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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Sindar script=== | ===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 | 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 recognize 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]]. | 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 | Compared to being able to read, or at least recognize, 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== | ==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. | * 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== | ==References== | ||
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 144 | # [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 144 | ||
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[[Category:Suikoden II]] [[Category:Suikoden III]] [[Category:Languages and scripts]] | [[Category:Suikoden II]] [[Category:Suikoden III]] [[Category:Languages and scripts]] | ||