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'''Sindarin''' is the term given to the written and verbal language of the [[Sindar]]. As the language of the lost people, Sindarin is usually only known to those with an interest in the study of the ancient people. | '''Sindarin''' (シンダル文字, ''Shindaru moji,'' Sindar letters) is the term given to the written and verbal language of the [[Sindar]]. As the language of the lost people, Sindarin is usually only known to those with an interest in the study of the ancient people. | ||
==Sindar script== | ==Overview== | ||
Sindar | ===Sindar script=== | ||
The [[Sindar]] used phonetic characters in their written language, about which a certain amount is known. Although not understood by more than a few people, many research institutes and some private individuals can decipher Sindarin text to some extent. Relatively studious persons, such as [[Jowy Atreides]] and [[Alex]], could at least recognise the ancient text on sight. | |||
Sindarin writing is, not surprisingly, found in ancient Sindar texts and ruins around the world. It can also be found on one of the emblems of the [[Holy Kingdom of Harmonia]]. | |||
==Spoken Sindarin== | ===Spoken Sindarin=== | ||
Compared to being able to read, or at least recognise, Sindar script, the ability to speak Sindar appears to be a much rarer talent. So far, only those exceptionally skilled at investigating the Sindar, such as | Compared to being able to read, or at least recognise, Sindar script, the ability to speak Sindar appears to be a much rarer talent. So far, only those exceptionally skilled at investigating the Sindar, such as [[Sarah (Suikoden III)|Sarah]] have been shown able to speak the Sindar tongue. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
* Sindarin writing appears at first to be a true foreign language but it is actually a substitution cipher and can be easily translated. Sindarin writing gives a counterpart for each of the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet. | |||
==References== | |||
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 144 | |||
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