Sheikah (Language)

is the language used predominately by the in and .
==Overview==
The is found on architecture and artifacts, such as inside . It functions mainly as a cipher of the Latin alphabet, with a few inconsistent and demonstrably optional exceptions. These exceptions include the use of full stops to separate sentences, and a hyphen between some phrases.
This grammatical structure allows for sentences to dramatically change their flow, either as a continuous string or as a more spacious and readable text. The full stop symbol functions identically to the English period character, as well as being able to break a sentence from another without any need for spacial punctuation. Three full stops in a row form the equivalent to English ellipses (…). Spaces are completely omitted between words, forming a composite of simple words (such as with the instructions on the portcullis in the , "SLIDEUP"). In many cases, these simple phrase compositions have been shown to repeat without such punctuation, leaving no clear point for where the passages of text begin or end.
In supplementary material, such as the promotional "" tapestry included with the Limited and Master editions of , the has been used to romanize Japanese syllabograms.
The is systematically linear and angular in form, as all characters fit within an invisible, uniformly square shape. Because of this, it does not appear to thematically borrow from any known script. The seems to be foreign to , who instead use the . Indeed, corrupted portions of the are incapable of being transliterated to , instead appearing legibly in the 
Despite having their own writing system, are capable of communicating to Link with ease. As both the Sixth Hylian and the scripts are ciphers of the Latin alphabet and are used to transcribe English, it may be that the script is intended to simply be an alternate writing system to allow the to communicate via text while excluding anyone unfamiliar with the cipher, befitting their secretive nature.
==See Also==
* Hylian (Language)
* Sheikah Language Translations
pt-br:Sheikah (Idioma)