Ostron Language

The Ostron Language is used by the Ostron people, commonly found on the colony Cetus. The written form can be found all over signs and banners found around Cetus, while the spoken language can be heard from the people you will encounter there.
What is interesting to note is that while the written language translates to English, the Ostrons have verbal words that do not translate the same way, each with their own meanings, some of which are denoted below in the #Unique Words section.
==Alphabet==
The alphabet of the Ostron script is remarkably similar to the Orokin alphabet, following a featural writing system where each character represents phonetic sounds used to make up English words. However, unlike the Orokin alphabet, the Ostron alphabet has glyphs for the letter "W" and the sound represented by IPA "ɜ" (as in bird or curt).
==Writing==
Unlike most scripts in the WARFRAME universe, all writing in the Ostron alphabet is only written phonetically in the English language (or at least close to).
The written language may be written vertically or horizontally, similar to most East Asian countries.
==Tabulated Ciphers==
Matching Ostron alphabet to International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for English pronunciations.
English Consonsants
IPA	OstronAlphabetEquivalent(s)	EnglishExamples
p 	 	pen, tip
b 	 	but, web
t 	 	take, cut
d 	 	dad, do
tʃ 	 	chat, nature
dʒ 	 	joy, giant, edge
k 	 	cat, kite, queen
g 	 	go, get, gutter
f 	 	off, fate
v 	 	voice, of, favorite
θ 	 	thing, teeth
ð 	 	that, soothe
s 	 	same, city, sass
z 	 	zoo, rose
ʃ 	 	she, sure, emotion
ʒ 	 	genre, seige, pleasure
h 	 	hat, heaven
m 	 	man, jam
n 	 	no, brain
ŋ 	 	ringer, sing, drink
l 	 	loss, please
r 	 	run, very
w 	 	win, we
y 	 	yes, yawn
x 	 	loch
English Vowels
IPA	OstronAlphabetEquivalent(s)	EnglishExamples
eɪ 	 	day, gate, date
ɒ 	 	clock, yacht*
ɔ: 	 	door, board*
æ 	 	pat, bat
ɜ 	 	bird, curt
ə 	No equilvalent 	comma, about
ɪ 	 	pit, in, fish
ɛ 	 	pet, bed
i 	 	bee, need
ʌ 	 	run
ʊ 	 	put
u 	 	food, dude, through
aɪ 	 	bye, night, my
oʊ 	 	tow, woe, dough
aʊ 	No equilvalent 	now, foul
Numbers and Punctuation
Symbols 	OstronAlphabetEquivalent
0 	
1 	
2 	
3 	
4 	
5 	
6 	
7 	
8 	
9 	
. (period) 	
? (question mark) 	
! (exclamation mark)	
, (comma) 	
: (colon) 	
' (apostrophe) 	No equilvalent
— (hyphen) 	No equilvalent
@ (at sign) 	No equilvalent
# (pound sign) 	No equilvalent
* ɒ and ɔː are British English (RP) vowels and are not represented in American English (GA). They are replaced with the 'ah' and 'oh' sounds in GA.
For example:
 	RP 	GA
Clock	klɒk	klak
Yacht	jɒt 	jat
Door 	dɔ: 	dɔr
Board	bɔ:d	bɔrd
==Unique Words==
 Known translations
Word/Phrase 	Translation/Meaning
Ai yo 	"oh my""Ostron Patois" Fish Fragment
Balb 	a wheat-like plant used for flour"Ostron Cuisine" Glass Fragment
Blau 	blueSee Fosfor
Bomba 	a tea-like plant, used to make Chimurr
Cetus 	"landless, cladeless, windswept dust motes""The Tower's Flesh" Fish Fragment"Friendship" Glass Fragment
Charc 	Possibly "electric", "shock" or "charged"
Chimurr 	a tea made out of Bomba leaves
Chut 	"silence" (implorative)
Condroc 	A vulture-like bird that lives in the Plains of Eidolon
Cuthol 	a species of fish
Dah-dap 	"thank you""Ostron Patois" Fish Fragment
Daku 	a liquor made from Suma Doni excrements
Doh-ga 	"hurry" (implorative)
Eidolon-Moh 	Plains of Eidolon
Er 	Earth"Childhood Games" Glass Fragment
Fosfor 	a flare that can be shot to the sky
Glappid 	a species of fish
Goopolla 	a species of fish
Harpu 	Chimurr tea with Vobi butter added
Hukta 	A massive lake fish that preys on other fishSaya's Vigil/Transcript
Ito-da 	termite droppingsNakak/Quotes
Juta 	a reed plant, used as drinking straws
Karifamil 	"family, prosperity""Ostron Artisans" Fish Fragment
Karkina 	a kind of aquatic crustacean
Khanung 	a warning
Khut-Khut 	a species of fish
Kruna metta 	"please" (implorative)
Kuaka 	a rodent creature that lives in the Plains of Eidolon
Kubuchi 	a cheap liquor made from fermented Sorghum (Baijiu may be a real-life analog)
Lisau heisah 	A home-made remedy for the Vasca Virus
Lok heb 	"hail"
Mergoo 	An aerial creature that lives in the Plains of Eidolon
Norg 	a species of fish
Oraggu 	orange
Oro-kin-ka 	shrines to the spirits of the Orokin, a sign of peace and luck"The Ostrons" Fish Fragment
Peca 	a nut plant
Rahd 	red
Seram 	a kind of aquatic beetle
Sharrac 	a species of fish
Sho-lah 	"farewell"
Shunta 	a children's game
Sorghum 	a kind of (real-life) plant used for fermentation to turn into Kubuchi
Suma Doni 	a lowlands marsupial
Surah 	"friend"
Swazdo-lah 	a common greeting
Tralok 	a species of fish
Unum 	The Orokin Tower the watches over Cetus and the Plains of Eidolon
Utz 	"very" (descriptor appendix)
Verru 	green
Vobi 	a milk-giving animal, hunted by Kubrows. Their milk is used to make butter.
Yingbindunyai 	"great bond""Ancient History" Fish Fragment
Yogwun 	a species of fish
Yollau 	yellow
Yoong-bat 	water urns placed in front of houses for wandering monks, considered to be an affront to drink from by anyone else
"You see and are seen"	A saying to someone who is leaving. Most likely referring to having someone watched by the Unum Tower.
Woonacht 	Night and day"I have a pet Kavat. She is black and white. Her name is Woonacht. It means 'day and night'. Do you have a pet?" - Female Ostron child on Cetus
 Unknown translations or proper nouns
Word/Phrase 	Context
Ceno 	Ceno Armor Bundle; could be the word for "monk"
Hesh 	"Actor zwong sahd point half hesh traveling on foot. Impending mishap and fall at complex node. Half-sahd point sahd-sahd. Observe and report consequences to multiple actors at site. Via Quill noni-rahn secondary sahd. Via Quill vatta-kun-ta tertiary hesh." - Onkko
Montan 	"Venus, Tessera. Actor see seer point now will combine with complex node zwong point sool. Notify Quill. Vierda-soon tertiary zwong via Quill montan secondary, via Quill Onkko Primary. Risk of uncontrolled consequence propagation. Observe and contain." - Onkko
Noni 	"Actor zwong sahd point half hesh traveling on foot. Impending mishap and fall at complex node. Half-sahd point sahd-sahd. Observe and report consequences to multiple actors at site. Via Quill noni-rahn secondary sahd. Via Quill vatta-kun-ta tertiary hesh." - Onkko
Now 	"Venus, Tessera. Actor see seer point now will combine with complex node zwong point sool. Notify Quill. Vierda-soon tertiary zwong via Quill montan secondary, via Quill Onkko Primary. Risk of uncontrolled consequence propagation. Observe and contain." - Onkko
Pahk 	"Eidolon seer-zwong intercepted at isolated node sahd by Tenno sahd-pahk. But first, interaction." - Onkko
Sahd 	"Eidolon seer-zwong intercepted at isolated node sahd by Tenno sahd-pahk. But first, interaction." - Onkko
Seer 	"Eidolon seer-zwong intercepted at isolated node sahd by Tenno sahd-pahk. But first, interaction." - Onkko
Sool 	"Venus, Tessera. Actor see seer point now will combine with complex node zwong point sool. Notify Quill. Vierda soon tertiary zwong via Quill montan secondary, via Quill Onkko Primary. Risk of uncontrolled consequence propagation. Observe and contain." - Onkko
Vahd 	Vahd Armor Bundle; could be the word for "seer"
Vatta-kun-ta	"Actor zwong sahd point half hesh traveling on foot. Impending mishap and fall at complex node. Half-sahd point sahd-sahd. Observe and report consequences to multiple actors at site. Via Quill noni-rahn secondary sahd. Via Quill vatta-kun-ta tertiary hesh." - Onkko
Vierda-soon 	"Venus, Tessera. Actor see seer point now will combine with complex node zwong point sool. Notify Quill. Vierda-soon tertiary zwong via Quill montan secondary, via Quill Onkko Primary. Risk of uncontrolled consequence propagation. Observe and contain." - Onkko
Zauba 	Zauba Armor Bundle; could be the word for "mage"
Zwong/Zhwong	"Eidolon seer-zwong intercepted at isolated node sahd by Tenno sahd-pahk. But first, interaction." - Onkko
==Proper Nouns==
List of proper nouns and names of Ostron origin.
;Names
;Proper nouns
==Arcane Inscriptions==
There are various Ostron inscriptions written on the Magus Arcanes, Virtuos Arcanes and Exodia Arcanes obtained in Cetus, with the exception of Exodia Contagion and Exodia Epidemic which are obtained from the event Operation: Plague Star.
Unlike the Arcanes obtained in Fortuna from Little Duck or Rude Zuud, which use Solari Language and say what the Arcane is, it appears the Ostron Arcanes are random words or pieces of words strung together which do not correspond to the name of the Arcane. Presumably, these could be the Ostron words for those names.
Note that translations are in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
ExodiaBrave.png|link=Exodia Brave|(mɔl-vob-tub?)
ExodiaForce.png|link=Exodia Force|(ʌr-beɪ-ɒn?)
ExodiaHunt.png|link=Exodia Hunt|(ʊb-kɜl-gʌ)
ExodiaMight.png|link=Exodia Might|(dʌs-pɜrl-pɔn)
ExodiaTriumph.png|link=Exodia Triumph|(teɪshʌ-dʒʌst-gʌl?)
ExodiaValor.png|link=Exodia Valor|(baɪ-mɪlk-teɪsh)
MagusCadence.png|link=Magus Cadence|(dæ-hɒrp-baɪ?)
MagusCloud.png|link=Magus Cloud|(pɔn-viɒr-tub)
MagusElevate.png|link=Magus Elevate|(mɔl-pɔn-baɪ)
MagusHusk.png|link=Magus Husk|(væ-ldɛ-gʌsh?)
MagusNourish.png|link=Magus Nourish|(gʌ-teɪshʌ-chʌs?)
MagusReplenish.png|link=Magus Replenish|(chɜr-hɜrɜ-gri?)
MagusVigor.png|link=Magus Vigor|(pro-nv-ʊdr?)
VirtuosFury.png|link=Virtuos Fury|(hɜr-viɒr-ldɪ?)
VirtuosGhost.png|link=Virtuos Ghost|(gʌl-chɜrp-hɒrp)
VirtuosNull.png|link=Virtuos Null|(ʌreɪh-tub-blɛ?)
VirtuosShadow.png|link=Virtuos Shadow|(old-uɔt-ænd?)
VirtuosStrike.png|link=Virtuos Strike|(ænd-dæis-bæi)
VirtuosTempo.png|link=Virtuos Tempo|(sks-chɜrp-hɜr?)
==Media==
Ostron Dream.png|A note found in the Glassmaker investigation
Konzu 2SH.png|(signs right of Konzu) Hurry! Vobi butter Tubefish Charpi
Old Man Suumbaat 2SH.png|Gold for blood
Fisher Hai-Luk 2SH.png|(left sign) Blackfish Tubefish Gulper(right sign) Crustaceans Mollusks Invertebrates
Nakak 2SH.png|(both signs) Just arrived!
==Trivia==
*The Ostron script was first shown with partial translation to the Warframe Design Council and then further shown during TennoCon 2017 as a teaser for Cetus, Plains of Eidolon, and .
*Magus, Virtuos and Exodia Arcanes obtained from Onkko or Hok have Ostron Language inscriptions, while Magus, Virtuos and Pax Arcanes obtained from Little Duck or Rude Zuud in Fortuna have Solari Language inscriptions instead.
==References==
==See Also==
*Orokin Language
*Corpus Language
*Grineer Language
*Solari Language
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