"Splo-wee!" - cheer, or when jumping very high."Yoo-hee!" - cheer, or when jumping very high.Many words in their spoken language sound like the English word "squid". The language spoken by Inklings has been altered to have a wavy sound. The Zink brand logo resembles the letters "IArOIC", which vaguely resembles the brand's name in Japanese, アイロニック ( aironikku, i.e.The Tentatek brand logo resembles the letters "AROME", which is the brand's name in Japanese, アロメ ( arome).Interestingly, Gimn is a russian word, meaning Anthem, Canticle, Carol or Hymn. The Splash Mob brand logo resembles the letters "GiMN", which is similar to the brand's name in Japanese, ジモン ( jimon).The Forge brand logo resembles the letters "Forリマ", which is similar to the brand's name in Japanese, フォーリマ ( fōrima).Two signs in English on Ruins of Ark Polaris.The banner at Shellendorf Institute resembles the letters "Tho Davon Mujum," which is similar to the stage's name in Japanese, "Devon Oceanographic Museum.".The sign at Mahi-Mahi Resort, saying Mahi-Mahi Resort and Spa.The studio where Inkopolis News is filmed has an "On Air" sign.In some other cases, Inkling looks just like the English alphabet, with letters that appear to be English and can be read easily. For instance, text in some brand logos can be read as the brand's Japanese name, and Inklings sometimes say a phrase phonetically similar to "ready" in battle. In fact, some Inkling seems identical to these scripts' letters. Written Inkling appears to be a conglomerate of English, Japanese, Cyrillic script, and sometimes Korean. The structure, vocabulary, and grammar of the language are stipher like The Legend of Zelda's Hylian, Inkling is not translatable as it is pure gibberish. While many have tried to decipher the language, nobody has been able to make any real progress toward this goal.
Most, if not all, of the game's graphics and voice clips are in Inkling.įorge's logo appears to read FORリマ, or Forima. The Inkling language is a fictional language spoken primarily by Inklings, and other characters as well, such as some Octolings and Jellyfish. Signs and logos for Booyah Base's shops are written in Inkling.