The Wind Waker
Hylian Translations

Spread throughout the many locations of the Great Sea are instances in which Hylian script is present. To the player at first glance, the text is indecipherable, but not with further study. Thus, listed below are many examples of Hylian in The Wind Waker and what they translate into English as. This list will be updated as new examples are documented.

Please note that words on this page could not be translated due to the fact that computerized translators are of limited abilities. If you know the translations for these words, please email me and I will shower you with compliments and your name on this page as a reward.

Windfall Island

Carved in the arch above the entrance to Windfall Island. YOUKOSO TAURA TOU HE Welcome to Taura Place (Taura is the name of Windfall Island in Japanese.)
Appears both on a wooden sign inside the Bomb Shop and on the outside of the building above the door. SEKAI ICHI NO BAKUDAN Bomb Market of the World (Probably means something like "only Bomb Shop in the World".)
Sandwich board sign outside Bandam's Potion Shop. KUSURI Medicine
Chalkboard Menu inside the Cafe. KIYOU NO OSUSUME RON RON MIRUKU 150 DEKU NO MI KEKI 300 ZORA KOHI 250 Bulletin of Recommendations Lon Lon Milk Deku Nut Cake Zora Coffee
A welcome sign right outside the door of the Windfall Island School. SHIAWASE KYOUSHITSU Happiness Classroom
Inside the classroom, a statement of the school motto. KIYOKU Purity TADASHISA Honesty UTSUKUSHIKU Beauty
The chalkboard inside the class. AOI SORA Blue Sky SHIROI KUMO White Cloud
A picture of a girl being friendly to a pig. OMOIYARI Sympathy
A banner of the Windmill ride. KANRANSHA NORIBA KOCHIRA KARA Ferris wheel boarding area this direction
The grave that Tott dances in front of on the peak sticking out over the water. It was very hard to decipher, due to the plant life covering the inscription. Thanks to the help of Erin, however, I can report to you the epitaph roughly reads as follows. 831 - 894 IDAI NARU To become a great GEIJUTSUKA Artist
It can be assumed the grave translates better as something along the lines of "someone who became a great artist". But who could that be? And how great is it we have some form of date confirmation in the game?

Dragon Roost Island

The sign above the entrance to the interior of the Rito village/Post Office. POSUTO HAUSU Post House
A small sign on the desk of the Island postal Service letter sorting desk. CHOKIN KAWASE Savings Exchange
Another small sign on the desk of the Island postal Service letter sorting desk. YUUBIN KITTE Postal Service Stamps
A banner stretching across the upper floor of the Island Post Office. YUUBIN KYOKU Postal Service Office
The pedestal at the Wind Shrine showing how to play the Wind's Requium. KAZE NO UTA Song of Wind (Lit. Wind of Song)

Forest Haven

The next four are all part of a giant sign showing how to make Blue Potion out of Boko Baba seeds. BOKO BABA NO SEITAI Ecology of Boko Baba
Lower left corner, right under the drawing of the Boko Baba. BOKO BABA Boko Baba

Tower of the Gods

The inscription on the pedestal where Link learns the Command Melody. AYATSURI NO UTA Song of Puppets (Literally, Puppets of Song)

Items

Baito's Note to Mom. OFUKURO HE To Mother (Lit. One's Mother To)

Maggie's Letter to Moe (the Moblin). MO SAMA HE To Mister Moe (Lit. Moe Mister To)