The Al Bhed are a
fictional people from the
RPG,
Final Fantasy X. They are a technologically advanced culture, using what are known as
machina to aid them in activities ranging from clothes to daily routines to warfare. Al Bhed are
Anglo-Saxon in appearance (The name “Al Bhed” actually comes from “
albedo,” meaning whiteness), and can be distinguished by lack of
pupils, but a spiral pattern in their place. Rikku, a
PC in FFX, is an Al Bhed, and the daughter of
Cid, also an Al Bhed.
The Al Bhed speak a language of the same name. Al Bhed is merely English, with each letter replaced by a similar-sounding consonant/vowel, to give a Saxon tone to its speakers. At the beginning of the game, the language is incomprehensible to the player, rendering some hints and secrets written in Al Bhed impossible to discern. The player can search the world of FFX, though, for 26 Al Bhed Primers, each one translating a letter of Al Bhed to English.
Translation Guide
English to Al Bhed
A = Y
B = P
C = L
D = T
E = A
F = V
G = K
H = R
I = E
J = Z
K = G
L = M
M = S
N = H
O = U
P = B
Q = X
R = N
S = C
T = D
U = I
V = J
W = F
X = Q
Y = O
Z = W
Al Bhed to English
A = E
B = P
C = S
D = T
E = I
F = W
G = K
H = N
I = U
J = V
K = G
L = C
M = L
N = R
O = Y
P = B
Q = X
R = H
S = M
T = D
U = O
V = F
W = Z
X = Q
Y = A
Z = J
Many common phrases are easily pronounceable, and even understandable in English to a degree. For example,
“Dryhg oui” = “Thank you”
”Cunno” = “Sorry”
“Ajanodrehk2 ec dra vidina uv dra ehdanhad!” = “Everything2 is the future of the internet!”
“Fryd, sa, y cilg ib?” = “What, me, a suck up?”