Gerudo Typography Translations

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The Gerudo Typography is the written language of the Gerudo first seen in Ocarina of Time. Since then, it has also appeared in Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild.

Ocarina of Time

Location	Gerudo	English
Spirit Temple entrance's left snake statue		ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRS TUVWXYZ;51 FGHIJKLM
Spirit Temple entrance's right snake statue		QRSTUVWXY ABCDEFGHIJ HIJKLMNOP FGHIJKLM
Door to Nabooru's Room	Top Left Right Bottom	Top G H I J Left A B C Right D E F Bottom K L M N
Writing on walls, ceilings, plaques		ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR STUVWXYZ;51!?ABCDE (repeating sequences of Gerudo alphabet) (most sequences 9 characters long & start at various parts of alphabet, some sequences 18 characters long and span entire alphabet with two lines)
Battlefield compass (clockwise)		N
		YXWVQRSTU
		E
		EDCBA!Z5P
		S
		YXWVQRSTU
		W
		EDCBA!Z5P

Location	Image	Gerudo	English
Text near ceiling			ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP (repeating sequences of)

Location	Image	Gerudo	English
Stairway before Ganondorf boss room			LMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ;5 1!?ABCDEFGHIJKLMN (repeating sequences of the Gerudo alphabet starting at various points, some sequences at least 17 characters long)
Structures on ceiling corners of Ganondorf boss room			OLE1CYAFW!BF;X

Location	Image	Gerudo	English
Dungeon wall inscriptions			WAWUFU (repeating)
Dungeon central area floor			YUYHPE GUIWK YHUBD GUIWK
Death Sword mid boss area floor			(clockwise from north) DTPQGH! (sequence with Gerudo text has many undecipherable characters mixed in)
Boss room floor tiles			QVK (text is flipped vertically)
Boss room wall inscriptions			Galxos Typo! gaph JKLHIOL
Boss room sunken vertical inscriptions			JDGTUFGN TUTU G !U TU Z;51 U (entire surface written in mirror reverse fashion)
Boss room sunken horizontal inscriptions			E TUTU ! ABC G !ULM GN E QRSTU VWX VW IJXE TU FGN (some areas obscured in some versions, but seen in others)

Location	Image	Gerudo	English
(Front & Back) lamp pedestals			Gerudo
(Sides) lamp pedestals			Vigilant
(Front) statue pedestals			Vigilant
(Side) statue pedestals			Desert Sun
Columns in Riju's Throne Room			Desert Sun
Base of fountain behind Riju's Throne			Desert Sun
(front) Base of pedestal under center tablet in Riju's bedroom			Desert Sun
(sides) Base of pedestal under center tablet in Riju's bedroom			Vigilant
Riju's Throne & bedroom center stone tablet			Gerudo A resilient desert flower, facing the sun's gaze. Gerudo grows brilliant, while others fade^[1]
South East column behind throne, SE bedroom tablet			We stand vigilant, in the desert sun. We are brilliant, over everyone^[2]
North West column behind throne, NW bedroom tablet			Vigilant in the sun growing brilliant Gerudo never outdone^[3]
Thunder Helm pedestal			Gerudo brilliant in the sun^[4]
Sand-Seal Rental Shop sign			Rental

Location	Image	Gerudo	English
Trim on lower half of giant statues			The Seven Sages (repeating)
bowl like pedestal to place spheres			pedestal (repeating)

Location	Image	Gerudo	English
Trim on lower half of giant statue			The Seven Sages (text is in reverse mirrored fashion)

Location	Image	Gerudo	English
Wall inside the entrance			Gerudo there is no strife Gerudo like water we flow with life
Statues' swords			Gerudo an unblemished desert flo (last word incomplete, presumably "flower")