While "Superperson" sounds pretty lame in English, it sounds perfectly fine in Kryptonian. 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. I love Languages are trademarks or registered trademarks of the George Lucas Educational Foundation in the U.S. and other countries. Sometimes I'm like, is this a real e-mail? Shes also become a filmmaker in her own right, appearing as executive producer on a documentary about con-langing (constructed languages). Man noun : "adult male person" = Sod noun : "adult male person". 1970s E. Nelson Bridwell created an alphabet of 118 letters, Kryptonese, However, his father Jor-El's memories remains sentient in the mysterious Kawatche Caves and Fortress of Solitude an disembodied AI, and the disembodied spirit of Zod is similarly sentient albeit trapped in the Phantom Zone. She suggested using the Cree Syllabics writing. I wonder if the correspondence would have been the same in Red Son. 146. Students will look at how languages become endangered, what people are doing to document and revitalize them, as well as how technology fits in. The "S" stands for hope Schreyer created two parts to Kryptonian: the written and oral components. It's a very interesting coincidence that there is such a correspondence between the Kryptonian alphabet and the English alphabet. Hawaiian | Colour-based scripts | This fall, Schreyer will be teaching the first-ever cross campus social science course between UBC-O and UBC Vancouver. The animated adaptation of All-Star Superman features the inhabitants of Kandor, and a pair of surviving Kryptonian astronauts named Bar-El and Lilo. And, thousands of years of cultural history would be preserved. When Krypton was destroyed, it was thought that the entire Kryptonian race was destroyed. Korean | The society is highly pragmatic and the Kryptonians seen were surprised and displeased with Clark's unwillingness to kill. Jonathan Kent and Jor-el had fantastic stories to tell, which we would not have had otherwise. The light of dwarf stars, pulsars, and quasars also grants Kryptonians different abilities. The third season reveals that Alura and the populace of Argo City survived Krypton's destruction due to Alura's husband Zor-El's energy shield. In subsequent films, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017), the writing can be seen on several places on Superman's suit, most prominently on the "S"/"hope" symbol on his chest. He fell [greatly] by not heeding the truth that Kal-Ik spoke. Superman is taken prisoner and Batman decides to imprison him in the Phantom Zone. With the aid of the Justice League from another universe, the Regime is defeated and the Insurgency works to rebuild. A universal translator on Star Trek would translate the spoken word enlish rather than making it appear that the speaker was speaking English. This means I earn a commission if you click on any of them and buy something. Writing, after all, should be a very practical thing (something MoS completely misses). 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! This religions god Rao is based on the planet Kryptons sun, which is revered by those who follow it. So what is to be done? Is it true that humans can communicate with all other planets, and they do not speak English? _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16097713-1']); Kryptonians are a fictional extraterrestrial race within the DC Comics universe that originated on the planet Krypton. The white formal clothes are often luminescent. The Phantom Zone also makes an appearance, implying that prisoners inside it survived Krypton's destruction like in so many other continuities. This shield is worn on the right shoulder. Unsurprisingly, they both learned English. The result is a house glyph ingrained with meaning. Learn from Jax-Ur who valued his name more than the truth. 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. Kryptonians have been traveling to earth for a long time. The Last Son of Krypton. 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. In their own way, each of them strives for a sense of purpose and meaning in an otherwise chaotic universe. In the long run, the accent of Superman is never a problem. A multi-dimensional defeat. Superman merges with Brainiac's ship and imprisons Supergirl in his former cell. And in SUPERGIRL #8 we learn that he is self-conscious about his accent around native speakers, such as his cousin Supergirl. For Clark, it's even his native language, no so much for Kara. Please be thankful for your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In addition, it is shown that without some form of training, Kryptonians are left vulnerable to their own abilities, as the case with Zod when Superman destroyed his solar-visor and caused him to develop a sensory overload. Two episodes also feature a trio of Phantom Zone prisoners. WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Batman/Superman #2 by Joshua Williamson, David Marquez, Alejandro Sanchez and John J. Hill, in stores . 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. The language of Krypton, known as Kryptonian, isnt a full language system like Klingon, but its symbol-based system can be translated to the language of the publication. Zack Snyder actually commissioned the creation of an artificial language for the Kryptonians in Man of Steel that we barely even see on screen. The style of these depictions has since evolved over the life of the series from decipherable transliterated writing to a more stylized (and indiscernible) form. 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. She is last shown flying with other Kryptonian survivors in the sky of a restored Kryptonian city. The shape of the writing system, which was tied to the shape of the planet and how the world was imagined, also impacted the [spoken] language.. So what does Kryptonian sound like? })(); This website is home to the unofficial Kryptonian language project started in 2003 by Darren Doyle, and has grown to encompass information on all the various depictions of Kryptonian. I mean Honestly sometimes I believe writers have lost a lot of creative capacity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonian Zod, Faora and Nam-Ek). 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. Her shield featured a "Q" on her uniform, indicating that besides her niece Kara, she and her house survived the destruction of Krypton, along with the Kryptonian prisoners sentenced by Alura (and who are working under Astra) that crash-landed on Earth via the prison ship Fort Rozz. Thanks! Together they free Superman's current lover Wonder Woman from imprisonment on Themyscira. "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. While it isn't explicitly stated that its prisoners are Kryptonian by birth, one resembles General Zod, and another has powers similar to Superman. All Rights Reserved. In Batman's story mode ending, Superman is defeated by Batman after Kara leads him to the Batcave. The Daxamites remain that way up through the 31st century. In the animated film Superman: Unbound Brainiac abducted and shrunk the people of both Kandor and Argo City from Krypton. Members of the dominant species of the planet Krypton are indistinguishable from Terran humans in terms of their appearance in their physiology and genetics, but they are vastly different. There is also a pantheon of 14 major dieties, 203 demigods, and over 1000 titans. There's currently an estimated 7,100 different languages spoken on Earth. in a spirit of brotherhood. Presumably they'd have needed to write on Krypton as well, though perhaps as in Star Wars there's no paper Ha- a particular fantasy of mine is to hear a choral Superman theme sung in Kryptonese. According to one story, in which the Phantom Zone prisoner Quex-Ul had served his full sentence, 18 Kryptonian sun-cycles (amzeto) is about 25 Earth years. In Young Justice, it was believed Superman (Kal-El) was the sole survivor of Kryptons destruction by its exploding star Rao with exceptions being his half-Kryptonian, half-human clone Superboy and his son with Lois Lane Jonathan. Initially powerless due to their cells having been treated with blue kryptonite radiation, these clones later gain powers when Clark is forced to provide Zod with a sample of his blood to heal him after he is shot, Zod using this blood to empower his followers. Schreyer was fascinated by the fact that in Cree, some syllables flip based on how they are being used. Superman's cousin Supergirl also survived Krypton's destruction, as did Kristin Wells, who had been on the run in space at the time of the planet's destruction. The primary religion of New and K-Rovian societies, as well as the primary religion of the two kingdoms, is Rao-orthodox. Same here. If Schreyers career is an example, you never know where your childhood dreams and undergraduate research could take you. Dax-Ur is killed soon after by Brainiac. Regardless of where Superman falls in the Justice League, every member of the team will take his death in stride. It is also possible to replace the pronouns with pronouns for different genders and verb terms. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; The Religious, Artist, Military and Science castes had representation on the ruling council, while the Worker caste did not. 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. 73 zetyaro (Kryptonian days) per lorax (Kryptonian month). Cythonnas origins are very similar to Supermans, and she is a powerful and dangerous foe. I never realized this before, but Superman is an L2 speaker of Kryptonian! _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); He reveals that all the cities have been restored and Earth is once again under the control of the Regime. Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.fr are affiliate links. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Thus, 1.676 Kryptonian years equals 2.294 Earth years, or 1 Kryptonian year equals roughly 1.37 Earth years. :), nahn tiv girod i shokh w iazhrrimo i tiv iazhrrim, kypzhrrig rraopo w tiv raozh chao tiv zhrrig ran zuchadodh, kaoazhuhmodh rraopo w ki ,Kal,Ik, zw ugirahz w tiv shokh ju zhehdiv ehrosh, nahpaiuhsh zhehdiv threv nvadh ,Jazh,Ur, zhehdiv mehl kuhs, kaoazhuhmodh rraop w ki ,Jazh,Ur, zw ugirahzh w zhehdiv threv ju tiv shokh. Although the language was never spoken in the film, the writing was featured prominently in most scenes set on Krypton. In the future, the citizens of Krypton are humans. 1 You can build on the knowledge and wisdom that it provides. They also started One of Astra's operatives, Vartox, was ordered to sabotage the Department of Extra-Normal Operations by causing a plane crash that was thwarted by Supergirl (when she realized her sister Alex Danvers, a DEO member, was on board), and to alert Astra that Kara survived the explosion and now has come into discovering her powers. Russian | [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. Omniglot is how I make my living. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Superpowered Kryptonians are vulnerable to kryptonite, radioactive remnants of Krypton, magic and solar radiation from red and orange suns. Superman learnt how to speak English from his adoptive parents and school: If your question meant "D. Tal-Rho comes into possession of a Kryptonian invention called the Eradicator which survived the planet's destruction and contains the consciousnesses of many Kryptonians like Lara Lor-Van and General Zod. 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 can be seen in several places on Superman's suit in the subsequent films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). A more geometric and symbol-based alphabet replaced the squiggles,. 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. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-16097713-1']); Welsh | Copyright 19982023 Simon Ager | Email: | Hosted by Kualo, http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/comics.php?topic=comics-kryptonian_alphabet, Constructed scripts for constructed languages. Aug. 24, 2017. This was untrue the scientist Jor-El managed to send his newborn son, Kal-El, off-planet to Earth right before Krypton's demise. 5. There are brackets with strange characters known as ipa, or international phonetic alphabets. Also, the inhabitants of the planet Daxam are descendants of Kryptonians who long ago ventured into space and settled on another planet. In Superman: Man of Tomorrow the bounty hunter Lobo claims that Superman is the only survivor of Krypton's destruction. These three were the surviving Kryptonians, who became Earth's heroes. Dr. Schreyer teamed up with graphic designer Kirsten Franson who designed the look of the writing. Kryptonians General Zod and Ursa are among the many criminals had been imprisoned within the Phantom Zone prior to Krypton's destruction and even went on to have a child, who would later be adopted as Christopher Kent. A bit of notoriety is a welcomed perk of Schreyers job, but the true goal is research that is applicable to existing communities. It is also seen as a sad, scary, ghostly, faded colour as is depicted in many similar cultures around the world on Earth. The Light has Klarion hunt down all the Kryptonians in the zone and has the dozens of them in stasis aboard The Warworld with Apokolips acquiring Kara Zor-El as a member of their army. It could be. If people from his own planet were raised speaking Kryptonian, Kal-El's. As Earths resources run out, humans are sent to the planet of Kyanfrost to stay and continue humanity there. Towards the end of the season, after Dru and Ursas son from the future Lor-Zod frees them from the zone, they try to conquer Earth with their Kryptonian allies but fail and most are sent back to the Phantom Zone except Ursa who was saved by the Eye of Ekron and taken to Daxam and Lor-Zod who was killed. In the 1970s, E. Nelson Bridwell attempted to rationalize these squiggles into a 118-letter alphabet, referring to the language as "Kryptonese". The Fortress of Solitude is often portrayed as a recreation of Krypton's surface and a storehouse for all the knowledge that the Kryptonian race had obtained. Taino | Superman and Supergirl work together to attack Brainiac's ship, but are stopped by its barrier. In Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, it was shown that a sizable Kryptonian colony (called New Krypton) has survived the destruction of the planet. and with the aid of Dabney Donovan, Tal-Rho used the Eradicator combined with X-Kryptonite to give those survivors physical bodies by having them possess inhabitants of Earth like inhabitants of Smallville like he did with his personal assistant Irma Sayres (who used the alias of Leslie Larr), his one-time minion David Fuglestad, and a select number of Smallville inhabitants. As in the comics, Kal-El's powers are depicted as being superior to other Kryptonians, due to his spending a far greater period of time exposed to Earth's yellow sun and atmosphere, though some have an advantage over him in terms of combat experience (e.g. In the process, an increasing amount of logographic components have been added with symbols that have been explained to represent words, ideas, or names. He was also devoid of any Kryptonian minerals, because any such minerals would turn to kryptonite upon leaving Krypton's atmosphere. A plane would fly Perry White into the sky, just as it would fly Superman into space. Kal-El. They His name alone is remembered of the council of Jax-Ur. On the planet Krypton, whose parent star has often been depicted as an ancient red supergiant with a relatively low energy output, their natural abilities were the same as humans. 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. The two symbols found in the story of Kryptonian are glyphs and syllabic writing systems. If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. The syllabic system used for writing is similar to Japanese hiragana and katakana, two popular Japanese forms. In Superman Returns, it is revealed that Clark is father to the half-Kryptonian child Jason White. Their ability to send data to multiple locations should have been little more . Sanskrit | Almost all Kryptonians were killed when the planet exploded shortly after the infant Kal-El was sent to Earth. 10 woluo (Kryptonian hours) per zetyar (Kryptonian day). I taught myself to read and write this version of Kryptonian after Smallville started using it back in 2003. As such they possess similar powers and abilities to traditional Kryptonians when exposed to a yellow sun. In some continuities, he is the planet's only survivor. It is not a God, but a descendant of one. The Kryptonian city Kandor was also spared from destruction, as it was shrunken and collected by Brainiac. Even if we accept convergent evolution as the birth of another humanoid species, the idea that a superman would look like a white-haired, handsome guy is preposterous. When exposed to a young yellow star like Earth's Sun, which is much smaller than their own sun and with a vastly higher energy output, their bodies are able to absorb and process so much energy that it manifests as vast superhuman powers (such as superhuman strength, superhuman speed, invulnerability, flight, x-ray vision, heat vision and superhuman senses). 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. Even before the timeline changed, Brainiac would have taken Kandor and its people. In Superman, teenage Clark discovers who he is in the Fortress of Solitude, where a hologram of Jor-El tells him, "You are the only survivor of the planet Krypton." 0.99 seconds per thrib (31,556,952 seconds/year * 1.37 years/amzet * one amzet/43,800,000 thrib), 1.65 minutes per dendar (525949.2 minutes/year * 1.37 years/amzet * one amzet/438,000 dendar), 2.74 hours per wolu (8765.82 hours/year * 1.37 years/amzet * one amzet/4,380 wolu), 1.14 days per zetyar (365.2425 days/year * 1.37 years/amzet * one amzet/438 zetyar). I put the file here if you want to listen. It is interesting that the League will come together in the aftermath of Supermans death in their own way. Turkish | Barsoomian is the constructed language of the fictional wise inhabitants of Mars. History With the destruction of Krypton, it is largely considered a dead language, though it is still primarily spoken by those who have survived the planetary catastrophe, specifically, the residents of "New Krypton" and the denizens of the Phantom Zone. 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. For most of Superman's published history, Kryptonian writing was represented by random, alien-looking squiggles. Kryptonese is the official language of Krypton . Persian | Batman, his allies and the remaining Regime members manage to overload the shields protecting Brainiac's ship. Since Superman and. The 2013 film Man of Steel featured Kryptonian writing created by graphic designer Kirsten Franson. 100 dendaro (Kryptonian minutes) per wolu (Kryptonian hour). Then during the Clark had to go to the colony as its official ruler, but returned to Earth soon after. Tolkien created not only. 100 thribo (Kryptonian seconds) per dendar (Kryptonian minute). On the Arrowverse television series Supergirl the official Kryptonian transliteration font is used for depictions of the Kryptonian language in various scenes throughout the series. six loraxo (Kryptonian months) per amzet (Kryptonian year). Fictional alphabets | The two symbols found in the story of Kryptonian are glyphs and syllabic writing systems. In The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson, young Kal-El and the people of Argo City (along with refugees from another city living there after General Zod destroyed their home) are the only survivors of Krypton's actual destruction. Both Superman and Supergirl converse in spoken Kryptonian (the movie used a mix of esperanto and gibberish). There is no canon answer to this question, as Krypton has never been shown or mentioned in any official DC material. Twitter user @Rachelyoubish has been doing some amazing breakdowns of the Kryptonian writing seen in Man of Steel. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. Batman confronts the grieving Supergirl and reveals that Superman was once his friend. 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. In Legion of Super Heroes, the citizens of Kandor, Superman and his clone Superman-X, might all be considered surviving Kryptonians. It is hoped that a decision by Warner Brothers will be made to release a Man of Steel Kryptonian primer. In Superman's story mode ending, Batman is defeated, though Superman spares him due to not wanting him to become a martyr. Throughout the site you will encounter facts and references to Kryptonian culture and history; Although I try to rely on existing canon as much as possible, much of this material has been created by me for various reasons. The fictional planet of Superman, birthplace of Superman, is known as the fictional planet of Kryptonian or Kryptonese. Tactile scripts | El mayarah is a blessing. The Kryptonian time units were defined as follows:[8], (Note: In the Kryptonian language, the suffix "o" indicates the plural form of a noun.). Unlike in the comics, the main clothing color seen is black. Using Cree to create Kryptonian Schreyer then collaborated with fellow Canadian graphic designer Kirsten Franson to develop a Kryptonian script. With Crisis on Infinite Earths, Superman not only got a re-imagined origin, but Kryptonian's got a new written language too. However, Batman, opposed to Superman's methods, forms the Insurgency to overthrow the Regime. Sometimes it is to explain why or how something works or came to be. In Injustice 2, Power Girl appears as an alternate character skin for Supergirl, though she does not appear in the main story and originates from Earth-2. Supergirl compares his methods to General Zod's and briefly fights Superman and his allies, though Brainiac's attack forces them to focus on dealing with him first. Criminals are punished for capital crimes by having their bodies dispersed across the universe (the process is reversible, at least until a certain stage). I haven't actually read that comic but I am curious now. 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. In the first stories about Superman's origins, all Kryptonians possess on their homeworld the same powers Superman has on Earth. var _gaq = _gaq || []; Vaslovik 5 yr. ago Kara and Clark both grew up on earth, in America. This time, it was dipped into and removed from the container. (http://i.imgur.com/k0308dW.jpg?1). In Man of Steel, Kryptonians are depicted as a genetically-engineered race of beings. This results in her death which triggers a nuclear explosion that destroys Metropolis. As Superman he forms the Justice League and befriends Batman. This standardized alphabet was then used by DC Comics until John Byrne's 1986 "reboot" of the Superman universe.[7]. Add to that the many revisions and inconsistencies between . Krypton has the events that trigger Krypton's destruction being stopped by a time-traveler, something which is never undone before the show's cancellation, allowing the planet's whole population to survive what would have destroyed them. Kal-El grew up on Earth as Clark Kent and eventually discovered his Kryptonian origins. 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. UBC-O's Dr. Christine Schreyer an associate professor teaching anthropology and linguistics went to Krypton. Kryptonian alphabet appears on the TV show Smallville. Her mother Alura rescues her from Brainiac's drones and reveals she and Jor-El have both been working to create two ships, one for Kara and the other for her baby cousin Kal-El. How To Learn Grammar For A Foreign Language, Why People Want To Learn A Second Language, Is Learning A Programming Language Like Learning A Language. I think I also taught myself because of Smallville. The Kryptonians find themselves at the mercy of Brainiac's forces and Kara Zor-El barely escapes the destruction of Argo City. Is Kryptonian A Real Language? The language of the fictional planet of Superman's birth, Kryptonese, is spoken. Be sure to check out my own interview with Christine Schreyer for more behind-the-scenes info on the language. Does the Mint really want to make coins? said Schreyer. 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).