozR’s Inkling Language Guide