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'''''Gallifreyan Translator''''' was a video game released on the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]]. It allows the user to input text to be translated to [[Circular Gallifreyan]]. It was released on [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]. | '''''Gallifreyan Translator''''' was a video game released on the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]]. It allows the user to input text to be translated to [[Circular Gallifreyan]]. It was released on [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]. | ||
This was the second official English to [[Gallifreyan (language)|Gallifreyan]] translation guide after {{cs|Gallifreyan Alphabet (illustration)}}. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The preset text to be translated is "[[The sharpness of the tongue defeats the sharpness of the warrior]]". | * The preset text to be translated is "[[The sharpness of the tongue defeats the sharpness of the warrior]]". | ||
* Text featured in promotional images translates to "Hello!", "My [[name]] is...", and "Let's be [[friend]]s!". | * Text featured in promotional images translates to "If you can read this you’re a [[Time Lord]]", "Hello!", "My [[name]] is...", and "Let's be [[friend]]s!". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This [[Circular Gallifreyan|version of Gallifreyan]] was the popular unofficial | * This [[Circular Gallifreyan|version of Gallifreyan]] was the popular unofficial alphabet made by [[Loren Sherman]]. | ||
** This translator swaps some of the Sherman vowel symbols. The translator's "O" is the Sherman "E", its "E" is the Sherman "A", and its "A" is the Sherman "O". Otherwise, all letters resemble the Sherman guide. | ** This translator swaps some of the Sherman vowel symbols. The translator's "O" is the Sherman "E", its "E" is the Sherman "A", and its "A" is the Sherman "O". Otherwise, all letters resemble the Sherman guide. | ||
* ''Gallifreyan Translator'' came off the back of previous posts by the official accounts containing [[Gallifreyan symbols]], meaning respectively; "Hello?",<ref>https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1838941594868973576?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref> "Can you hear me?",<ref>https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1841840821576073553?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref> and "Keep your eyes peeled".<ref>https://vxtwitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1844437984432800207?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Gallifreyan Translator default.png|Default text: "[[The sharpness of the tongue defeats the sharpness of the warrior]]". | Gallifreyan Translator default.png|Default text: "[[The sharpness of the tongue defeats the sharpness of the warrior]]". | ||
🤔.jpg|Promotional image with [[Circular Gallifreyan|Gallifreyan]] translating to | 🤔.jpg|Promotional image with [[Circular Gallifreyan|Gallifreyan]] translating to "If you can read this you’re a [[Time Lord]]". | ||
Introducing the official Gallifreyan Translator.jpg|Promotional image with [[Circular Gallifreyan|Gallifreyan]] translating to "Hello!", "My [[name]] is...", and "Let's be [[friend]]s!". | Introducing the official Gallifreyan Translator.jpg|Promotional image with [[Circular Gallifreyan|Gallifreyan]] translating to "Hello!", "My [[name]] is...", and "Let's be [[friend]]s!". | ||
Write Like a Time Lord! 1.png|Instagram story of the latter promotional image. (1) | Write Like a Time Lord! 1.png|Instagram story of the latter promotional image. (1) | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{elx|page url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/gallifreyan-translator|page name=Gallifreyan Translator|website url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/|website name=doctorwho.tv}} | {{elx|page url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/gallifreyan-translator|page name=Gallifreyan Translator|website url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/|website name=doctorwho.tv}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
=== References === | |||
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{{DWVG}} | {{DWVG}} | ||