Consider in all of that time in space they surely have come across other species and utilized translation technology allowing them to broadcast in multiple languages simultaneously. This class on endangered languages and language documentation will include a community project with the Splatsin First Nation, whom Schreyer has been working with since 2008. Here's the link for that website: https://lingojam.com/KryptonianAlphabet. This standardized alphabet was then used by DC Comics until John Byrne's 1986 "reboot" of the Superman universe.[7]. The light of dwarf stars, pulsars, and quasars also grants Kryptonians different abilities. I guess I did get to go to Krypton.. In Supergirl, some of the elements, like their black clothing and telepathy, was retained except that the shields featured a different letter, indicating a different House other than Zor-El's. He reveals that all the cities have been restored and Earth is once again under the control of the Regime. In the world of Superman & Lois (which takes place on an unnamed Earth that is different from Prime-Earth), Superman's older maternal half-brother Tal-Rho (operating with the alias of Morgan Edge) was also sent to Earth by his father Zeta-Rho in an evacuation rocket but became embittered by his negative first contacts with humanity and became a villain. In "Hostile Takeover" more Kryptonians, led by Astra's husband Non, surfaced on Earth preparing for take over of the planet, and came prepared to counter the kryptonite weapons with anti-kryptonite body armor. Since Superman and. Thus, 1.676 Kryptonian years equals 2.294 Earth years, or 1 Kryptonian year equals roughly 1.37 Earth years. Be sure to check out my own interview with Christine Schreyer for more behind-the-scenes info on the language. Non-superpowered Kryptonians are genetically dependent to their home planet; as such, Kal-El was sent to Earth as a newly conceived embryo within a birthing matrix in order to survive in Earth's atmosphere. Season Seven introduces Kara Zor-El, having been sent to Earth at the same time of Clark but trapped in suspended animation since then; later, through schemes put into practice before his death, Clark's uncle Zor-El and mother Lara are resurrected with powers intact for a time. Clark had to go to the colony as its official ruler, but returned to Earth soon after. [5] Kryptonians are evolutionarily related to the also-severely xenophobic Daxamites. Russian | At least, as close any of us will ever get. "Kryptonian has never been spoken in a moviebut now there is a created language," says Schreyer, an assistant professor with the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. Turkish | In Superman: The Animated Series and later Justice League Unlimited, the only survivors of Krypton are Clark and two Phantom Zone criminals (Jax-Ur and Mala, introduced in "Blasts From the Past", parts 1 and 2). In addition to the block font, I had a handwriting font for a long time, but I haven't maintained itI should probably update that! Yes, Superman is fluent in the English language as well as some others (Superman speaking English) "Is it one of his kryptonian powers?" No. She suggested using the Cree Syllabics writing. However, many less widely spoken languages are facing endangerment or extinction. AIR Awareness Outreach; AIR Business Lunch & Learn; AIR Community of Kindness; AIR Dogs: Paws For Minds AIR Hero AIR & NJAMHAA Conference 100 thribo (Kryptonian seconds) per dendar (Kryptonian minute). Is there website that will allow me to send kryptonian text to someone over the internet? If people from his own planet were raised speaking Kryptonian, Kal-El's. Kryptonians are a fictional extraterrestrial race within the DC Comics universe that originated on the planet Krypton. Since Supermans death, there have been numerous speculation about what will happen in the DC Universe. The Neanderthals have been pioneers in space travel and advanced technology since 100,000 years ago. In Sub-Zero's ending, Superman joins forces with Kryptonian criminals General Zod, Ursa and Non after escaping the Phantom Zone through a portal accidentally created by the Batman's Justice League while trying to create a portal to Earthrealm. However, the Joker ends up tricking Superman into attacking Lois Lane, who was pregnant with Superman's child. Superman is taken prisoner and Batman decides to imprison him in the Phantom Zone. In Superman's story mode ending, Batman is defeated, though Superman spares him due to not wanting him to become a martyr. six zetyaro (Kryptonian days) per fanff (Kryptonian week). I have been very much fascinated with what you were able to do with the language, taking it to the next level of complexity. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); She currently does field work in Papua New Guinea documenting Kala, which is spoken in six villages and one of the countrys 862 languages. The writing system for this language is based on the substitution font released by DC Comics in 2000. UBC-O's Dr. Christine Schreyer an associate professor teaching anthropology and linguistics went to Krypton. [10] It can be demonstrated that one Kryptonian sun-cycle is approximately 1.37 Earth years, as follows: Using this ratio of 1.37 Earth years per Kryptonian year (amzet), and ignoring any potential Kryptonian leap day and any differences in time of day, one can approximate other units of time: Major events in the Kryptonian calendar include:[17]. Self-grown crystals, both natural and synthetic, which covered the vast majority of their planet's surface gave their homeworld a bluish hue when viewed from space and underlay Kryptonian technology. Relatively small crystals can hold vast amounts of information. Kara and Kal-El escape Krypton as it is destroyed by Brainiac, though Kara's ship is damaged by the explosion knocking it off course and putting Kara into hyper sleep. The syllabic system used for writing is similar to Japanese hiragana and katakana, two popular Japanese forms. Is it wrong? Superman vows to escape and is hurt by Supergirl's betrayal. Fictional alphabets | The language of the fictional planet of Superman's birth, Kryptonese, is spoken. After Kandor is rescued from Brainiac, attempts are made to re-enlarge the city and its people, but it is unconfirmed whether they succeed. Her research studied the interaction between language and land, yet the fictional world of Krypton cannot be visited. When it comes to subtitles, most fans prefer that to having to understand a foreign language or having to read multiple subtitles. This is all due to convergent evolution. The term originated from the stories of DC Comics superhero, Superman. Also, in both Silver Age and Modern Age continuity, Kryptonians have more than one ethnic group, such as dark-skinned Kryptonians from Krypton's Vathlo Island that resemble Earth humans of Sub-Saharan African, Negrito, Melanesian, and Indigenous Australian descent reminiscent of Earth peoples of the Negroid, Capoid, and Australoid races and a group from the continent of Twenx that resemble Earth humans of North African, Middle Eastern, Asian, Micronesian, Polynesian, Native American, and Latino descent reminiscent of Earth peoples of the non-European Caucasoid and Mongoloid races. They did film some scenes that were including spoken Kryptonian later on because they got really excited about it, but it was kind of a last-minute thing and it didnt make it into the final cut of the movie, said Schreyer. This remark appears to prove untrue in Superman II, as prisoners of the Phantom Zone, such as General Zod, also survive the destruction of Krypton. However, after Brainiac's defeat, Superman and Batman argue over Brainiac's fate, leading to an end to their truce. The aesthetic for the Kryptonian historical culture is based largely on the Silver and Bronze age depictions of Kryptona world with a violent past, strong family culture, ruled by a science council, and full of wonders. Doyle Kryptonians short phrase refers to a good dream because he does not have a word for sweet. They also started referring to the language as 'Kryptonian'. A multi-dimensional defeat. Kara also mentions a rumor that Kandor survived the destruction of their home planet but it is never revealed whether this is true. 27. Characters, character names, logos, and related indicia are of and DC Comics. Schreyer created two parts to Kryptonian: the written and oral components. Considering that the creative team behind MOS came up with an actual Kryptonian language, I think the idea is for audiences to suspend their belief and imagine that, amongst themselves, the. Copyright 19982023 Simon Ager | Email: | Hosted by Kualo, http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=comics-kryptonian_alphabet, Constructed scripts for constructed languages. Im looking at how people are learning online, and what are the motivating factors, and how to make it cool to learn new things, said Schreyer. Zack Snyder has revealed that Kryptonians were originally not going to speak English but have their own language in Man of Steel. Kryptonian culture and its language (well, its writing, at least) have appeared in many different forms and places over the 75 years of Superman's history. The world of Krypton was so lavishly imagined by the production designer for Man of Steel that she gained important evidence from visiting the movie set and by studying other pre-existing texts. It is interesting that the League will come together in the aftermath of Supermans death in their own way. Everything is round on Krypton. As such they possess similar powers and abilities to traditional Kryptonians when exposed to a yellow sun. The fictional planet of Superman, birthplace of Superman, is known as the fictional planet of Kryptonian or Kryptonese. In Season Five, Clark discovers that the Disciples of Zod: Nam-Ek & Aethyr and a Kryptonian artificial intelligence: Brain-Interactive-Construct aka Brainiac arrive on Earth, serving Zod's trapped spirit. Pre-Crisis we had actual "Kryptonian", which had its own syntax, pronunciation, it was an actual stand-alone language. Moderators. In their own way, each of them strives for a sense of purpose and meaning in an otherwise chaotic universe. In 2011, Warner Brothers approached Schreyer to develop the Kryptonian language for Man of Steel. Omniglot is how I make my living. The 2013 film Man of Steel featured Kryptonian writing created by graphic designer Kirsten Franson. The Kryptonian language has only been spoken one time in the entire series, when Casey Brock was babbling incoherently in what Bizarro identified as Kryptonian hex codes. However, he later admits this was a ploy to negotiate a higher bounty on Superman and there are probably other surviving Kryptonians. Schreyer has taught a course that examines constructed languages such as Star Trek's Klingon and the Na'vi language devised for 2009 film Avatar. In 2000, DC introduced a transliteration alphabet for the written language, dropping the "Kryptonese" moniker in favor of the more commonly assumed "Kryptonian." Hawaiian | Supergirl reveals to Batman the House of El's S symbol is supposed to be a symbol of hope; though her cousin turned it into a symbol of fear, Batman, however, states that its meaning is determined by the one who wears it and tells her of how he and Superman used to fight for justice as members of the Justice League, before offering her a chance to do the same, having earned Batman's trust. In Man of Steel, Kryptonians are depicted as a genetically-engineered race of beings. Moderator list hidden. Members. In the majority of languages, the alphabet is the primary form of expression. So by clicking on these links you can help to support this site. Outside DC In 2003, Darren Doyle, a linguist from UT Austin, began a project to develop Kryptonian, not only as a transliteration of English, but as a language all its own. The language has its own alphabet and grammar, and is very different from Earth languages. Doyle is credited in Through the Valley of Death, but no Kryptonian was used. Schreyer began her journey quite young she has wanted to . Press J to jump to the feed. She was recently the language creator for the Power Rangers movie, and was on-set during the filming of the very first scene where Brian Cranston and Elizabeth Banks speak Eltarian. Fans (including Schreyer) were holding out for a fully-developed Kryptonian dictionary that Warner Brothers had hinted at making possible, but the DC Universe has since moved on. Argo City is destroyed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, but is resurrected following the Anti-Monitor's defeat. The Last Son of Krypton. Please be thankful for your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Pretty cool! Certain individuals (including Conner Kent, Chris Kent, and some Phantom Zone criminals) have sometimes been depicted with "tactile telekinesis" which allows Kryptonians to lift and manipulate large objects whose own structural strength might not otherwise survive the process. I remember reading about it. So sign up for that directed seminar and pursue what interests you, because you never know it may even take you to an imaginary world. In its most basic form, the polite imperative form of please do is spelled out in the comic book world of Kryptonian. Until then, all information on the language has been gleaned from a very small set of examples including mainly the Man of Steel movie tie-in book, and the Deep Space Radio Wave Project and the Glyph Creator websites which were launched as a promotional pieces for the movie. It is the official language of the city of Kyan. However, Zod and his lieutenants only survived because they were at that time incarcerated within the Phantom Zone and were not in fact on Krypton at the time of its destruction. It's because it's just a letter-substitution font used to give the impression of an alien language without actually having to go through the trouble of creating an alien language and then translating into that alien language. Other Kryptonians not present at the time are the people of Kandor (who were abducted by Brainiac) and Zod and at least two of his minions (who are confined to the recently created Phantom Zone). Their environments have bred them for war, and they are the strongest animals on the planet. The mechanics of the writing system (an abugida), as well as the Kryptonian language that it depicts (which was not spoken in the film), were created by Dr. Christine Schreyer, a linguistic anthropologist and assistant professor of anthropology working at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) Thank you so much for your comment, I'm a huge fan of your work! To be fair, though, a better translation into Kryptonian would use the gender-neutral word for person, Sed. Superman reveals there is still a place for her and that he is creating an army using beings freed from Brainiac's collection. A plane would fly Perry White into the sky, just as it would fly Superman into space. Supergirl and the Regime try to break Superman out of prison, but are stopped by Batman and his allies, though Batman decides to release Superman, calling a temporary truce between the Regime and the Insurgency to combat Brainiac. The only notable exception is represented by the original native Daxamite population (the race that bore that name before intermingling with the Kryptonian explorers, who later adapted the name for themselves). This was untrue the scientist Jor-El managed to send his newborn son, Kal-El, off-planet to Earth right before Krypton's demise. Tolkien created not only. These three were the surviving Kryptonians, who became Earth's heroes. Kryptonian law did not believe in capital punishment. While the alphabet is used to write the majority of the language, the ideograph is largely used to represent its bound morphology (e.g., verb tenses, particles, and adpositions). All such writing appearing in the comic books is actually just the language of publication (English in the US and UK, French in France, etc.) They are also vulnerable to physical attacks from beings native to Krypton essentially in proportion to their vulnerability in non-powered situations. Right? It is also possible to replace the pronouns with pronouns for different genders and verb terms. This fall, Schreyer will be teaching the first-ever cross campus social science course between UBC-O and UBC Vancouver. In graduate school, she compared the oral stories of the Chapleau Cree First Nation to records from the Hudsons Bay Company and worked with the Loon River Cree and Taku River Tlingit First Nations. [3], In some continuities, mating between Kryptonians and other species is difficult because Kryptonian DNA is so complex as to be nearly incompatible with that of other species. In season 3, episodes 2, 6, 7, 13, 20, and 22 and season 5 episode 10 featured a few short lines of Kryptonian dialogue using the language created by Darren Doyle, citing the first time a constructed Kryptonian language (as opposed to gibberish) has been spoken in any official media. Kryptonian people live there in standard but microscopic, non-superpowered lives. The film Supergirl shows inhabitants of Argo City who also survived by fleeing to a parallel dimension, including Superman's cousin Supergirl. During those early days in her career, she studied the structure of words. In Season Six, Clark discovers his father's assistant Raya was spared by being placed in the Phantom Zone, with her body intact. In some continuities Kryptonians are difficult to clone because their DNA is so complex that human science is not advanced enough to decipher it. In the Superman/Batman: Apocalypse movie, a mix of gibberish and Esperanto is used to depict Kryptonian dialogue spoken by both Superman and Supergirl. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Kara In-Zee, alias Supergirl, is the lone survivor of Argos, Krypton's sister planet knocked out by the planet's explosion; however, in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Fearful Symmetry", Doctor Emil Hamilton, who has examined Superman, calls her DNA "Kryptonian", indicating that Argosians are genetically related to Kryptonians. Believing Kara is the last surviving Kryptonian, Brainiac offers to spare Earth if they hand over Kara Zor-El as he wishes to study the effects of yellow sun radiation on Kryptonian cells, though Batman refuses. Published May 25, 2020 During a commentary for Man of Steel, director Zack Snyder revealed that Kryptonians were initially going to speak a wholly original dialect. The Kryptonian society, as described in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (at least, according to what was seen of its surviving colony) is ruled by aristocracy. Dutch | By introducing the idea of the Kryptonians speaking their own language, Kal-El would be made even more of an outsider. Since 18 Kryptonian years is about 25 Earth years, then there were approximately 2.3 Earth years between the two events. 438 zetyaro (Kryptonian days) per amzet (Kryptonian year). In 2011, Warner Brothers approached Schreyer to develop the Kryptonian language for Man of Steel. The Kryptonian grammar is off in a couple of places, too but it's not terrible. The people of Argo City also survive Krypton's destruction due to an enemy field surrounding the city, although in most universes the city either dies out soon afterward or is captured and immersed into Kandor by Brainiac. The white formal clothes are often luminescent. If you do make those updates and YouTube videos, I'd love to watch them. However, given that Krypton is an advanced civilization, it is likely that they did indeed have their own language, and that English was not spoken on the planet. Two episodes also feature a trio of Phantom Zone prisoners. Kryptonian Spoken in the Superman universe within DC Comics, learning how to speak Kryptonian has 13,200 annual Google searches. For the beginning of the truth is the beginning of the Girod. Unlike in the comics, the main clothing color seen is black. El mayarah is a blessing. They Colour-based scripts | In the 1970s, the E. became more widespread. Our accents are now considered British in the EU, with Imperial Standard speech being spoken as such. Alex McDowell production designer for Man of Steel is famous for developing these really intense worlds with so much backstory to them There was so much culture and land that I got to see. Supergirl refuses to join him, though Superman reveals he has used Brainiac's technology to turn Batman into a brainwashed slave and threatens to do the same to Kara if she continues to resist. It's a very interesting coincidence that there is such a correspondence between the Kryptonian alphabet and the English alphabet. Zack Snyder originally had the idea to create a whole fictional Kryptonian language for Man of Steel, though it's far better that he decided not to. Posted on February 14, 2018 by Joe McVeigh. The "S" stands for hope In the future, the citizens of Krypton are humans. In the Super Friends Kandor appears inside Superman's Fortress of Solitude in one episode and several of its miniaturized (yet still super-powered) inhabitants provide aid to the titular group of heroes. It is also seen as a sad, scary, ghostly, faded colour as is depicted in many similar cultures around the world on Earth. Superman merges with Brainiac's ship and imprisons Supergirl in his former cell.
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