Grineer Language

The Grineer speak and write in a heavily corrupted form of English, intermixing grunts, simplified terms, and onomatopoeia into their writing and naming conventions as well as a form of substitution that highlights their degenerative speech impediments.
They use their own unique set of barcode letters with dot-matrix-styled 'cuts' made along its edges (left for letters, right for numbers), to various depths. A dot present under each letter's bottom-right corner helps to determine the correct orientation and makes it easy to tell if the text has been flipped or rotated.
In many cases, Digital Extremes did not intend for this script to be translated and read by players. Therefore, many cases of text longer than a few words (such as the readouts on monitors) tend to be random letters strung together and occasionally flipped or rotated. Since the dot-marks are supposed to be on the bottom-right, it is easy to tell when this has been done.
==Speech==
Much like the Corpus Language, Grineer is based on a substitution of letters and letter clusters, generated by feeding English text through a simple program.Tennocon 2018: Sounds of the System - 29:41Warframe Behind The Scenes: Audio - 0:35 The substitutions used have evolved over time, leading to inconsistency in the spoken Grineer language which is exacerbated by the accents of various Grineer units. A list of substitutions common to most Grineer/Quotes has been determined based on known dialog. Due to the relatively small number of references and the variability of Grineer accents, this list may not be comprehensive.
English	Grineer	Example/Notes 	Sample Audio
B 	K 	Sukjekkt ("subject") 	
BA 	RA 	Raf ("back") 	
BO 	BRO 	Brogrer ("bored") 	
C 	K, KK 	Onke ("once") 	
CK 	F 	Kref ("check") 	
CL 	GR 	Grear ("clear") 	
D 	R 	Spotter ("spotted") 	
ES 	EN 	Rentroy ("destroy") 	
H 	R 	Rey ("hey") 	
I 	U, HU 	Hu'm ("I'm") 	"Gry am Hu regre?" - Why am I here?
L 	D 	Dof ("lock")Applied only if L is not preceded by a consonant 	
LL 	S 	Khus ("kill") 	
O 	K 	Fkr ("for")Outdated substitution; more recent dialogue do not use this	
P 	G 	Gregort ("report")Applied only if P is not flanked by any consonants 	
R-, -R-	GR 	Regre ("here")Applied only if R is not flanked by any consonants 	
ST 	TR 	Retrroy ("destroy") 	
TH 	KL 	Klem ("them")This substitution is responsible for the Clem meme. 	
W 	R 	Rusr ("wish") 	
WH 	GR 	Grat ("what") 	
Z(E?) 	OG 	Freeog ("freeze") 	"Freeog!" - Freeze!
These substitutions are the most heavily used, but have not always been employed, and may change again in the future. Some notable dialog that does not follow these rules includes the initial cutscene of Vor's Prize, which among other irregularities features a substitution seen nowhere else: O → K. The Kavor word "sikkhat" is a recent example of a word of unknown derivation that may indicate a rule shift. Known examples of translated text can be found on the Grineer, Captain Vor, General Sargas Ruk, Kuva Guardian, and the Regulator quotes page.
A small number of words are irregular or have special substitution rules: most notably "and", ("na"), "my" ("tu"), and "you" ("gar"). Expletives except for "ramn" ("damn") appear to not follow substitution rules, or are de novo words ("ghutre" "rapatok", "gretesk"). Numbers used in the Orbiter's Radio Scanner audio are also partially irregular and possibly unique to those clips.
===Pronounciation===
* (A) = short/long A 
* (B) = see below 
* (C) = see below 
* (D) = R 
* (E) = short/long E 
* (F) = F 
* (G) = G 
* (H) = see below	
* (I) = see below 
* (J) = J 
* (K) = see below 
* (L) = see below 
* (M) = M 
* (N) = N 
* (O) = short/long O 
* (P) = see below	
* (R) = see below 
* (S) = see below 
* (T) = see below 
* (U) = short/long U 
* (V) = V 
* (W) = see below 
* (Y) = long E 
* (Z) = Z?
*The Grineer (B) has four possible sounds:
**It uses the English "R" sound (as in row) when it is followed by the vowel (A).
**It uses the compound sound "BR" (as in break) when it is followed by the vowel (O).
**It uses the English "K" sound (as in cat) when it is preceded by the vowel (U)?
**Otherwise, it uses the English "B" sound (as in bat).
*The Grineer (C) has three possible sounds:
**It uses the English "F" sound (as in fair) when it is followed by (K).
**It uses the English "G" sound (as in green) when it is followed by (L).
**Otherwise, it uses the English "K" sound (as in cat).
*The Grineer (H) has two possible sounds:
**It uses the English "L" sound (as in latch) when it is preceded by (T).
**Otherwise, it uses the English "R" sound (as in row).
*The Grineer (I) has two possible sounds:
**It uses the English "U" sound (as in up).
**It uses the compound sound "HU" (as in hut).
*The Grineer (K) has two possible sounds:
**It uses the English "F" sound (as in fair) when it is preceded by (C).
**Otherwise, it uses the English "K" sound (as in cat).
*The Grineer (L) has four possible sounds:
**It uses the English "S" sound (as in stop) when it is followed by another (L).
**It uses the English "R" sound (as in row) when it is preceded by (C).
**It uses the English "D" sound (as in dog) when it is not preceded by a consonant.
**Otherwise, it uses the English "L" sound (as in latch).
*The Grineer (P) has two possible sounds:
**It uses the English "G" sound (as in green) when it is not flanked by consonants.
**Otherwise, it uses the English "P" sound (as in pat).
*The Grineer (R) has two possible sounds:
**It uses the compound sound "GR" sound (as in great) when it is not flanked by consonants.
**Otherwise, it uses the English "R" sound (as in row).
*The Grineer (S) has two possible sounds:
**It uses the English "T" (as in table) sound when it is followed by (T).
**Otherwise, it uses the English "S" sound (as in stop).
*The Grineer (T) has three possible sounds:
**It uses the English "R" sound (as in row) when it is preceded by (S).
**It uses the English "K" sound (as in cat) when it is followed by (H).
**Otherwise, it uses the English "T" sound (as in table).
*The Grineer (W) has two possible sounds:
**It uses the English "G" sound (as in green) when it is followed by (H).
**Otherwise, it uses the English "R" sound (as in row).
===Unique words===
The following words do not follow substitution rules (maybe due to accents) or are unique to the Grineer language.
 Known translations
Word 	Translation/Meaning
Chee 	"three"
Ehught 	"eight"
Fhuve 	"five"
Forr 	"four"
Gar 	"you"
Garr 	"your"
Garkot 	"target"
Gutora 	"bitch"
Na 	"and"
Nhune 	"nine"
Orre 	"over"
Ramn 	"damn" or a unique expletive
Sevenk 	"seven"
Shux 	"six"
Sikkhat	An Infested creature
Skoom 	"scum"
Tok 	"two"
Tenno 	Tenno faction
Tu 	"my"
Uk 	"one"
 Unknown translations
Word/Phrase 	Context
Peezporr enkkaagge kraaft	"Sukjekkt secured. Removing from battlefield. Peezporr enkkaagge kraaft!" - Kuva Guardian after killing a Kuva Larvling
Rapatok 	"Uhh... we're entering the unresponsive vessel. Huhh, no signs of Infestation so far. Ramn, there are casualties. Mm-hmm, everywhere. It looks like, uhh, blade weapons. Yeah. Rapatok! Uh-huh, Tenno skoom! Yeah, they're all dead. Mark this ship for repopulation." - Radio Scanner
Shashe 	"Shashe Tenno!"
===Audio examples===
*"Gar guis see anykling susphukhuous?" - "You guys see anything suspicious?"
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*"Or no!" - "Oh no!"
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*"Warframe spotter!" - "Warframe spotted!"
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*"Kome groser!" - "Come closer!"
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*"Ror rur Hu get truff rhukl klus kotr? Sekurhuty agahuntr grat?" - "How did I get stuck with this post? Security against what?"
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==Numbers==
===First Appearance===
A video released on July 3, 2013 for the Informant Event featured more Grineer text, including the first uses of numbers for the language. A flash before the timer countdown contained the message:
The timer displayed in the background begins at 48:00:00 and begins counting down, ending at 47:59:51 when the view changes. As a result, the symbols for numbers were determined by the community.
It can be seen that the numbers have indentations on the right sides of the blocks, unlike the letters which have indentations on the left sides. The indentations on the numbers progressively rise as the numbers increase. Even numbers have shallower indentations, while odd numbers have deeper ones.
===Pronunciation===
The official pronunciation of numbers are as followshttps://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/321775-new-radio-chatter-contest/:
*One (1) = Uk
*Two (2) = Tok
*Three (3) = Chee
*Four (4) = Forr
*Five (5) = Fhuve
*Six (6) = Shux
*Seven (7) = Sevenk
*Eight (8) = Ehught
*Nine (9) = Nhune
==Writing==
All writing in the Grineer alphabet is written in either correct American English (with exceptions) or phonetically in the English language, with some substitutions due to missing characters:
*"X" is converted to (KS).
*"Q" is converted to (KW).
===Examples===
*Queen is written as ("Kween").
*Conquer is written as ("Conkwuer").
==Proper Nouns==
List of proper nouns and names of Grineer origin.
;Names
;Proper nouns
==Tabulated Ciphers==
Matching Grineer alphabet to International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for English pronunciations.
 English Consonsants
IPA	GrineerAlphabetEquivalent(s)	EnglishExamples
p 	(P) & (G)* 	pen, tip
b 	(B) 	but, web
t 	(T) 	take, cut
d 	(D) & (G)† 	dad, do
tʃ 	(CH) 	chat, nature
dʒ 	(J) 	joy, giant, edge
k 	(C) & (K) 	cat, kite, queen
g 	(G) 	go, get, gutter
f 	(F) 	off, fate
v 	(V) 	voice, of, favorite
θ 	No equilvalent 	thing, teeth
ð 	No equilvalent 	that, soothe
s 	(S) 	same, city, sass
z 	(Z) 	zoo, rose
ʃ 	(SH) 	she, sure, emotion
ʒ 	No equilvalent 	genre, seige, pleasure
h 	(H) 	hat, heaven
m 	(M) 	man, jam
n 	(N) 	no, brain
ŋ 	(NG) 	ringer, sing, drink
l 	(L) 	loss, please
r 	(D) & (H) & (R) & (W) 	run, very
w 	(W) 	win, we
j 	(Y) 	yes, yawn
hw 	No equilvalent 	what, when
x 	No equilvalent 	loch
 English Vowels
IPA	GrineerAlphabetEquivalent	EnglishExamples
eɪ 	?? 	day, gate, date
ɒ 	?? 	blockade, pot
ɔ: 	No equilvalent 	paw, thought
æ 	(A) 	pat, bat
ɜ 	No equilvalent 	bird, curt
ɪ 	(I) 	pit, in, fish
ɛ 	(E) 	pet, bed
i 	(Y) & (EE) 	bee, need
ʌ 	(I) 	run
ʊ 	?? 	put
u 	(U) 	food, dude, through
aɪ 	(AY) 	bye, night, my
o 	(O) 	tow, woe, dough
aʊ 	No equilvalent 	now, foul
 Numbers and Punctuation
Symbols 	GrineerAlphabetEquivalent
0 	
1 	
2 	
3 	
4 	
5 	
6 	
7 	
8 	
9 	
. (period) 	
? (question mark) 	
! (exclamation mark)	No equilvalent
, (comma) 	
: (colon) 	No equilvalent
' (apostrophe) 	No equilvalent
— (hyphen) 	No equilvalent
@ (at sign) 	
# (pound sign) 	
*When not flanked by consontants
†Applied only if not preceded by a consonant
==Translation Examples==
*The simplest example is the text on the image to the right, which just says , "GRINEER".
*The words , "FLAK 1.8" appears on both sides of the 
*The words , "NOT TOUC" are written on both sides of the .
*The words ,"BIG HURT FP4337" is written on the side of the 's Barrel near the end.
*The word , "GASER" is written all over the Regulators.
*The word , "VIPER" appears on the side of the . In earlier builds, the word was originally , "SERBERUS", presumably an earlier name for the gun.
*The word , "CUTFACE" is written on the saw of the .
*The words on the ' magazines are , "BULLETS FOR YOUR FACE".
*The word , "ARMOR" also appears on the top of all Alloy Plates.
*The word , "UBER" appears on the Commander's helmet.
*The word , "OBEY" is written on the near the barrel.
*The word , "BOOM" is inscribed on both sides of the .
*A large amount of Grineer writing is present all over both the Grineer Galleon and Grineer Asteroid tilesets. Translating some of the text painted on the walls yields the following words and phrases:
** - "FLOOR"
** - "DEATH TO REST"
** - "DISOBEDIENCE LEADS TO DEATH"
** - "OBEY ALL SIGNS"
** - "WANT TO KNOW MORE?"
** - "BE GOOD OR BE GONE"
** - "KEEP CLEAR"
*In the next two phrases, the 'K' appears to be a typo, since a distinct letter for 'C' also exists.
** - "SUPREMAKY IS DUTY"
** - "IF OUR ENEMIES DESERVED PEAKE, THEY WOULD HAVE DEFEATED US" 
*The following appears on the doorways of the Grineer Galleon tileset:
** - "VICTORY IS PROOF OF DESTINY"
** - "OUR STRENGTH IS OUR JUSTIFICATION"
** - "GRINEER DEFENSE ASSET GROUP AUGUST" 
*The following provides more proof that the Grineer alphabet may lack a 'Q', replacing it with a 'KW':
**, "ATTACK. CONKWUER. RULE."
*And the largest coherent text sample in the game so far:
** - "SYSTEMS ACCESS
** - AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
** - THIS AREA CONTAINS HIGHLY SENSITIVE MATERIALS. ONLY GRINEER WITH PROPER ACCESS CREDENTIALS MAY ENTER THIS AREA. ALL OTHERS WILL BE TERMINATED."
==Trivia==
*The audio language for the Grineer was added in Update 10.
*It would seem some of the speeches are a similar blend with the languages on Earth before it was converted to Grineer such as English, German, and French. This is reasonable as the idea that the Grineer used to be humans before their repeated industrial cloning made them as they are.
*The Grineer Alphabet abstains from the letter use of "Q" and "X". They are substituted using "KW" and "KS" respectively.Grineer and Corpus Cipher revealed 
*The Grineer script is made by running English words and sentences through a script before being voiced.Stated by the Sound team on Livestream 11 Some of them, on the other hand, seemed to be garbled.
*There is evidence to suggest that certain Grineer may have differing accents from other members of their faction. For example, in "The Call" trailer, the unnamed Grineer leader of the excavation puts no emphasis on the "H" in "moh'ne" when saying "Huh'ris moh'ne!" ("He's mine!"). Vor, however, is heard doing so later in the trailer.
*On the small white machine/device, a text is found on the left side, vertically written: "KO, SYSTEM WIDE"
*Sometimes, the words "is duty" (), can be found with the Grineer symbol in front of it, clearly saying: "GRINEER IS DUTY".
*Generally, the larger writings have a meaning, as where smaller texts usually do not.
*The Grineer Explosive Barrels carry the following message: "DEATH IS REAL" (), a crude indicator of the barrel's volatile contents.
*The phrase "WANT TO KNOW MORE?" is a reference to the movie Starship Troopers. In it, a series of short propaganda videos promoting the Federation's war on the Arachnids are played, all ending in the phrase "Would you like to know more?"
==Media==
Easier to comprehend cipher..png|Easier to comprehend Grineer to English cipher.
2014-02-01 00001.jpg|OBEY ALL SIGNS
0J7QKG7ZrHo.jpg|SUPREMAKY IS DUTY
5DcqbCtkJwI.jpg|VICTORY IS PROOF OF DESTINY
7zaunRf-Hg4.jpg|BE GOOD OR BE GONE
9MJmW9ykXVY.jpg|ATTACK. / CONKWUER. / RULE.
AfzCgYGnLuI.jpg|IF OUR ENEMIES DESERVES PEAKE, THEY WOULD HAVE DEFEATED US
CcP7Mhv6YLk.jpg|MAINTENANCE PORT / GRINEER DEFENSE ASSET GROUP AUGUST
Cn4yAxUUIEk.jpg|FLOOR
EIZCX4Q7q1g.jpg|DEATH IS REST
FpYSazNq9Ys.jpg|KEEP CLEAR
LrwrcVyxEIg.jpg|WANT TO KNOW MORE?
M4c8 aK5nFs.jpg|ALL HAIL THE TWO SISTERS
QgqtZeVuLPQ.jpg|DISOBEDIENCE LEADS TO DEATH
SfKg3mVMkGE.jpg|Standby mode/no errors/no warnings/syslog/last system check... ok/power levels... ok/safety checks... ok
SKtM25VRwZg.jpg|OUR STRENGTH IS OUR JUSTIFICATION
WUVCuVJV6Y0.jpg|WEAKNESS IS SIN
Violence.png|VIOLENCE IS JUSTICE
RpLUc6rjw0Y.jpg|SYSTEMS/ ACCESS/ AUTHORIZED/ PERSONNEL/ ONLY/ KEEP CLEAN
GrineerWritingCaution.jpg|CAUTION FUEL
File:Computer Screen.png|loading, complete/ Power 65%/ Temp 30%/ Toksins 02%/ progress 76%
File:Computer Screen 2.png|Security protocols engaged/ Radiation levels, survivable/ Incoming message from regional command/ everything is fine
File:Grineer Above All.jpg|Above all things --The Grineer--
File:Systems Access.jpg|Systems Access/ Authorised personnel only/ This area contains highly sensitive materials. Only grineer with proper access credentials may enter this area. All others will be terminated.
File:Grineer Numbers.png|1234567890,.
File:Do Not Toch.jpg|Do not touc
File:Wassup.jpg|Want to know more?/ #wassup@grineerhere,/ kom,systemwide
File:Big Hurt.jpg|Big hurt cp4337/ Keep out
File:Grakata Label 1.jpg|66af3 .va lnst7129,
File:Grakata Label 2.jpg|_p90581 eks43
File:Grakata Zoom.png|Maksimum range/threshold/auto stabilizer on
File:Submission.png|Submission is peace
File:N-E-S-W.png|N E S W
File:Computer Screen 3.png|I am with stupid/do not touc/Big hurt fp4337
File:Computer Screen 4.png|keep out/klassified/no ur mom lol
File:Computer Screen 5.png|Obey all signs and rules/#itsthelaw@grineerworks,/kom,systemwide
2013-05-05 00018.jpg|WANT TO KNOW MORE/WASSUP@GRINEERHERE/KOM_SYSTEMWIDE/OBEY ALL SIGNS AND/ITSTHELAW@GRINEER/KOM_SYSTEMWIDE
File:Danger Boks.png|DANGER BOKS
GrineerWk1-1-.jpg|Concept Grineer Alphabet
Snipaste20161114 030304.png|ALL HAIL THE TWO SISTERS
ALL HAIL THE TWO SISTERS.jpg|ALL HAIL THE TWO SISTERS
ABOVE ALL THINGS THE GRINEER.jpg|ABOVE ALL THINGS THE GRINEER
ATTACK. CONQUER. RULE..jpg|ATTACK. CONQUER. RULE. DISOBEDIENCE LEADS TO DEATH
ATTACK. CONQUER. RULE. (2).jpg|ATTACK. CONQUER. RULE.
ATTACK. CONQUE RULE..jpg|ATTACK. CONQUE RULE.
BE GOOD OR BE GONE (2).jpg|BE GOOD OR BE GONE
BE GOOD OR BE GONE.jpg|BE GOOD OR BE GONE
DEATH IS REST (2).jpg|DEATH IS REST
DEATH IS REST.jpg|DEATH IS REST
DISOBEDIANCE LEADS TO DEATH ABOVE ALL THINGS THE GRINEER.jpg|DISOBEDIENCE LEADS TO DEATH ABOVE ALL THINGS THE GRINEER
VIKTORY IS PROOF OF DESTINY.jpg|VIKTORY IS PROOF OF DESTINY
Uranus Terminal.jpg
DogDaysScene.png|Wish you were here
File:20210818144557 1.jpg|DISOBEDIENZ_ / LEADS TO DEATH
File:20210818144510 1.jpg|MAINTENANCE PORT / GRINEER DEFENSE ASSET GROUP AUGUST 
WF Merch ProductImages Kavat-CatHouseFront 1080x1080 d97a02f8-0ff8-4aa2-b938-aa0403725475 1800x1800.webp|MISSING (Part of the Kavat Pet Pack 1 of 3)
WF Merch ProductImages Kavat-CatHouseSide 1080x1080 5184ce41-6edc-45f6-9f9b-3a0b53fa8e28 1800x1800.webp|GREEDY MILK / NOW WE CRUSH THE GREEDY MILK FROM THEIR SKULLS (2 of 3)
WF Merch ProductImages Kavat-CatHouseBack 1080x1080 a032bd19-849b-4798-be46-6cfd2cfc1ecf 1800x1800.webp|MISSING / CLEM (3 of 3)
== External links ==
*TennoTyper, an English to Warframe text translator developed by Clarvel.Warframe Forums: Tennotyper - An English To Warframe Text Translator
==References==
==See Also==
*Orokin Language
*Corpus Language
*Ostron Language
*Solari Language
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