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FINAL FANTASY X - AL BHED KIETA [AL BHED GUIDE]
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· VERSION 17.00 [04/08/08]
· AUTHOR: enigmaopoeia @ enigmaopoeia [at] gmail [dot] com
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/3667.html
For the use at GameFAQs only @ http://www.gamefaqs.com
[This Guide is copyrighted © by enigmaopoeia, 2001 - 2008.]
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[00] TABLE OF CONTENTS
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· [01] Introduction
· [02] Language Vs. Cipher Vs. Dialect
· [03] Japanese Deciphering Guide - Al Bhed To Spiran / Spiran To Al Bhed
· [04] English Deciphering Guide - Al Bhed To Spiran / Spiran To Al Bhed
· [05] The Structures To The Al Bhed Language
· [06] Al Bhed Primers: Locations
· [07] Al Bhed Primers: Relocations & Exclusives
· [08] Rankings & Rewards
· [09] Al Bhed Compilation Spheres
· [10] Frequently Asked Questions
· [11] Disclaimer & E-Mail Policy / Version History / Credits
[NOTE: Please use CTRL + F to navigate through my guide better!]
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[01] INTRODUCTION
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"Famlusa du so kieta uh dra Al Bhed myhkiyka!"
The Al Bhed are a species originated in the PlayStation 2 game by Square Soft
titled Final Fantasy X, who also made a reappearance in Final Fantasy X-2.
They are known for their distinctive clothing; their unique swirly pupils;
and mainly the cipher they speak and write. I wrote this guide because the
Al Bhed are an interesting group of characters, and I find myself relating
more to them than any of the other races in the Final Fantasy series. This
guide mainly focuses on the unique "language" of these Al Bhed. All
references to the Japanese or English language will be referred to as the
Spiran language, Final Fantasy X's term of the native language.
If you are here to quickly translate Al Bhed without reading a comprehensive
guide on it, please use: http://pixelscapes.com/twoflower/albhed.html
The Japanese version of the Al Bhed Translator can be found at:
http://www.geocities.jp/jitohjp/hanapota/anime/albhonyaku.html
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[02] LANGUAGE VS. CIPHER VS. DIALECT
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I know this has been on the minds of everyone...
[AL BHED IS NOT A LANGUAGE?]
· A language is "a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or
conventional symbols". English and Spanish are considered languages, not
Al Bhed. Fictional languages like Klingon in Star Trek and Sindarin in
Lord Of The Rings have their own unique sentence structures and speech,
therefore they are languages. Al Bhed is based around a mixture of letters
to produce a secret method of writing, known as a cipher. A cipher is "a
message written in a secret code " Al Bhed is exactly that, a "secret
code" spoken and written only by the Al Bhed.
[ISN'T AL BHED A DIALECT?]
· A dialect is "the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific
group of people". Therefore Bronx is a dialect of English and Kansai is a
dialect of Japanese, but Al Bhed is not a dialect of Japanese or English.
What some may consider is a dialect is actually their accent.
[WHY DO YOU CALL AL BHED A LANGUAGE IN THIS GUIDE?]
· Mostly due to habit, since the Japanese version of Final Fantasy X calls
their cipher as "Aru Bedo go" which translates into "Al Bhed language". Al
Bhed dialect would have been rendered as "Aru Bedo angô". I believe Square
Soft of Japan's reasoning to call it a "language" due to one definition
that states, "a race, as distinguished by its speech". While the Al Bhed
were distinguished by their unique "language" in the game, regardless it is
supposed to be a cipher. I refer to it as a language in my guide because I
see no harm done in calling it that, but that's my opinion. I do
understand the more politically correct term for Al Bhed is a cipher.
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[03] JAPANESE DECIPHERING GUIDE - AL BHED TO SPIRAN / SPIRAN TO AL BHED
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This is the deciphering guide for the Japanese version, this list shows how
to translate from Al Bhed [Katakana] to Spiran [Hiragana]. The characters
are written out in Rômaji and there is no need to encode this into Japanese
(Shift-JIS). You read this list as "A = KA" meaning the Katakana "A" of Al
Bhed translates into the Hiragana "KA" of Spiran, and vice versa. I space
the Japanese in my guide because while written Japanese does not use spaces,
I space them for the sake of clarity and that it is much easier to read.
There are no translation for Tokushuon characters such as F's and V's.
[AL BHED TO SPIRAN]
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| SEION: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A = KA | I = MI | U = RU | E = RE | O = NO |
| KA = WA | KI = SHI | KU = FU | KE = HE | KO = MO |
| SA = TA | SHI = NI | SU = NU | SE = TE | SO = TO |
| TA = YA | CHI = KI | TSU = MU | TE = KE | TO = O |
| NA = RA | NI = RI | NU = SU | NE = E | NO = RO |
| HA = NA | HI = CHI | FU = U | HE = SE | HO = SO |
| MA = HA | MI = I | MU = WO | ME = NE | MO = YO |
| YA = MA | | YU = TSU | | YO = KO |
| RA = SA | RI = HI | RU = KU | RE = ME | RO = HO |
| WA = A | | WO = YU | | N = N |
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| DAKUON: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| GA = DA | GI = JI | GU = DU | GE = ZE | GO = DO |
| ZA = BA | JI = GI | ZU = BU | ZE = BE | ZO = GO |
| DA = GA | DI = BI | DU = GU | DE = GE | DO = BO |
| BA = ZA | BI = DI | BU = ZU | BE = DE | BO = ZO |
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| HAN-DAKUON: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PA = PU | PI = PO | PU = PA | PE = PI | PO = PE |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| VOWELS & SOKUON & SMALL VERSIONS "Y": |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| a = a | i = i | u = u | e = e | o = o |
| ya = ya | tsu = tsu | yu = yu | | yo = yo |
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| YÔON: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| KYA = SHA | | KYU = SHU | | KYO = SHO |
| SHA = NYA | SHI = NI | SHU = NYU | SHE = CHE | SHO = NYO |
| CHA = KYA | CHI = KI | CHU = KYU | CHE = SHE | CHO = KYO |
| NYA = RYA | | NYU = RYU | | NYO = RYO |
| HYA = CHA | | HYU = CHU | | HYO = CHO |
| MYA = Iya | | MYU = Iyu | | MYO = Iyo |
| RYA = HYA | | RYU = HYU | | RYO = HYO |
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| YÔON - DAKUTEN: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| GYA = JA | | GYU = JU | | GYO = JO |
| JA = GYA | | JU = GYU | | JO = GYO |
| (JA) = BYA | | (JU) = BYU | | (JO) = BYO |
| BYA = (JA) | | BYU = (JU) | | BYO = (JO) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| YÔON - HANDAKUTEN: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PIya = POya | | PIyu = POyu | | PIyo = POyo |
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[SPIRAN TO AL BHED]
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| SEION: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A = WA | I = MI | U = FU | E = NE | O = TO |
| KA = A | KI = CHI | KU = RU | KE = TE | KO = YO |
| SA = RA | SHI = KI | SU = NU | SE = HE | SO = HO |
| TA = SA | CHI = HI | TSU = YU | TE = SE | TO = SO |
| NA = HA | NI = SHI | NU = SU | NE = ME | NO = O |
| HA = MA | HI = RI | FU = KU | HE = KE | HO = RO |
| MA = YA | MI = I | MU = TSU | ME = RE | MO = KO |
| YA = TA | | YU = WO | | YO = MO |
| RA = NA | RI = NI | RU = U | RE = E | RO = NO |
| WA = KA | | WO = MU | | N = N |
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| DAKUON: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| GA = DA | GI = JI | GU = DU | GE = DE | GO = ZO |
| ZA = BA | JI = GI | ZU = BU | ZE = GE | ZO = BO |
| DA = GA | DI = BI | DU = GU | DE = BE | DO = GO |
| BA = ZA | BI = DI | BU = ZU | BE = ZE | BO = DO |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| HAN-DAKUON: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PA = PU | PI = PE | PU = PA | PE = PO | PO = PI |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| VOWELS & SOKUON & SMALL VERSIONS "Y": |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| a = a | i = i | u = u | e = e | o = o |
| ya = ya | tsu = tsu | yu = yu | | yo = yo |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| YÔON: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| KYA = CHA | | KYU = CHU | | KYO = CHO |
| SHA = KYA | | SHU = KYU | | SHO = KYO |
| CHA = HYA | | CHU = HYU | | CHO = HYO |
| NYA = SYA | | NYU = SYU | | NYO = SYO |
| HYA = RHA | | HYU = RHU | | HYO = RHO |
| MYA = Iya | | MYU = Iyu | | MYO = Iyo |
| RYA = NYA | | RYU = NYU | | RYO = NYO |
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| YÔON - DAKUTEN: |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| GYA = JA | | GYU = JU | | GYO = JO |
| JA = GYA | | JU = GYU | | JO = GYO |
| (JA) = BYA | | (JU) = BYU | | (JO) = BYO |
| BYA = (JA) | | BYU = (JU) | | BYO = (JO) |
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| YÔON - HANDAKUTEN: |
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| PYA = PEya | | PYU = PEyu | | PYO = PEyo |
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[04] ENGLISH DECIPHERING GUIDE - AL BHED TO SPIRAN / SPIRAN TO AL BHED
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This is the deciphering guide for the American version, this list shows how
to translate from Al Bhed to Spiran [English]. You read this list as "A = E"
meaning the "A" in Al Bhed translates into "E" in Spiran, and vice versa.
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| AL BHED TO SPIRAN: | | SPIRAN TO AL BHED: |
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
| A = E | B = P | C = S | D = T | | A = Y | B = P | C = L | D = T |
| E = I | F = W | G = K | H = N | | E = A | F = V | G = K | H = R |
| I = U | J = V | K = G | L = C | | I = E | J = Z | K = G | L = M |
| M = L | N = R | O = Y | P = B | | M = S | N = H | O = U | P = B |
| Q = X | R = H | S = M | T = D | | Q = X | R = N | S = C | T = D |
| U = O | V = F | W = Z | X = Q | | U = I | V = J | W = F | X = Q |
| | Y = A | Z = J | | | | Y = O | Z = W | |
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Just an interesting note, the Al Bhed would say their alphabet as:
- "Y-P-L-T-A-V-K-R-E-Z-G-M-S-H-U-B-X-N-C-D-I-J-F-Q-O-W".
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[05] THE STRUCTURES TO THE AL BHED LANGUAGE
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This is a listing of the five structures which makes up the Al Bhed language
and the basics for anyone wanting to speak or write it. Remember that these
structures aren't written in stone and are subject to change!
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[STRUCTURE RULE 01 - WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE TRANSLATED!]
Not everything is supposed to be spoken or written in Al Bhed!
[WHAT CAN AND MUST BE TRANSLATED]
· Honorifics are "a title or term of respect". Examples are Mister/Miss,
Father/Mother, and Brother/Sister. In the game, Rikku and Brother both
refer Cid as their "Vydran" meaning "Father"; Brother refer to Rikku as
"cecdan" meaning "sister"; and the Al Bhed Psyches call Yuna a "myto
summoner!", "myto" meaning "lady".
· Nouns are "any of the words belonging to this part of speech". Examples
are neighbors, window, happiness, or negotiation. In the game, a sign
states "Uycec yrayt" meaning "Oasis ahead".
· Pronouns are "a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun
phrase". Examples are I, You, He/She, Him/Her, It, They, This, and Who.
In the game, Brother said "E femm cruf oui!"; "E" means "I".
· Verbs are "a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of
existence". Examples are action verbs, linking verbs, and auxiliary verbs
written in past, present, or future tense. In the game, Brother said "Gaab
vmoehk! Gaab vmoehk!"; "vmoehk" is an action verb meaning "flying".
· Prepositions are "a word put before a noun or pronoun to show how it is
related to another word". Examples are "through the window"; "written by
me", "in the garden", or "as in", "on", "by", "to", and "since". In the
game, Eigaar said "Pid E cyf res eh Luca."; "eh" means "in".
· Exclamations are "an abrupt, forceful utterance; outcry, as of protest; or
an interjection". Examples are usually a cry of approval, dissatisfaction,
or any expressions. In the game, Cid said "Oaaryy!" meaning "Yeehaa!" and
Brother said "Fruy!" meaning "Whoa!"
[WHAT SHOULD AND COULD BE LEFT UNTRANSLATED]
· Proper nouns are "a noun belonging to the class of words used as names for
unique individuals, events, or places". Examples are names of people and
places. In the game, Rikku was never referred as "Neggi", which would have
been her name translated into Al Bhed; Eigaar said "Druca Guado!", Guado
was not translated into "Kiytu"; a sign states "Drec fyo du Home.", Home
was not translated into "Rusa"; and an Al Bhed said "Uhla dra Calm lusac",
Calm, an event, was not translated into "Lyms".
· Titles are "to call by a name; style". Examples are occupational titles.
In the game, Yuna was always refer as a "Summoner", not "Cissuhan".
· Subjects are "the words representing the person or thing that usually does
the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees". Examples
are most proper nouns and some honorifics. In the game, Brother said "Ouin
bnaleuic Magic yht Aeons yna caymat!", Magic and Aeons are the subjects.
Magic was not translated into "Sykel" nor Aeons into "Yauhc".
· Objects are "the word or words in a sentence or phrase which represents
the person or thing affected by the action of the verb". Examples are some
nouns. In the game, an Al Bhed said "Y fiend! Eh risyh teckieca!", fiend
was not translated into "veaht".
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[STRUCTURE RULE 02 - TRANSLATING]
While this may be the easiest rule of all, if you are not educated in the way
to properly translate it. You will end up with gibberish that looks Al Bhed.
[ENGLISH SPIRAN TO AL BHED]
· If you want learn how to write an Al Bhed word in Spiran, is to make sure
to write it out first into English and then translate it into Al Bhed.
For example if we want to know what "cat" is in Al Bhed, look up the
letters C, A, and T. We see that C = L, A = Y, and T = D, therefore "cat"
ends up translating into "lyd" in Al Bhed. To make sure the translation is
correct, translate "lyd" into Spiran and we see that L = C, Y = A, and
D = T. We see that it spells out "cat", therefore "cat" = "lyd".
[JAPANESE SPIRAN TO AL BHED]
· Remember that the Japanese language does not have the same alphabet as
English. Thus "cat" is "neko" in Japanese. Using the same method to find
"cat" in English, we see that NE = ME and KO = YO. Therefore "neko" ends
up translating into "MEYO" in Al Bhed. Translating it back, ME = NE and
YO = KO, and we see that we translate the word back to "NEKO" again.
[IMPORTANT NOTE!]
· One common problem some people face with Al Bhed is that they try to put it
through "Al Bhed - Spiran" first into a translator! The result is that
they get some bizarre word which looks Al Bhed, but it's actually nonsense!
Remember to translate using "Spiran - Al Bhed" first; you are trying to
translate a Japanese/English word into Al Bhed afterall!
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[STRUCTURE RULE 03 - QUICK TRANSLATION FORMULA]
How to read Al Bhed on the fly!
[MEMORY IS VITAL]
· If someone has told you "Dryhgc!" and you want to know what does it mean
without having to rely on an Al Bhed translator. There is a quick way to
translate it, and it's all done by memory because learning Al Bhed is to
remember words little-by-little. Easy words one can remember are "cunno"
meaning "sorry", "oui" meaning "you", "fyed" meaning "wait", and "risyh"
meaning "human". Rikku has said these words to you at the start of the
game. Since you know what those translate into, you already know C = S,
D = T, E = I, F = W, H = N, I = U, N = R, O = Y, R = H, S = M, U = O, and
Y = A. See, that's already 12 letters out of 26 in the alphabet! Apply
those and you can easily translate words such as "fyn" meaning "war",
"ynnuf" meaning "arrow", and "unworthy" meaning "ihfundro". It takes
practice, but you'll get a hang of it after a while. Remember that the
vowels are grouped together and scrambled, while the consonants are
scrambled amongst each other. The same applies to the Japanese version.
Now taking "Dryhgc!" back into account, using the above method, you would
remember that D = T, R = H, Y = A, H = N, and C = S. Even though we don't
know what G means, we'll use common sense into equation. We can easily
translate "Dryhgc!" into "Than_s!", just by looking at it. The G in Al
Bhed must be translated as K, because "Than_s!" looks like the word
"Thanks!" which is correct. Thus we now learn 13 letters!
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[STRUCTURE RULE 04 - HOW TO WRITE IN AL BHED]
Because the majority of us would most likely write it than speak it.
[ENGLISH = CASE SENSITIVE]
· Since most people write Al Bhed than speaking it, do note that English Al
Bhed is case sensitive! So you write it like how you would with regular
English sentence structures and rules.
[JAPANESE = NOT CASE SENSITIVE (JAPANESE VERSION ONLY!)]
· Japanese Al Bhed is a whole different story than its English counterpart
when it comes to case sensitivity! I capitalize the words because it would
differentiate between the Katakana from the small versions. The ONLY time
you would have to use lowercase is when you're indicating the long vowels.
[WHEN JAPANESE CAN BE CASE-SENSITIVE (JAPANESE VERSION ONLY!)]
· When writing out keywords, be sure to leave them case sensitive. Example
is the term "Aru Bedo Zoku" ["Al Bhed"] should not be written as "Aru Bedo
ZOKU". It misleads people into thinking "ZOKU" is meant to be translated
as "gofu" meaning "talisman; amulet; charm". A completely different word
since "zoku" means "tribe; race"!
[WHEN IT COMES TO THE CHÔONPU IN WORDS (JAPANESE VERSION ONLY!)]
· Chôonpu, the stress which indicates a long vowels, can be hard to write in
Japanese Al Bhed if you don't know how to properly write them. Example are
the word "mâketto" ["market"] has a long vowel of "a". You wouldn't want
to write it out as "YAWATESSO" because in English terms, it's like writing
down "market" as "marrket". And writing it down as "YAATESSO" translates
it into the nonsense word of "makaketto". So next time be sure to lower
case the last vowel, put a circumflex ( ^ ) over the vowel, or put a dash
( - ) after the vowel to indicate the long vowel sound. Thus the correct
way to write "mâketto" would be "YAaTESSO", "YÂTESSO", or "YA-TESSO".
[STICK TO YOUR OWN LANGUAGE!]
· If you are fluent in English, please stick to writing and speaking in
English Al Bhed. Don't try to assume that you know Japanese because you
may make mistakes with their version of Al Bhed. So please use the
language you are most familiar with. The same goes for someone who knows
Japanese and is trying to use the English Al Bhed.
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[STRUCTURE RULE 05 - PRONUNCIATION MAKES THE LANGUAGE AUTHENTIC!]
Stefan Gagne who coded the Al Bhed Translator with Phonetics told me in an
e-mail, "Pronunciation is the key to actually USING the language." Anyone
can write Al Bhed, but what separates them are those who can speak it!
[JAPANESE AL BHED IS EASIER TO PRONOUNCE]
· The Japanese are unable to produce accents like those heard in the American
version, they speak their Al Bhed in a slightly different tone. The clever
way they use rearranged consonants to produce a pronunciation, possible
only with the Japanese language, their Al Bhed could actually be learnt and
spoken normally with practice!
[PRONUNCIATION IS KEY!]
· The Al Bhed language is spoken mostly with a Slavic accent in the American
version, since there are no set pronunciation for English. The American
version had to compensate by creating made-up sounds for the words. Square
Soft of America has said they mix accents and pronunciations from languages
such as Welsh, Hawaiian, and German to finalize the sound of Al Bhed.
[ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION GUIDE]
· The letters in-between the brackets ( [ ] ) are an idea of how they are
pronounced. Like with the "toe'may'toe" vs. "toe'mah'toe" debate, Al Bhed
too falls under this. They pronounce words that ends the same differently,
a reason why this pronunciation guide is not 100% correct. In the game,
Nedus pronounces the word "taydr" as "tay'durr". Rikku says "fedr", which
also ends in "-dr", but she pronounces it as "ff'ed". If she were to
pronounce it like how Nedus did, she would have said "fe'durr" instead.
No Al Bhed pronunciation is set in stone.
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| ABC | PRONUNCIATIONS | EXAMPLES |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| A | "al" or "ah" | [a]lphabet, f[a]ther, hurr[ah] |
| B | "bae" or "ay" | [bay], g[a]il, ob[ey] |
| C | "koo" or "coo" | [coo]p, [coo]l, [coo]per |
| D | "'d" or "ed" | we[d], [d]ay, fa[d]e |
| E | "ea" or "ay" | [a]ny, s[ay]s, qu[ay] |
| F | "fae" or "fe" | [fa]iry, [fa]vorite, [fa]il |
| G | "ge" or "gae" | [ga]y, [ga]ze, [ga]te |
| H | "ha" or "'h" | [h]am, [h]it, be[h]ave |
| I | "ee" or "ei" | s[ee], b[ee]n, [e]ngland |
| J | "jay" or "jae" | [j]ay, sa[g]e, fud[g]e |
| K | "cch" or "kh" | [k]orea, [ch]aracter, ba[ck] |
| L | "lu" or "loo" | [loo]p, [lo]vely, water[loo] |
| M | "mm" or "mh" | paradig[m], cal[m], ha[mm]er |
| N | "nn" or "n" | [n]o, [n]ot, ru[nn]er |
| O | "oh" or "oo" | [o]nly, br[oo]ch, t[o]e |
| P | "pe" or "pae" | [pa]y, [pa]ve, [pa]ir |
| Q | "quh" or "kwo" | [quo]rum, [qu]estion, [cu]pid |
| R | "ra" or "rii" | [r]ye, [re]birth, [ri]ddle |
| S | "see" or "si" | [se]a, [se]at, [see]k |
| T | "te" or "th" | [te]chnique, [th]yme, [te]a |
| U | "oo" or "u" | [u]kulele, [u]niverse, [u]nity |
| V | "fuu" or "f" | [foo]lish, o[f], [f]un |
| W | "wuh" or "wou" | [wo]man, [wo]lverine, [woo]l |
| X | "zih" or "zee" | [z]it, [z]ipcode, [zi]ther |
| Y | "ae" or "ee" | [ae]on, halleluj[a]h, [e]asy |
| Z | "zah" or "za" | [za]p, [za]nder, [za]ck |
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[06] AL BHED PRIMERS: LOCATIONS
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Here are the primary locations of the Al Bhed Primers around Spira. When you
find a Primer, it will decipher a bit of the Al Bhed language for you. Thus
leaving the translated dialogue in red and the untranslated dialogue in blue.
You can view screenshots of these Al Bhed Primers over at Split Infinity's
FAQ/Walkthrough @ http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/6434.html
LEGEND:
- NOTES: "ABG = SPI" [JPN] and "A = S" [ENG] means Al Bhed to Spiran.
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| VOL. | ABG = SPI | A = S | LOCATION |
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| I | WA = A | Y = A | Al Bhed Salvage Ship. When you board the |
| | MI = I | | Salvage Ship, search the upper right-hand |
| | FU = U | | corner of the deck next to the crane. |
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| II | NE = E | P = B | Besaid Village - Crusader's Lodge. Check the |
| | TO = O | | counter on the right-hand side of the Lodge, |
| | | | Luzzu is covering up the Primer. |
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| III | A = KA | L = C | S.S. Liki - Engine Room. Enter the bridge |
| | CHI = KI | | and while facing O'aka, head south to the |
| | | | Engine Room. The Primer is hidden in the |
| | | | lower right-hand corner. You can also find |
| | | | it on Bikanel Island in a tent by the oasis. |
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| IV | RU = KU | T = D | Kilika - Tavern. Search the counter of the |
| | TE = KE | | bar, it's to the right of the tavern's owner. |
| | YO = KO | | |
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| V | RA = SA | A = E | S.S. Winno - Bridge. On the boat to Luca, |
| | KI = SHI | | it is around the middle of the Bridge where |
| | | | the green carpet is. You can also find it |
| | | | again at the Luca Docks if you missed it. |
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| VI | NU = SU | V = F | Luca Stadium - Basement B. Go left from the |
| | HE = SE | | Besaid Aurochs' Locker Room, and the next |
| | HO = SO | | stairway down to the opposing team's Locker |
| | | | Room marked Basement B. It is behind the |
| | | | foot of the Blitzer wearing green pants. |
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| VII | SA = TA | K = G | Luca Theater - Reception. After saving Yuna, |
| | HI = CHI | | return to the Theater Lobby to find it on the |
| | YU = TSU | | floor on the left on the red carpet. |
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| VIII | SE = TE | R = H | Mi'ihen Highroad - Rin's Agency. You get |
| | SO = TO | | this from Rin at the Traveling Agency. |
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| IX | HA = NA | E = I | Mi'ihen Highroad - Newroad, North. Keep |
| | SHI = NI | | traveling north from the Traveling Agency to |
| | | | where Shelinda is at. It's on the ground, |
| | | | just below a blue pillar. |
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| X | SU = NU | Z = J | Mushroom Rock Road - Precipice. Near the |
| | ME = NE | | mechanical lift where the road turns, on the |
| | O = NO | | upper left most corner. Basically at the |
| | | | upper end tip of the "C" on the map. |
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| XI | MA = HA | G = K | Djose Highroad. When you see two treasure |
| | RI = HI | | chests, move across the path from the first |
| | KU = FU | | chest and search behind the spiky rock. |
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| XII | KE = HE | M = L | Moonflow - North Wharf. After crossing the |
| | RO = HO | | Moonflow via Shoopuf. Go left once and it's |
| | | | on the platform just above O'aka. |
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| XIII | YA = MA | S = M | Guadosalam - House. Go inside the house that |
| | I = MI | | has the treasure chest with 3000 Gil. It's |
| | | | to the back left, hidden behind the big tree. |
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| XIV | TSU = MU | H = N | Thunder Plains - Rin's Agency. When Rin asks |
| | RE = ME | | about Tidus' studies, reply with the top |
| | KO = MO | | positive option and he'll give you a Primer. |
| | | | Otherwise, he won't give Tidus a Primer. |
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| XV | TA = YA | U = O | Macalania Woods - Lake Road. It's to the |
| | WO = YU | | ground path on the right, across from O'aka. |
| | MO = YO | | |
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| XVI | NA = RA | B = P | Lake Macalania - Agency Front. Under the |
| | NI = RI | | left side at the front of Rin's Traveling |
| | | | Agency where Clasko is at. |
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| XVII | U = RU | X = Q | Sanubia Desert - Central. Go to the western |
| | E = RE | | area left of the sign in Al Bhed warning you |
| | NO = RO | | about the monsters ahead. Check inside the |
| | | | ruins to the west exit. |
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| XVIII | KA = WA | N = R | Sanubia Desert - Central. After finding Vol. |
| | MU = WO | | XVII, go to the Save Sphere and head north |
| | | | to find it on the ground near a signpost. |
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| XIX | N = N | C = S | Al Bhed Home. After finding out who Cid is. |
| | | | Search to the left of the Save Sphere. |
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| XX | DA = GA | D = T | Al Bhed Home - Living Quarters. After the |
| | JI = GI | | battle, descend the stairs. When the screen |
| | DU = GU | | shifts, go up the stairs and through the hall |
| | DE = GE | | to enter the Quarters to the left. After |
| | ZO = GO | | that battle, search to the right of the right |
| | | | most treasure chest for it. The same room |
| | | | has two chests that are password protected. |
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| XXI | BA = ZA | I = U | Al Bhed Home - Main Corridor. Exit the |
| | GI = JI | | Living Quarters and descend the stairs. Then |
| | BU = ZU | | go through the hall, across the intersection, |
| | GE = ZE | | and take the very end of the eastern hall. |
| | BO = ZO | | Now search the floor left of the door for it. |
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| XXII | GA = DA | J = V | Bevelle - Priest's Passage. After Yuna's |
| | BI = DI | | wedding scene and before the Trials. Check |
| | GU = DU | | the floor near the Save Sphere because it's |
| | BE = DE | | blended quite well. |
| | GO = DO | | |
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| XXIII | ZA = BA | F = W | The Calm Lands - Central, Northwest Section. |
| | DI = BI | | Travel to the extreme northwest corner and |
| | ZU = BU | | search near the cliff at the bottom left |
| | ZE = BE | | corner. |
| | DO = BO | | |
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| XXIV | PU = PA | Q = X | Remiem Temple. Tame a Chocobo and go to the |
| | PE = PI | | southeastern part of the Calm Lands and look |
| | PA = PU | | for a Chocobo's feather. When you have |
| | PI = PE | | descended, go west to where a lone Chocobo is |
| | PE = PO | | at and it is a dead end. The Primer is above |
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| XXV | a = a | O = Y | The Calm Lands - Cavern of the Stolen Fayth. |
| | i = i | | From the first Save Sphere at the dead end, |
| | u = u | | go west and search around. |
| | e = e | | |
| | o = o | | |
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| XXVI | tsu = tsu | W = Z | Omega Ruins. From the entrance, go west and |
| | ya = ya | | follow the path up to a dormant glyph on the |
| | yu = yu | | wall. Then proceed north to a chamber with |
| | yo = yo | | four treasure chests, the Primer is on the |
| | | | floor just north of them and beside the left |
| | | | most blue lamp in the background. |
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[07] AL BHED PRIMERS: RELOCATIONS & EXCLUSIVES
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If you have missed a certain Primer earlier in the course of the game, you
will find them buried deep in the eastern part of the Sanubia Desert.
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| AL BHED PRIMER VOLUME | RELOCATION IN THE SANUBIA DESERT |
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| Al Bhed Primer Vol. I | Search the northeast area of the Oasis. |
| Al Bhed Primer Vol. III | Around the front where Wakka is at. |
| Al Bhed Primer Vol. V | At the eastern part where Kimahri is at. |
| Al Bhed Primer Vol. XIV | The side near the treasure chest in the ruins. |
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However certain Primers are only exclusive to a certain location and will not
be relocated if you happen to missed them. Basically they are "lost forever"
to say the least. The only means of getting them back is by using the Al
Bhed Compilation Spheres if you have acquire them from another save.
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| AL BHED PRIMER VOLUME | REASON FOR DISAPPEARANCE |
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| Al Bhed Primer Vol. XIX | The Al Bhed Home is destroyed. |
| Al Bhed Primer Vol. XX | The Al Bhed Home is destroyed. |
| Al Bhed Primer Vol. XXI | The Al Bhed Home is destroyed. |
| Al Bhed Primer Vol. XXII | Party forced their way into Bevelle Temple. |
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[08] RANKINGS & REWARDS
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Depending on how many Al Bhed Primers you've collected around Spira, you will
see a pop-up window appear telling you your current Al Bhed rank. Every
three or four Primers you find, you will advance a rank. There are a total
of nine rankings.
LEGEND:
- # VOL. = Total number of Al Bhed Primer Volumes collected.
[JAPANESE VERSION]
- NOTE: "ABG" is short for "Aru Bedo Go" meaning the language of "Al Bhed".
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| # VOL. | AL BHED RANKING | SPIRAN | TRANSLATION |
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| 1 ~ 3 | ABG SHUFUKONKYA | ABG Nyûmonsha | Al Bhed Novice] |
| 4 ~ 6 | ABG KYOKINKYA | ABG Shôshinsha | Al Bhed Beginner] |
| 7 ~ 9 | ASAYOSO O ABG | Katakoto No ABG | Broken Al Bhed |
| 10~ 12 | ABG SANCHI NYUFUDARU | ABG Tanki Ryûgaku | Study Abroad Al Bhed |
| 13~ 15 | NYUFUHYOFU HA ABG | Ryûchô Na ABG | Al Bhed Profluent |
| 16~ 18 | ABG PONA-PONA | ABG Pera-Pera | Fluent Al Bhed |
| 19~ 21 | ABG DENHIGIN HAI | ABG Genchijin Nami | Al Bhed Native |
| 22~ 25 | YÂZENANU HA ABG | Mâberasu Na ABG | Al Bhed Marvel |
| 26 | ABG YANUSÂ | Masutâ | Al Bhed Master |
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[AMERICAN VERSION]
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| # VOL. | AL BHED RANKING | SPIRAN |
|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1 ~ 3 | Al Bhed Hujela | Al Bhed Novice |
| 4 ~ 6 | Al Bhed Pakehhan | Al Bhed Beginner |
| 7 ~ 9 | Al Bhed Typpman | Al Bhed Dabbler |
| 10 ~ 12 | Al Bhed Maynhan | Al Bhed Learner |
| 13 ~ 15 | Al Bhed Cbaygan | Al Bhed Speaker |
| 16 ~ 18 | Al Bhed Hydeja | Al Bhed Native |
| 19 ~ 21 | Al Bhed Unydun | Al Bhed Orator |
| 22 ~ 25 | Al Bhed Medanyde | Al Bhed Literati |
| 26 | Al Bhed Sycdan | Al Bhed Master |
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Once you have collected all 26 Volumes of the Al Bhed Primers, go to the
Traveling Agency and you would have an fluent Al Bhed conversation with Rin.
He would then reward you with 99 quantities of a Key Item called "Kyukuten No
Kagi" ["Reverse Key"], known as "Underdog's Secret" in the American version.
You can synthesize 30 of them into your weapon to give you the ability to do
"Double Overdrive" which allows your Overdrive gauge to rise twice as
quickly! Or you can sell them for 5000 Gil each if you're low on cash,
earning you a total of 495000 Gil! Or you can use Rikku's "Mix" Overdrive to
combine them with other items, a full list can be found in CB!'s Mix List
guide @ http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/4184.html
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[09] AL BHED COMPILATION SPHERES
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There are blue Spheres around Spira called the Al Bhed Compilation Spheres.
They search through the Memory Cards of your PlayStation 2 and compile any
Primers you are missing from the saves stored on it. Then it loads them up
to your current game. There are a total of five Spheres:
[BAAJ TEMPLE - SUBMERGED RUINS]
· It is due west of the pillar, which has a sign that inscribes, "Eh dra myht
frana pumdc uv mekrd emmisehyda dra pmylgacd hekrd fedr Macalania pareht
dra vuindr bemmyn oui cekrd muug hud uh dra mavd pid uh dra nekrd." ["In
the land where bolts of light illuminate the blackest night with Macalania
behind the fourth pillar you sight look not on the left but on the right."]
Use this Sphere only if you have finished the game and acquired all of the
Al Bhed Primers, that way the Al Bhed dialogue is completely translated for
you when you start a new game.
[MI'IHEN HIGHROAD]
· Found next to Rin's Traveling Agency. Use this Sphere if you are missing
Al Bhed Primers Volumes I - IX.
[LAKE MACALANIA]
· Found next to Rin's Traveling Agency. Use this Sphere if you are missing
Al Bhed Primers Volumes X - XVI.
[AL BHED HOME]
· Found in the process of the Al Bhed migrating from their Home, but you must
use this Sphere before the Home is destroyed! Use this Sphere if you are
missing Al Bhed Primers Volumes XVII - XXII.
[AIRSHIP]
· Found where the Al Bhed Psyches are practicing. Use this Sphere if you are
missing Al Bhed Primers Volumes XXIII - XXVI.
Even if you used the Compilation Sphere at the Submerged Ruins to translate
all of the Al Bhed dialogue. Tidus will still state in the course of the
game that he does not understand their language, even though Tidus has earned
the ranking of "Sycdan". Just something Square Enix overlooked.
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[10] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q: Where can I find an Al Bhed translator online?
A: Search for "Al Bhed translator" under http://www.google.com
Q: Would you consider translating the Al Bhed script in the game?
A: This guide is to help understand the language, not a translation of the
script. Please read Xythar Darkmoon's Al Bhed Script & Translation at:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/10799.html
Q: Why did you remove the Airship passwords section of this guide?
A: I felt it was unnecessary because my guide focuses more on the style,
language, and mechanics. Please read Anthony Charles Ambrose's Secrets
FAQ for them at: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/10767.html
Q: Is there a quick way to tell if someone is using Al Bhed correctly?
A: The easiest way to tell is when they say Ym Prat instead of Al Bhed. =D
Q: Why don't you write this whole guide in Al Bhed?
A: You're kidding, aren't you...?
Q: Are you fluent in Al Bhed?
A: Hud naymmo -- uh, not really. =D In all seriousness, I am not fluent in
Al Bhed, but typing up this guide sure helps me out a lot!
Q: Would you translate Al Bhed into other languages such as Spanish?
A: No, I will only translate Al Bhed into Japanese and English.
Q: How do you know so much about the Japanese Al Bhed?
A: I played and finished the Japanese version of Final Fantasy X before the
American version was released. Basically my love for Al Bhed originally
started out in the Japanese version!
Q: Why do you write the Rômaji of the Japanese Al Bhed all in capitals?
A: To separate Katakana like "YU" from the small version "yu". For example,
"SHU" can be better recognized when written down as "SHIyu", therefore we
know there is a "SHI" Katakana with a small version of "yu" at the end.
Q: Why are there no Al Bhed Primers for "SHA", "SHU", "SHO", and etc.?
A: You can already translate them by using the combination of the Katakana
and small versions of "ya", "yu", and "yo"; therefore making Primers for
them were unnecessary. I also think it would be harder for the American
version to distribute their alphabet if there was more than 26 Primers.
Q: What is the correct translation to the title of Track 15 in Disc 1 from
the Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack?
A: Track 15 is titled "CHII Wa Aru Bedo Zoku" in Japanese, and it has been
incorrectly translated as "Al Bhed Tribe's Chi". They do not understand
that the Katakana of "CHII" is an Al Bhed word for "kimi" meaning "you".
The correct translation would be "Oui Are Al Bhed" as "oui" is Al Bhed
for "you" in English.
Q: Are you going to do an Al Bhed guide for Final Fantasy X-2?
A: Unfortunately, no. However the translation of Al Bhed still remains the
same in both games, so you can still use this guide to translate it.
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[11] DISCLAIMER & E-MAIL POLICY / VERSION HISTORY / CREDITS
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[DISCLAIMER & E-MAIL POLICY]
· Final Fantasy © 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 SQUARE CO., LTD.
All rights reserved. This guide is copyrighted © by enigmaopoeia for use
only at GameFAQs; this guide is written by a fan for the fans! This guide
may not be altered, published, reproduced, or used for commercial purposes or
to make profit! Due to my busy schedule, I can not reply to every e-mail I
have received and I apologize in advance for any inconveniences! If you
happen to have any vital information you wish to submit for my guide, I will
be more than happy to give you proper credit. Thank you for understanding!
You can reach me @ enigmaopoeia [at] gmail [dot] com
[VERSION HISTORY]
· v17.00 [04/08/08] = Revamped the whole guide and fixed a lot of mistakes!
This will be the final time I work on this guide!
· v16.05 [10/24/05] = Updated it a bit and fixed the tables.
· v16.00 [08/08/05] = Fixed around some information and changed layout.
· v15.50 [04/22/05] = Took down Picture Locations due to broken links, fixed
any spelling errors, and correct some information.
· v15.00 [12/14/04] = Fixed layout, change e-mail address and content.
· v14.50 [01/04/04] = Added links showing the exact locations of the Primers!
· v14.00 [01/03/04] = Corrected and changed layout along with information, I
also deleted a lot of unnecessary contents.
· v13.00 [10/01/02] = Corrected Rômaji, rankings, and the cipher vs. dialect.
· v12.00 [08/09/02] = Added more information, corrected and shortened guide.
· v11.00 [03/07/02] = Language should be cipher, new slogan, and finished the
Airship passwords section.
· v10.00 [01/14/02] = Fixed misspellings and sections.
· v09.00 [01/09/02] = Forgot one Japanese ranking, created deciphering guide,
finished pronunciations, and made some changes.
· v08.00 [01/04/02] = Completed the English rankings.
· v07.00 [01/02/02] = Got detailed descriptions of Primer locations, I added
more structure rules and organized it.
· v06.00 [12/30/01] = Added a VERY helpful Link about pronunciations by 2f.
· v05.00 [12/27/01] = Edited content for American version. I added more
information to the Rômaji-Al Bhed listing.
· v04.00 [12/13/01] = Found more new letters, corrected information.
· v03.00 [11/28/01] = I thank roadkill for his translator! And I thank Saba
Saba for being so helpful to this guide!
· v02.00 [11/26/01] = Corrected some stuff, found new letters.
· v01.00 [11/13/01] = Created this guide.
Happy Birthday to my sister, Donna [Karniz Archada]!
[CREDITS]
My deepest thanks to the companies below!:
· CJayC @ http://www.gamefaqs.com for hosting my guides.
· Square Enix @ http://www.square-enix.co.jp
My deepest thanks to the people below who has contributed to my guide!:
· Ajina, and Jeremy Rutherford for helping me with the structures.
· Barak, Stefan Gagne, and roadkill for their translators!
· Christopher A Bongaarts, The Cap'n, Casey, Andy Cheng, Jesse Deitsch, Gram,
Chung Jaewook, Matt Johnson, Philip Kalata, Sam Kaplan, King Zeal, Mosli,
Outiv Te, Deddy Putra, Mark S, Jeremy Stanley, John Townsend, Jeremy
Treanor, TYLIEWILIE, and Xaejiin for the Airship passwords and help!
· CB!'s Mix List @ http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/4184.html
· Daryl @ http://www.ffmusic.info for crediting me in her track information!
· Dave, FFX GameFAQs Board members, jaspr, Kouli, Kimari Lonzo, Morelock, Red
Moon, roadkill, and Rich Whitehouse for tracking any letters I was missing.
· Dictionary.com @ http://dictionary.reference.com for their definitions.
· Jason and Matthew B. Monagon for help with the rankings.
· Jason Donohoo for his slogan which appears on the bottom of my guide!
· Jessica for her words of encouragement!
· Leonhart for bringing it to my attention that Barak changed his link.
· LoudogofLBC and Ian Maxwell for their insight about Al Bhed being a cipher.
· Nathan Mallory @ http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jgt8/ffx for their
translations of Final Fantasy X before the American version was released!
· Natephish for helping me out with pronunciations.
· PessimiStick for his e-mails.
· Joey Pruitt for helping me out with the first Compilation Sphere.
· Rinoa and Saba Samakar for all the help!
· ShinLadyAnarki for her Al Bhed font!
· Split Infinity @ http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/6434.html for
giving me the permission for his guides and images, it helped me out a lot!
· TJ for your suggestion of the locations of the Primers.
· Xythar Darkmoon for the Al Bhed script.
· Anyone who sent me e-mails typed out in Al Bhed and have credited me for
using my guide for their translators! You're the best!
A big thanks to my family and friends, and all those who supported me!
I would also love to thank those who are reading this guide!
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"Cbayg Al Bhed yht cbayg ed bnuit!" - Jason Donohoo
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