Sheikah Language Translations

< Sheikah Language

The Sheikah Language appears in Breath of the Wild and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. As its name implies, the Sheikah Language appears exclusively on Sheikah architecture and technology.

The Sheikah Language is based on English, as its letters are a cipher of the Latin alphabet.

Sheikah Slate

Subject	Image	Location	Sheikah Script	English
Map locations				ARTIFACT LOCATION MOUNTAIN PLACE REGION TIMBER WATER
Map HUD				CLOCK THERMOMETER ACHIEVEMENT SHEIKAHSENSOR
Map colored Pins				0 1 2 3 4
Damaged Sheikah Slate				RUNE ALBUM HYRULECOMPENDIUM
horizontal text along top and bottom				SHEIKAHSLATE Sheikah Slate (repeating)
Blinking text				(portions of the alphabet)(repeating, lines alternate between going forwards and backwards)
Rune page				FIRSTITEM SECONDITEM THIRDITEM FOURTHITEM FIFTHITEM SIXTHITEM SEVENTHITEM
Hyrule Compendium numbered entries				(entry number, repeated once)
Final Trial map				N E S W (one at each cardinal direction)
#1 Album memory note, before remembrance				SACREDGROUNDRUINS Sacred Ground Ruins
#2 Album memory note, before remembrance				LAKEKOLOMO Lake Kolomo
#3 Album memory note, before remembrance				ANCIENTCOLUMNS Ancient Columns
#4 Album memory note, before remembrance				KARAKARABAZAAR Kara Kara Bazaar
#5 Album memory note, before remembrance				ELDINCANYON Eldin Canyon
#6 Album memory note, before remembrance				IRCHPLAIN Irch Plain
#7 Album memory note, before remembrance				WESTNECLUDA West Necluda
#8 Album memory note, before remembrance				HYRULECASTLE Hyrule Castle
#9 Album memory note, before remembrance				SPRINGOFPOWER Spring of Power
#10 Album memory note, before remembrance				SANIDINPARKRUINS Sanidin Park Ruins
#11 Album memory note, before remembrance				LANAYRUROAD-EASTGATE Lanayru Road - East Gate
#12 Album memory note, before remembrance				HYRULEFIELD Hyrule Field

Sheikah Towers

Subject	Location	Sheikah Script	English
Sheikah Tower roof			S HEIKAHTOWE R Sheikah Tower
Distilling stone			MASTER USING IT AND YOU CAN HAVE THIS

Divine Beasts

Subject	Location	English
Travel gate	Divine Beasts	TRANSPORT transport (repeating)
Hump elevators rails	Divine Beast Vah Naboris	LINE Line (repeating)
Moving platform between the humps	Divine Beast Vah Naboris	MOVE Move (repeating)
Wide electric paths	Divine Beast Vah Naboris	HIGHVOLT High Volt (High voltage, repeating)
Main shaft engravings	Final Trial	THEBRAVETRIAL The Brave Trial (fragmented, repeating)
Large stone door's four bolts	Final Trial	W(upper left) A (upper right) E (lower left) F (lower right)
Monk Maz Koshia arena floor, pillars and pedestal	Final Trial	TRIAL Trial (repeating)
Monk Maz Koshia small incantation circle	Final Trial	R (Rin - Power) P (Hyo/Pyo - Energy) T (Toh - Harmony) S (Sha - Healing) K (Kai - Intuition) J (Jin - Awareness) R (Retsu - Dimension) Z (Zai - Creation) Z (Zen - Absolute) (The Nine Syllable Seals)
Monk Maz Koshia large incantation circle	Final Trial	R (Rin - Power) P (Hyo/Pyo - Energy) T (Toh - Harmony) S (Sha - Healing) K (Kai - Intuition) J (Jin - Awareness) R (Retsu - Dimension) Z (Zai - Creation) Z (Zen - Absolute) (The Nine Syllable Seals, repeated once)

Shrines

Subject	Location	English
Link's resurrection bed	Shrine of Resurrection	CAREUNIT Care Unit
Shrine of Resurrection door	Shrine of Resurrection	SHUTOUT Shut Out
One-Hit Obliterator stand	Shrine of Resurrection	TAKEIT Take It
Sheikah Monk pagoda	Ancient Shrines	GOALPOINT Goal Point
Floor tile used to interact with Monk	Ancient Shrines	GO AL goal
Entrance portal	Ancient Shrines	DUNGEON Dungeon (rotated 180°, repeating)
Text adorning walls along Sheikah architecture	Ancient Shrines	DUNGEON Dungeon (repeating)
Lift	Ancient Shrines	MOVINGPLATE Moving Plate (repeating)
Barred gate	Kaam Ya'tak Shrine	DUNGEON Dungeon (rotated 90°, repeating)
Portcullis	Keh Namut Shrine	SLIDEUP Slide Up (rotated left 90°, repeating)
Gear	Kam Urog Shrine	ROTATE Rotate
Gyro	Kaam Ya'tak Shrine	GYROS Gyros (repeating)
Stone plaque signs	Shee Vaneer Shrine	READ ME HINT read me hint
Metal plates	Oman Au Shrine	PLATE plate (repeating)
Hinges of large metal doors	Oman Au Shrine	INWARD inward (written twice per door)
Text on floor tiles before metal door (end tiles)	Oman Au Shrine	(full stop)MOVE(full stop) move (written 3 times, rotating each time)
Text on floor tiles before metal door (middle tiles)	Oman Au Shrine	MOVE(space)ON move on (because tiles repeat, text seems to say "move_onmove_on...")
Stake Switch	Gee Ha'rah Shrine	STAKESWITCH Stake Switch
Carved text atop Cannons	Bareeda Naag Shrine	CANNONCANNON
Glowing text along Cannons	Bareeda Naag Shrine	DUNGEON (repeating)
Arch	Mirro Shaz Shrine	GOAL GOAL
Ramp	Rok Uwog Shrine	GOAHEAD Go Ahead (in mirror reverse fashion, repeating)
Thin electric pathways	Kay Noh Shrine	VOLTAGE Voltage (repeating)
Exterior of Champion Ballad Shrine	Sharo Lun Shrine	THEBRAVETRIAL The Brave Trial
Rails for climbing Stone	Sharo Lun Shrine	DUNGEON Dungeon

Ancient Tech Labs

Subject	Location	Sheikah Script	English
Rails near Distilling Stone	Hateno Ancient Tech Lab		SHUTTER shutter (repeating)
Base of Cherry	Akkala Ancient Tech Lab		CHERRY Cherry (repeating)

Calamity Ganon Tapestry

Whereas most Sheikah text enciphers English text, an exception to this rule is the tapestry found behind Impa, which instead enciphers a romanization of Japanese text.

Sheikah Script	Japanese	English
taiko no mukashi "hylia" no chi ni haneisita oukoku ooku no tami-ra ga kurashi bunmei ga haguku-mareta "sheikah" zoku no motarasita gizyutu ha koudo nari kore wo site yakusai huuin no tasuke wo mouketamu yuus yatosei naru hime ga kore wo huuin su "hyrule" ni tuta waru yakusai no naha "ganon" sihouni sinzyuu wo okite karaku rinohei wo haisu korera no chiakra wo ete "ganon" wo huu zuruni itaru oukeha "sheikah" zoku no tikara wo osoretsul housu sonosu enite "sheikah" chiru	太古の昔 "Hylia" の地に繁栄した王国多くの民等が暮らし文明が育むまれた "Sheikah" 族の齎した技術は高度也これをして厄災封印の助けを設けるむ勇者と聖なる姫がこれを封印す "Hyrule" に伝わる厄災の名は "Ganon" しほうにしんじゆうをおきてからくりの塀をはいすこれらの力を得て "Ganon" を封ずるに至る王家は "Sheikah" 族の力を恐れ、追放すその末にて "Sheikah" 散る	Long ago, in ancient times, a kingdom prospered in the land of Hylia. Many people/citizens lived there, and civilization was cultivated. The Sheikah tribe brought technology that is advanced. Doing this provided help for sealing the calamity. The hero and the holy princess attempt to seal it. In Hyrule, the calamity is called "Ganon". Divine beasts are placed in four directions and a mechanical army is distributed. The royal family fear and exile the Sheikah tribe's power. At the end of this the Sheikah scatter/disappear.

Misc

Subject	Location	English
Outer edge of Pedestals	Overworld or Shrines	STONESPHERESOCKET stone sphere socket (repeating)
Inner text of Pedestals	Overworld or Shrines	SOCKET TEKCOS socket tekcos (rotates by 90 degrees)
Ancient Orbs	Overworld or Shrines	STONESPHERE stone sphere (repeating)
Travel Gates	Shrine entrance, Ancient Lab entrance, Travel Medallion	CALLING calling (repeating)
Text on Beacons	Overworld, where player places map pins	ITS DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE it's dangerous to go alone (repeating)
Dinraal's Horns	Dinraal's horns during the EX Champion Revali's Song quest	HORN
Rings of Light	Death Mountain, must fly through many of these to access Sharo Lun shrine	9876543210
Ring on Astral Observatory floor	Astral Observatory	LABORATORY (repeating)
Sheikah levitating platform concept art	concept art	MOVINGPLATE Moving Plate (repeating)
Advertisement for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity	Advertisement for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity	OPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Subject	Sheikah Script	English
Interior cover art		HYRULEWARRIORSAGEOFCALAMITY (repeating)
Impa symbols		F S T
Monk Maz Koshia symbols		E N E F S T
Monk Maz Koshia Remote Bomb seal		CALLING Calling (same as Travel Medallion, repeating)
On the portal opened by Terrako, or portals used by other characters		GATE OF TIME OPEN (repeating)
Purrah's Guardian disabling field		JAMMING (repeating)
On opportunity to use Sheikah Slate counters against enemies		RUNE
Divine Beast Vah Ruta bonus damage symbol when standing in water		POWER(unknown symbol)UP Power Up
Divine Beast Vah Ruta text while aiming Icicle Barrage		LOCKON Lock On
Divine Beast commands briefly replaced with Sheikah text, during brief loading		OPERATION
Terrako boot up scene		(text is broken & glitchy as it identifies characters, switching text with gibberish, until finally repaired and displaying names properly, with exception of Robbie who is recognized first and only shows broken text) BB R BI PURAH MIPHA DARUK IMPA ZELDA
On the map screen		ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ (repeating, broken in lines. On the right side it appears in reversed order)

Other Appearances

Game	Subject	Sheikah Script	English
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Platform on the Great Plateau Tower Stage		SMASHBROS Smash Bros.

Product	Subject	Sheikah Script	English
Switch Light Up Dock Shield NA BotW Collector's Edition Official NA BotW web page	Zelda themed shield^[1] Collector's box & soundtrack case Decorative trim text^[2]		THEHYRULEFANTASY The Hyrule Fantasy (repeating)
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Acrylic Panel Art (Nintendo Reward)	Acrylic Panel Art^[3]		HYRULEWARRIORSAGEOFCALAMITY Hyrule Warriors Age Of Calamity (repeating)