{"id":47257,"date":"2025-04-21T19:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=47257"},"modified":"2025-04-21T19:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:23:24","slug":"monster-hunter-linguist-who-even-made-a-dictionary-of-the-fictional-language-heartbroken-by-wilds-break-from-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-linguist-who-even-made-a-dictionary-of-the-fictional-language-heartbroken-by-wilds-break-from-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter linguist who even made a dictionary of the fictional language heartbroken by Wilds\u2019 break from tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Throughout many Monster Hunter entries, a fictional language \u2013 known among fans as the Monster Hunter language \u2013 has been used as a \u201ccommon language\u201d in the in-game universe. It serves as a valuable world-building element \u2013 with its own bits of grammar, vocabulary and phonetics. However, the language has, for the most part, been removed from the series\u2019 newest, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-story-driven-approach-contributed-to-its-success-says-series-producer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">story-focused installment<\/a> <strong>Monster Hunter Wilds<\/strong>. A linguist and passionate Monster Hunter fan dedicated to researching and documenting the language has expressed their concern over the topic, explaining that the remaining bits of it that appear in the game negatively affect the relevance of all of their research so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250421-47257-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250421-47257-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250421-47257-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/20250421-47257-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the earlier Monster Hunter titles, the language spoken by NPCs was created by making the voice actors pronounce words in a way that fits the games\u2019 vibe or by playing Japanese voice lines in reverse. However, with the release of Monster Hunter Stories in 2016, the Monster Hunter language evolved into a full-on language with its own grammar and vocabulary. From there, major entries like Monster Hunter world and Rise continued the tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An Overview of the languages of the Monster Hunter series. <br>The series does not have just one language, it has around 10. I have focused myself on the &quot;Eastern Highlander&quot; language, but know I&#39;ve looked into more or less all the others. Here&#39;s a small infographic about them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BTqYi3h3kW\">pic.twitter.com\/BTqYi3h3kW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Moofah Melody (@MoofahMelody) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoofahMelody\/status\/1913047044299841622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, with the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, the option to switch to the Monster Hunter language was gone, possibly due to the sheer volume of dialogue in the new game. Even though there are still some hints of the language scattered throughout the dialogues between the NPCs and in the lyrics of the song performed by the Diva that appears in the Grand Hub, it is very clear that the Monster Hunter language doesn\u2019t have such an impactful presence as it had in the previous titles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent X post, Moofah Melody expresses concern about her research project losing relevance, stating that she is not sure if it&#8217;s worth continuing, given that the Monster Hunter language is practically not included in the new title. Moofah Melody is a linguist whose passion project is research of the Monster Hunter language, and so far, she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MoofahMelody\/status\/1891771684337725585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has created a dictionary with over 600 entries and over 50 pages of learning material on the topic<\/a>, thoroughly explaining the phonetics and grammar of the fictional language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With Wilds not having the MH language, my feeling of relevance is declining. I&#39;m really unsure if my language translation project is even worth continuing.<br><br>Does the community even want or care if its finished?<\/p>&mdash; Moofah Melody (@MoofahMelody) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoofahMelody\/status\/1912750014348034198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MoofahMelody\/status\/1912752246577569878\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow-up post<\/a>, she explains that another reason why Monster Hunter Wilds is negatively impacting her research is because the already scarce Monster Hunter language that appears in Wilds is completely different to the one that appears in the previous games. This would affect not only the relevance of her research, but it could also possibly break the world-building continuity of the Monster Hunter universe. On the other hand, many fans expressed their support for Melody, encouraging her not to give up on her passion project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/news.denfaminicogamer.jp\/interview\/241204h#i-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview with Denfaminicogamer<\/a>, the executive director of Monster Hunter, Kaname Fujioka, explained that rather than scrapping the Monster Hunter language completely, the new game is more akin to a \u201clocalized version.\u201d He also mentioned that the developers tried to preserve the vibes of the language throughout many of the NPC\u2019s voice lines, and that the Monster Hunter Language is far from gone. So far, there have been no official news about a potential addition of the full Monster Hunter language voiceover option to Wilds, but as the developers confirmed that the language hasn\u2019t been completely scrapped, there might be a chance of the language reappearing in future updates or entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A linguist researching the Monster Hunter language expresses her concern over the removal of the voiceover in Monster Hunter Wilds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":47259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-47257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Monster Hunter linguist who even made a dictionary of the fictional language heartbroken by Wilds\u2019 break from tradition - 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