The Ostron Language is used by the Ostron people, commonly found on the colony Cetus. The written form can be found all over signs and banners found around Cetus, while the spoken language can be heard from the people you will encounter there.
What is interesting to note is that while the written language translates to English, the Ostrons have verbal words that do not translate the same way, each with their own meanings, some of which are denoted below in the #Unique Words section.
Alphabet[]
Official cipher of the language
The alphabet of the Ostron script is remarkably similar to the Orokin alphabet, following a featural writing system where each character represents phonetic sounds used to make up English words. However, unlike the Orokin alphabet, the Ostron alphabet has glyphs for the letter "W" and the sound represented by IPA "ɜ" (as in bird or curt).
Writing[]
Unlike most scripts in the WARFRAME universe, all writing in the Ostron alphabet is only written phonetically in the English language (or at least close to).
The written language may be written vertically or horizontally, similar to most East Asian countries.
Tabulated Ciphers[]
“Very well. Keep your secrets.”
This article/section contains unofficial information, concepts, or terminology derived from or based on community discussion, invention, or knowledge. It may be subjective and contain information or terminology that is not used by Digital Extremes or in official WARFRAME communications, and may not be an officially recognized concept.
Glyphs are created by cropping from File:OstronAlphabet.png and vectorizing the glyphs. They are subjected to stylistic differences and interpretation of official fonts.
Matching Ostron alphabet to International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for English pronunciations.
| IPA | Ostron Alphabet Equivalent(s) |
English Examples |
|---|---|---|
| p |  |
pen, tip |
| b |  |
but, web |
| t |  |
take, cut |
| d |  |
dad, do |
| tʃ |  |
chat, nature |
| dʒ |  |
joy, giant, edge |
| k |  |
cat, kite, queen |
| g |  |
go, get, gutter |
| f |  |
off, fate |
| v |  |
voice, of, favorite |
| θ |  |
thing, teeth |
| ð |  |
that, soothe |
| s |  |
same, city, sass |
| z |  |
zoo, rose |
| ʃ |  |
she, sure, emotion |
| ʒ |  |
genre, seige, pleasure |
| h |  |
hat, heaven |
| m |  |
man, jam |
| n |  |
no, brain |
| ŋ |  |
ringer, sing, drink |
| l |  |
loss, please |
| r |  |
run, very |
| w |  |
win, we |
| y |  |
yes, yawn |
| x |  |
loch |
| IPA | Ostron Alphabet Equivalent(s) |
English Examples |
|---|---|---|
| eɪ |  |
day, gate, date |
| ɒ |  |
clock, yacht* |
| ɔ: |  |
door, board* |
| æ |  |
pat, bat |
| ɜ |  |
bird, curt |
| ə | No equilvalent | comma, about |
| ɪ |  |
pit, in, fish |
| ɛ |  |
pet, bed |
| i | |
bee, need |
| ʌ |  |
run |
| ʊ |  |
put |
| u |  |
food, dude, through |
| aɪ |  |
bye, night, my |
| oʊ |  |
tow, woe, dough |
| aʊ | No equilvalent | now, foul |
| Symbols | Ostron Alphabet Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 0 | 
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| 1 | 
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| 2 | 
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| 3 | 
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| 4 | 
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| 5 | 
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| 6 | 
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| 7 | 
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| 8 | 
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| 9 | 
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| . (period) | 
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| ? (question mark) | 
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| ! (exclamation mark) | 
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| , (comma) | 
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| : (colon) | 
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| ' (apostrophe) | No equilvalent |
| — (hyphen) | No equilvalent |
| @ (at sign) | No equilvalent |
| # (pound sign) | No equilvalent |
* ɒ and ɔː are British English (RP) vowels and are not represented in American English (GA). They are replaced with the 'ah' and 'oh' sounds in GA.
| RP | GA | |
|---|---|---|
| Clock | klɒk | klak |
| Yacht | jɒt | jat |
| Door | dɔ: | dɔr |
| Board | bɔ:d | bɔrd |
Unique Words[]
| Word/Phrase | Translation/Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ai yo | "oh my"[1] |
| Balb | a wheat-like plant used for flour[2] |
| Blau | blue[3] |
| Bomba | a tea-like plant, used to make Chimurr[2] |
| Cetus | "landless, cladeless, windswept dust motes"[4][5] |
| Charc | Possibly "electric", "shock" or "charged" |
| Chimurr | a tea made out of Bomba leaves[2] |
| Chut | "silence" (implorative)[1] |
| Condroc | A vulture-like bird that lives in the Plains of Eidolon |
| Cuthol | a species of fish |
| Dah-dap | "thank you"[1] |
| Daku | a liquor made from Suma Doni excrements[2] |
| Doh-ga | "hurry" (implorative)[1] |
| Eidolon-Moh | Plains of Eidolon |
| Er | Earth[6] |
| Fosfor | a flare that can be shot to the sky |
| Glappid | a species of fish |
| Goopolla | a species of fish |
| Harpu | Chimurr tea with Vobi butter added[2] |
| Hukta | A massive lake fish that preys on other fish[7] |
| Ito-da | termite droppings[2][8] |
| Juta | a reed plant, used as drinking straws[2] |
| Karifamil | "family, prosperity"[9] |
| Karkina | a kind of aquatic crustacean |
| Khanung | a warning[1] |
| Khut-Khut | a species of fish |
| Kruna metta | "please" (implorative)[1] |
| Kuaka | a rodent creature that lives in the Plains of Eidolon |
| Kubuchi | a cheap liquor made from fermented Sorghum (Baijiu may be a real-life analog)[2][8] |
| Lisau heisah | A home-made remedy for the Vasca Virus |
| Lok heb | "hail"[1] |
| Mergoo | An aerial creature that lives in the Plains of Eidolon |
| Norg | a species of fish |
| Oraggu | orange |
| Oro-kin-ka | shrines to the spirits of the Orokin, a sign of peace and luck[10] |
| Peca | a nut plant[2] |
| Rahd | red[3] |
| Seram | a kind of aquatic beetle |
| Sharrac | a species of fish |
| Sho-lah | "farewell"[1] |
| Shunta | a children's game[6] |
| Sorghum | a kind of (real-life) plant used for fermentation to turn into Kubuchi[2] |
| Suma Doni | a lowlands marsupial[2] |
| Surah | "friend"[1] |
| Swazdo-lah | a common greeting[1] |
| Tralok | a species of fish |
| Unum | The Orokin Tower the watches over Cetus and the Plains of Eidolon |
| Utz | "very" (descriptor appendix)[1] |
| Verru | green |
| Vobi | a milk-giving animal, hunted by Kubrows. Their milk is used to make butter.[6][2] |
| Yingbindunyai | "great bond"[11] |
| Yogwun | a species of fish |
| Yollau | yellow |
| Yoong-bat | water urns placed in front of houses for wandering monks, considered to be an affront to drink from by anyone else[10][8] |
| "You see and are seen" | A saying to someone who is leaving. Most likely referring to having someone watched by the Unum Tower. |
| Woonacht | Night and day[12] |
| Word/Phrase | Context |
|---|---|
| Ceno | Ceno Armor Bundle; could be the word for "monk" |
| Hesh | "Actor zwong sahd point half hesh traveling on foot. Impending mishap and fall at complex node. Half-sahd point sahd-sahd. Observe and report consequences to multiple actors at site. Via Quill noni-rahn secondary sahd. Via Quill vatta-kun-ta tertiary hesh." - Onkko |
| Montan | "Venus, Tessera. Actor see seer point now will combine with complex node zwong point sool. Notify Quill. Vierda-soon tertiary zwong via Quill montan secondary, via Quill Onkko Primary. Risk of uncontrolled consequence propagation. Observe and contain." - Onkko |
| Noni | "Actor zwong sahd point half hesh traveling on foot. Impending mishap and fall at complex node. Half-sahd point sahd-sahd. Observe and report consequences to multiple actors at site. Via Quill noni-rahn secondary sahd. Via Quill vatta-kun-ta tertiary hesh." - Onkko |
| Now | "Venus, Tessera. Actor see seer point now will combine with complex node zwong point sool. Notify Quill. Vierda-soon tertiary zwong via Quill montan secondary, via Quill Onkko Primary. Risk of uncontrolled consequence propagation. Observe and contain." - Onkko |
| Pahk | "Eidolon seer-zwong intercepted at isolated node sahd by Tenno sahd-pahk. But first, interaction." - Onkko |
| Sahd | "Eidolon seer-zwong intercepted at isolated node sahd by Tenno sahd-pahk. But first, interaction." - Onkko |
| Seer | "Eidolon seer-zwong intercepted at isolated node sahd by Tenno sahd-pahk. But first, interaction." - Onkko |
| Sool | "Venus, Tessera. Actor see seer point now will combine with complex node zwong point sool. Notify Quill. Vierda soon tertiary zwong via Quill montan secondary, via Quill Onkko Primary. Risk of uncontrolled consequence propagation. Observe and contain." - Onkko |
| Vahd | Vahd Armor Bundle; could be the word for "seer" |
| Vatta-kun-ta | "Actor zwong sahd point half hesh traveling on foot. Impending mishap and fall at complex node. Half-sahd point sahd-sahd. Observe and report consequences to multiple actors at site. Via Quill noni-rahn secondary sahd. Via Quill vatta-kun-ta tertiary hesh." - Onkko |
| Vierda-soon | "Venus, Tessera. Actor see seer point now will combine with complex node zwong point sool. Notify Quill. Vierda-soon tertiary zwong via Quill montan secondary, via Quill Onkko Primary. Risk of uncontrolled consequence propagation. Observe and contain." - Onkko |
| Zauba | Zauba Armor Bundle; could be the word for "mage" |
| Zwong/Zhwong | "Eidolon seer-zwong intercepted at isolated node sahd by Tenno sahd-pahk. But first, interaction." - Onkko |
Proper Nouns[]
List of proper nouns and names of Ostron origin.
- Names
- Proper nouns
Arcane Inscriptions[]
There are various Ostron inscriptions written on the Magus Arcanes, Virtuos Arcanes and Exodia Arcanes obtained in Cetus, with the exception of Exodia Contagion and Exodia Epidemic which are obtained from the event Operation: Plague Star.
Unlike the Arcanes obtained in Fortuna from Little Duck or Rude Zuud, which use Solari Language and say what the Arcane is, it appears the Ostron Arcanes are random words or pieces of words strung together which do not correspond to the name of the Arcane. Presumably, these could be the Ostron words for those names.
Note that translations are in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Exodia Brave(mɔl-vob-tub?)
Exodia Force(ʌr-beɪ-ɒn?)
Exodia Hunt(ʊb-kɜl-gʌ)
Exodia Might(dʌs-pɜrl-pɔn)
Exodia Triumph(teɪshʌ-dʒʌst-gʌl?)
Exodia Valor(baɪ-mɪlk-teɪsh)
Magus Cadence(dæ-hɒrp-baɪ?)
Magus Cloud(pɔn-viɒr-tub)
Magus Elevate(mɔl-pɔn-baɪ)
Magus Husk(væ-ldɛ-gʌsh?)
Magus Nourish(gʌ-teɪshʌ-chʌs?)
Magus Replenish(chɜr-hɜrɜ-gri?)
Magus Vigor(pro-nv-ʊdr?)
Virtuos Fury(hɜr-viɒr-ldɪ?)
Virtuos Ghost(gʌl-chɜrp-hɒrp)
Virtuos Null(ʌreɪh-tub-blɛ?)
Virtuos Shadow(old-uɔt-ænd?)
Virtuos Strike(ænd-dæis-bæi)
Virtuos Tempo(sks-chɜrp-hɜr?)
Media[]
A note found in the Glassmaker investigation
(signs right of Konzu) Hurry! Vobi butter Tubefish Charpi
Gold for blood
(left sign) Blackfish Tubefish Gulper
(right sign) Crustaceans Mollusks Invertebrates
(right sign) Crustaceans Mollusks Invertebrates
(both signs) Just arrived!
Trivia[]
- The Ostron script was first shown with partial translation to the Warframe Design Council and then further shown during TennoCon 2017 as a teaser for Cetus, Plains of Eidolon, and
Zephyr Prime. - Magus, Virtuos and Exodia Arcanes obtained from Onkko or Hok have Ostron Language inscriptions, while Magus, Virtuos and Pax Arcanes obtained from Little Duck or Rude Zuud in Fortuna have Solari Language inscriptions instead.
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Ostron Patois" Fish Fragment
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "Ostron Cuisine" Glass Fragment
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 See Fosfor
- ↑ "The Tower's Flesh" Fish Fragment
- ↑ "Friendship" Glass Fragment
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Childhood Games" Glass Fragment
- ↑ Saya's Vigil/Transcript
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Nakak/Quotes
- ↑ "Ostron Artisans" Fish Fragment
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Ostrons" Fish Fragment
- ↑ "Ancient History" Fish Fragment
- ↑ "I have a pet Kavat. She is black and white. Her name is Woonacht. It means 'day and night'. Do you have a pet?" - Female Ostron child on Cetus
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Thousand-Year Fish Fragments
- ↑ "Infestation. My uncle, Hinmun, sold minerals aboard a market near Eris. Quite popular with deep-system traders." - Konzu during Operation: Plague Star
- ↑ "Tower work was more my cousin Mukha's calling, he's fearless!" - Nakak during Mask of the Revenant
- ↑ "Doctor Tanak's cerebral nutrients! Available in Cetus for the first time! The product of more than ten year's study!" - Ostron male in Cetus
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 See Plains of Eidolon map
See Also[]
| Ostron | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Konzu • Onkko • Pedlek • Saya • Shigg |
| Vendors | Hok • Old Man Suumbaat • Fisher Hai-Luk • Master Teasonai • Nakak |
| Cetus • Ostron Language • Plains of Eidolon • The Quills | |