Inkling (language)

Inkling is the language in which Inklings in Splatoon communicate. While individual letters, words, and the occasional phrase are often similar to real-life languages, Inkling as a whole has been confirmed by Splatoon developers to be almost entirely random.

Appearance
Much of the Inkling language seems similar to the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. Many letters also resemble Japanese characters.

Inkling speech may occasionally sound and in some ways look like real words, but for the most part, it is indecipherable high-pitched gurgling.

Readable words
Some Inkling words are clearly readable as English or Japanese words.

Words around Inkopolis
Ammo Knights' logo resembles the words "Kuji Alive", which is similar to "Weapons Alive" or "Kuji Weapon Shop".

Squid Beatz 2's logo resembles the words "Ika Radio 2", translating to "Squid Radio 2". Octopus-style posters near the Deepsea Metro read "Octavi", similar to "octavo" which means "eighth", along with a faded picture of an octopus. It is possibly a movie poster.

The Squid Sisters' logo says "Pitz 2", which is similar to "Peace 2'.

This sign in Urchin Underpass says 'Exit'.

This reads 'Nintendo'. This is found in Ancho-V Games and there's a smaller version of it here:

Decoding
There have been many attempts at decoding the Inkling language but so far none have been successful, leading some to believe the language is just gibberish.

Others believe that, since Nintendo has made previous languages before, such as the Hylian language, it could be possible that Inkling can be translated.

Audio

 * [[Media:Female inkling sounds.ogg|Female Inklings' voice clips.]]
 * [[Media:Male inkling sounds.ogg|Male Inklings' voice clips.]]
 * [[Media:Squid sisters sounds.ogg|Squid Sisters' voice clips.]]