Editing Barian glyphs

[[File:DT05 Barian.jpg|thumb|right|Barian glyphs, describing a story from ''[[Duel Terminal - Champion of Chaos!!]]''.]]
'''Barian glyphs''' are the writing system used by the [[Barian]]s from the [[Barian World]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime.

In reality, the glyphs are a cipher of romanized Japanese. Most likely using [[wikipedia:Kunrei-shiki romanization|Kunrei-shiki romanization]]. Each glyph is a stylized version of a letter from the [[wikipedia:Latin alphabet|Latin alphabet]]. A word written in Japanese phonology can be converted to Barian by converting the word to romaji and then replacing each letter with its corresponding Barian glyph. As the letters C, L, and Q are not used in [[wikipedia:Romanization of Japanese|Japanese romanization]], they likely do not have Barian glyphs. The letter X is not used either, but it does appear on the shield of "[[Number XX: Utopic Dark Infinity]]", presumably meant as its Number mark.

The language has 2 notable differences from the [[Astral glyphs|Astral script]]:
* Instead of a spinning wheel, it uses specific glyphs for digits.
* Attribute icons are composed of the initial letter of the Attribute in English, followed by the same letter rotated 180° e.g. FIRE is FℲ, EARTH is EƎ.

The [[Xyz Material]] line is consistent with Astral script ( <code>&lt;☆ repeated a number of times equal to the [[monster]]'s [[Rank]]> × &lt;number of Xyz Materials, repeated that many times></code>).

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Conversion
|-
! scope="row" | A
! scope="row" | B
! scope="row" | C
! scope="row" | D
! scope="row" | E
! scope="row" | F
! scope="row" | G
! scope="row" | H
! scope="row" | I
! scope="row" | J
! scope="row" | K
! scope="row" | L
! scope="row" | M
|-
| {{Barian glyph|A}}
| {{Barian glyph|B}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{Barian glyph|D}}
| {{Barian glyph|E}}
| {{Barian glyph|F}}
| {{Barian glyph|G}}
| {{Barian glyph|H}}
| {{Barian glyph|I}}
| {{Barian glyph|J}}
| {{Barian glyph|K}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{Barian glyph|M}}
|-
! scope="row" | N
! scope="row" | O
! scope="row" | P
! scope="row" | Q
! scope="row" | R
! scope="row" | S
! scope="row" | T
! scope="row" | U
! scope="row" | V
! scope="row" | W
! scope="row" | X
! scope="row" | Y
! scope="row" | Z
|-
| {{Barian glyph|N}}
| {{Barian glyph|O}}
| {{Barian glyph|P}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{Barian glyph|R}}
| {{Barian glyph|S}}
| {{Barian glyph|T}}
| {{Barian glyph|U}}
| {{Barian glyph|V}}
| {{Barian glyph|W}}
| {{Barian glyph|X}}
| {{Barian glyph|Y}}
| {{Barian glyph|Z}}
|-
! scope="row" | -
! scope="row" | 0
! scope="row" | 1
! scope="row" | 2
! scope="row" | 3
! scope="row" | 4
! scope="row" | 5
! scope="row" | 6
! scope="row" | 7
! scope="row" | 8
! scope="row" | 9
|-
| {{Barian glyph|-}}
| {{Barian glyph|0}}
| {{Barian glyph|1}}
| {{Barian glyph|2}}
| {{Barian glyph|3}}
| {{Barian glyph|4}}
| {{Barian glyph|5}}
| {{Barian glyph|6}}
| {{Barian glyph|7}}
| {{Barian glyph|8}}
| {{Barian glyph|9}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{Attribute|DARK|size=20px}}
! scope="row" | {{Attribute|EARTH|size=20px}}
! scope="row" | {{Attribute|FIRE|size=20px}}
! scope="row" | {{Attribute|LIGHT|size=20px}}
! scope="row" | {{Attribute|WATER|size=20px}}
! scope="row" | {{Attribute|WIND|size=20px}}
|-
| {{Barian glyph|DARK}}
| {{Barian glyph|EARTH}}
| {{Barian glyph|FIRE}}
| {{Barian glyph|LIGHT}}
| {{Barian glyph|WATER}}
| {{Barian glyph|WIND}}
|}

== Appearances==
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* The story from ''[[Duel Terminal - Champion of Chaos!!]]'' written in the glyphs appeared on a slab and a screen in front of [[Dr. Faker]] when he found a dimensional portal.<ref name="ep55">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|55|ref}}</ref>
* Random glyphs appear in the background when "[[Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon (anime)|Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon]]" uses its "Tachyon Transmigration" [[card effect|effect]].<ref name="ep83">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|83|ref}}</ref>
* Random glyphs appear in the artwork of "[[Rank-Up-Magic Limited Barian's Force]] and [[Rank-Up-Magic Admiration of the Thousands]]".
* [[Alito]] and [[Girag]] saw Barian-language versions of "[[Number 105: Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus (anime)|Number 105: Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus]]" and "[[Number 106: Giant Hand (anime)|Number 106: Giant Hand]]" respectively when they regained the memories of their past lives.<ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|130|ref}}</ref><ref>{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|133|ref}}</ref>
* 2 X glyphs appear on the shield of "[[Number XX: Utopic Dark Infinity]]".

==Cards==
The following cards have been shown in Barian glyphs.
<gallery>
Number105BattlinBoxerStarCestus-JP-Anime-ZX-Barian.png | [[Number 105: Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus (anime)|Number 105: Battlin' Boxer Star Cestus]]
Number106GiantHand-JP-Anime-ZX-Barian.png              | [[Number 106: Giant Hand (anime)|Number 106: Giant Hand]]
</gallery>

==References==
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