There are three lettering systems of Hylia, possibly representative of three separate languages.

The first alphabet, introduced in Ocarina of Time and used as well in Majora's Mask, is very primitive. Many sounds do not exist. The choice of letters is based on the basic Japanese alphabet.

The second alphabet, introduced in The Wind Waker and used in The Minish Cap and Four Swords Adventures, is based on the complete Japanese alphabet.

These languages, like Japanese, use one character for a vowel or consonant+vowel sound. Hylian words translate directly into Japanese words.

The third system, introduced in Twilight Princess, is Latin-based and the words translate directly into English.

Hylian Text in Games

* = Confirmation required

Ocarina of Time

Common Texts

Written on arrow-shaped signs found in Hyrule.

ニンテントウ "Nintentou" (Nintendo)

Written on signs found all across Hyrule. The text is mirror side to side and top to bottom.

テクたね "teku tane" (deku seed)

Written on the three Bullet Bags. The character "ku" is rotated 180 degrees from its normal orientation. This is most likely a simple error, as the official art of the Bullet Bag depicts it with a correctly oriented "ku".

Graveyard

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ウエルカム　カカリコ　レイン "uerukamu kakariko rein" (Welcome Kakariko [rein])

This is written on the archway above the graveyard. The same text, mirrored, is written on the sign below it.

Kakariko Village

カカリコむら "Kakariko Mura" (Kakariko Village)

This banner greets visitors to Kakariko, announcing the name of the village.

Lon Lon Ranch

ロンロンほくしよ (RONRON hokushiyo [from ぼくじょう "bokujyou"]) Lon Lon Ranch

This text appears both on the banner entering the ranch and on the entrance to the horse pen.

The word "lon" also appears on Malon's dress, in blue letters.

Majora's Mask

Location	Japanese	Romaji	English
Laundry Pool Bell
Stock Pot Inn Bell	えまえ	Emae	??? (Repeated)
Darmani's Grave		?
Captain Viscen's Recruit Poster	入り愈々随行!!! ?? ユイルユサツコイ/ゆいるゆさつこい	i ri yu tsu i ko!!! ko tsu sa yu ri tsu tsu yu i ru yu sa tsu ko i ru i ma i yu n kou ma mu yu!!!... yu tsu mu i tsu n i n mu sa ri i sa i ko tsu mu i re re re ru re ru tsu yu yu ru i!! mu i sa n
Darmani's Grave		?
Common square-shaped signs	ニンテントートーンテンニ	Nintentōtōnten'ni	Nintendo, repeated in a backwards fashion
Treasure Chest Game Sign	リルマコサンサンツコルムコリ!! アコイ.. .. アアア	Rirumakosansan Tsukorumukori! Akoi.. .. Aaa	?

The Wind Waker

Prologue

Image	Japanese	Romaji	English
File:Normal opening 1.png	ハイラルおうこく	Hairaru Oukoku	Hyrule Kingdom (Top box)
	ゆたかなるだち	Yutaka Naru Daichi	The Rich Land (Bottom Box)
	そのむかしかみがみのちからがやどるといわれたおうこくがあった。だいちのめぐみゆたかなこのとちにくらすたみはハイリアじんとよばれかみがみのこえをきくとつたえられる。かれらへいがんのたみにくわえてやまのたみゴロンみずのたみゾーラさばくのたみゲルドもりのたみコキリがそれぞれどくじのいとなみをおくしていた。ゆたかなるこのやちにもはめつのあしおとがしのびよりししあった。	Sono mukashi kamigami no chikara ga yadoru to iware ta ōkokuga atta. Daichi no megumi yutakana kono tochi ni kurasu tami ha hairia jin to yobare kamigami no koewo kiku to tsutaerareru. Karera heigen no tami ni kuwaete yama no tami goron mizu no tami zōra sabaku no tami gerudo mori no tami kokiri ga sorezore dokujino itonamiwo okushiteita. Yutaka naru kono yachi nimo hametsu no ashioto ga shinobiyori shishi atta.	Long ago, it was said that the power of the Gods resided within a kingdom. This blessed, rich land was inhabited by people called Hylians, who were said to be able to hear the voice of the Gods. The people of the plains [Hylians?], in addition to the mountain people, the Gorons, the water people, the Zora, the desert people, the Gerudo and the forest people, the Kokiri, each lead unique lives. But even in this rich land, the footsteps of destruction began to creep in.*
File:Normal opening 2.png	神の力を手に入れた悪しき者によって邪悪がこの土地を包み込み美しかった大地も滅びかけていったそのときである。	kami no chikara wo te ni ireta ashikimono ni yotte jaaku ga kono tochi wo tsutsumikomi utsukushikatta daichi mo horobikakete itta sono toki de aru.	Due to the evil person who collected the power of the gods, wickedness wrapped around this spot, and it was also at that time that the formerly beautiful land was falling into ruins.
File:Normal opening 3.png	悪しき者ガノン	ashikimono ganon	Evil Person Ganon
File:Normal opening 3.png	緑の衣を纏いし者いずこともなく表れ神の力授かりて至当の末悪しき力を撃ち破りて彼の地に平穏を取り戻す。	midori no koromo wo matoishi mono izuko to mo naku araware kami no chikara sazukarite shitou no sue ashikichikara wo uchiyaburite kanochi ni heion wo torimodosu.	A person wearing green clothes appeared from an unknown location and, gifted with divine power, brought the evil power to a just end, returning peace to that land.
File:Normal opening 4.png	時の勇者	toki no yūsha	Hero of Time


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Common

Signpost

Red text: 注意 "Chuui" (Caution)
Black Text: 近づいてもっとよく見てください "Chika Duite Motto Yoku Mite Kudasia" (Please look closely more often)
Blue Text: Unreadable

Items

Item	Image	Japanese	Romaji	English
Father's Letter	File:Father's Letter.png	コモリヘ	"Komori he"	To Komali
Maggie's Letter	(Front)	まじゆうとうモさまへ	Majiyūtō Mo Sama he	His Excellence* To Mr. Moe
Maggie's Letter	(Back)	マギーより	Magī yori	From Maggie
Moblin's Letter	(Front)	マギーヘ	Magī he	To Maggie
Moblin's Letter	(Back)	モリブリン	Moriburin	Moblin

Sea Charts

Chart	Image	Japanese	Romaji	English
Beedle's Chart		テリーマップ	Terī Mappu	Beedle Map (Teri is Beedle's Jap. name)
Beedle's Chart		テリーマップ	Terī Shoppu	Beedle Shop
Ghost Ship Chart		幽霊船のマップ	Yūreisen no Chizu	Ghost Ship Map
Great Fairy Chart		大妖精マップ	Dai Yousei Mappu	Great Fairy Map
IN-credible Chart		すんごいマップ	Sungoi Mappu	Wonderful Map
Island Hearts Chart		島のハートマップ	Shima no Hāto Mappu	Island Heart Map
		ハートのかけらは全部で３０こあるます。♥	Hāto no Kakera ha Zenbu de 30 ko Arumasu.♥	30 Heart Pieces exist altogether.♥
		頑張って全部集めましをう。	Ganbatte Zenbu Atsume Mashi wo U.	Try your best to collect them all.
		但し二つだけは貰うことになります。	Tadashi Futatsu Dake ha Morau Kotoni Narimasu.	However, only two are additionally received * (Two are received under special circumstances)
Sea Hearts Chart		海のハートマップ	Umi no Hāto Mappu	Sea Heart Map
Platform Chart		やぐらマップ	Yagura Mappu	Watchtower Map
		このマップはやぐらの位置を確認できる。	Kono Mappu ha Yagura no Ichi wo Kakunin Dekiru.	This map is able to determine the location of the watchtowers.
			"Yagura no Ichi wo"	"Watchtower position" is found once on the bottom of the map and once at the end of the entries for the head, main body and base of the tower
			"Yagura no Ichi wo Kakunin Dekiru"	"Able to find the watchtowers' location" is found once on the main body of the tower
			"Kono Mappu ha Yagura no Ichi wo"	"This map [can find] the watchtowers' location" is repeated thrice at the bottom of the map
Secret Cave Chart		秘密の入り口マップ	Himitsu no Irigochi Mappu	Secret Entrance/Gate Map
Submarine Chart		潜水艦のマップ	Sensuikan no Mappu	Submarine Map
		(Unreadable)		(Small text in the big box)
		ひきあげくおたから	Hikiage ku Otakara	Pulling up treasure (Found around the small subs, the first large sub [backwards], the top of the page [backwards] and in the top-right corner [180^o])
		ここから入る	Koko Kara Hairu	Enter through ｈere (Second large sub)
Light Ring Chart	File:LightRingChart.jpg	光の輪出現マップ	Hikari no Wa Shutsugen Mappu	Light Ring Appearance Map
Octo Chart		イカマップ	Ika Mappu	Squid Map
Octo Chart		ひきあげくおたから	Hikiage ku Otakara	Pulling up treasure (4x across the top in 3 different orientations)
Tingle's Chart		チンクル島	Chinkuru Tou	Tingle Island

Windfall Island

Location	Japanese	Romaji	English
The side of the stone bridge	ようこそ- タウラ島へ	Youkoso- Taura Tou he	Welcome to Taura Island (Taura is Windfall's Jap. name)
Signs inside and outside of the Bomb Shop	世界一の爆弾	Sekai Ichi no Bakudan	Best Bombs in the World
Sign outside of Chu Jelly Juice Shop	くすり	Kusuri	Medicine
Windmill poster in Battleship Game Shop	観覧車乗り場こちらから	Kanransha Noriba Kochira Kara	[Access the] Ferris Wheel boarding area from here
Tombstone	831 - 894 偉大なる芸術家	831 - 894 Idainaru Geijutsuka	831 - 894 (Date of birth/death) Attaining greatness* Artist
Sign outside the Cafe Bar	カフェバ-	Kafe Bā	Cafe Bar
Chalkboard inside the cafe	今日のオススメロンロンミルク → 150 デクの実ケ-キ → 300 ゾ-ラコ-ヒ- → 250	Kyou no Osusume Ron Ron Miruku → 150 Deku no Mi Kēki → 300 Zōra Kōhi → 250	Today's Recommendations Lon Lon Milk → 150 Deku Fruit/Nut Cake → 300 Zora Coffee → 250
Poster with a picture of a letter	アルバイト募集荷物の仕分けなどバイト料は要相談	Arubaito Boshuu Nimotsu no Shiwake Nado Baito Ryou ha You Soudan	Recruiting [for a] part-time job Assorting packages and the like Job payment is negotiable
Sign outside the School of Joy	しあわせ教室	Shiawase Kyoushitsu	Good Fortune/Happiness Classroom
Chalkboard in classroom	あおいそら、しろいくも	Aoi Sora, Shiroi Kumo	Blue sky, white cloud(s)
The drawing showing a girl and a pig	思いやり	Omoiyari	Consideration/sympathy
The sign under the drawing	清く正しく美しく	Kiyoku Tadashiku Utsukushiku	Purity/Nobility Righteousness/Justice/Honesty Beauty/Loveliness

Dragon Roost Island

Location	Image	Japanese	Romaji	English
Wind's Requiem Monument in the Wind Shrine	File:Wind's Requiem Monument.png	風の歌	Kaze no Uta	Song of Wind
Valoo, after he has been saved from Gohma		勇者よ感謝勇者よ, 風の神の風を操れ	Yuusha yo Kanshasuru Yuusha yo, Kaze no Kami no Kaze wo Ayatsure	Oh hero, thank you! Oh hero, manipulate the wind of the Wind God!

Forest Haven

Location	Japanese	Romaji	English
Nintendo Gallery
Sign over the counter	フィギュアのてんどう	Figyua no Tendō	Figurine Paradise
Sign over the counter	にてんどうギャラリー	Nitendō Gyararī	Ni[n]tendo Gallery

Tower of the Gods

Location	Image	Japanese	Romaji	English
Stone Tablet beside the first controllable statue		神の道標を求める者よＲで我を呼び起こし正しい場所に導け	Kami no michishirube wo motomeru mono yo R de ware wo yobiokoshi tadashii basho ni michibike	You who seek the guidepost of the gods, awaken me with R and guide me to the proper location.
Command Melody Stone in Tower of the Gods		あやつりの歌	Ayatsuri no Uta	Song of Manipulation

Miscellaneous

Name/Location	Japanese	Romaji	English
Wind Waker game disc	ゼルダのでんせつ　かぜのタクト	Zeruda no Densetsu Kaze no Takuto	Legend of Zelda: Baton of Wind
Ganon's Sword	ほんもの	Honmono	Genuine / The real thing
Phantom Ganon's Sword	ズボラガボラ	Zubora Gabora	Zubora Gabora

The Minish Cap

Miscellaneous

Location	Image	Japanese	Romaji	English
Ezlo when turning Minish size	File:Minish Portals.png	ちいさくなれ	Chīsaku Nare	Become small
Elemental Sanctuary stained glass window	File:Zeldalightforce.jpg	フォースは姫と共に国を照らす。	fōsu wa hime to tomo ni kuni wo terasu.	The Light Force illuminates both the princess and country.

Library Books

Image	Book #	Japanese	Romaji	English
File:Library Shelf TMC.png	Top Shelf
	3-6	テつガく 1-4	Tetsugaku 1-4	Philosophy 1-4
	7	ハイラルの　れきし	Hairaru no Rekishi	History of Hyrule
	8 & 9	こだいぶんめいの　1 & 2	Kodaibunmei no 1 & 2	Ancient Civilization 1 & 2
	Middle Shelf
	3	きのこ　ずかん	Kinoko Zukan	Mushroom Encyclopedia
	5 & 6	ほしの　せかい 1 & 2	Hoshi no Sekai 1 & 2	The World of Stars 1 & 2
	Bottom Shelf
	1	まつりの　しきたり	Matsuri no Shikitari	Festival Customs
	2	おはな　ずかん	o-Hana Zukan	Flower Encyclopedia
	4	ふしぎの　きのみ	Fushigi no Kinomi	Mysterious Seed
	6 & 7	たらいとホース　1 & 2	Tarai to Hōsu 1 & 2	Tub and Hose 1 & 2 (This is the Jap. equivalent of "Triumph Forks")
	8	ふしぎの　きのみ	Fushigi no Kinomi	Mysterious Seed
	11	まつりの　いた	Matsuri no Uta	Festival Songs

Location	Image	Hylian	English
Label for Lantern Oil and Red Potion in Trill's shop			Oil

Kakariko Village Graveyard

Location	Image	Hylian	English
Entrance			Hakaba (Jap. for "graveyard/cemetery")

Temple of Time

Location	Image	Hylian	English
Wall in the entry hall.			Stone Statue
			Sanctuary
			Master Sword
			Copy Rod
Pedestal of Time			Master Sword
Text inside the Temple of Time			MNOPQABCDEF
Text inside the Temple of Time			GHIJKLRSTUV