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Sheikah Language Translations
Breath of the Wild is the only title in which the Sheikah Language appears. 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.
Contents
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 | Sheikah Script | 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 | Sheikah Script | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Long ago, in ancient times, a kingdom prospered in the land of Hylia. Many people/citizens lived there, and civilization was cultivated. |
Misc
| Subject | Image | Location | Sheikah Script | 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) |
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) |
References
Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch)
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