Matoran (Alphabet)
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Most characters in the BIONICLE world have adopted a standard writing system for the Matoran language, with letters and numbers both resembling circles with lines and smaller circles inside them. Being a fairly ancient language, there are many different variations on how the language is written. For example, inside the Kanohi Avohkii and in the tunnels carved between Mata Nui and Metru Nui. On Voya Nui, the Matoran have a slight variation on the normal alphabet, using hexagons instead of circles, and the "K" being slightly different as well.
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[carve] Letters
These are the Matoran letters with the corresponding ones from English:
| Latin | Matoran | Voya Nui |
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| D | 
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| E | 
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| F | 
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| G | 
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| H | 
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| I | 
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| J | 
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| K | 
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| L | 
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| M | 
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| N | 
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| O | 
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| P | 
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| Q | 
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| R | 
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| T | 
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| U | 
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| X | 
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| Y | 
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[carve] Numbers
The Number system uses a similar approach:
| Arabic | Matoran | Voya Nui |
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[carve] Other Numbers
In several downloadable fonts, and in the fonts contained on the NTSC BIONICLE: Mask of Light DVD, a different system of pictures is used for numbers. However, this system has never actually been seen in the story. There is also no number "0" in this version.
| Matoran | English |
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| 1 |
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[carve] Trivia
- Three more characters were released for use in foreign languages. These characters are Å, Ä and Ö.
- In the BIONICLE: Quest for Makuta game, small key tokens with Matoran letters and numbers could be found, as well as Matoran letters on the edges of each board piece. They have no apparent order, besides the fact that joining the board pieces by matching letters, the picture of Mata Nui could be joined like a puzzle.
- On the Nintendo DS version of BIONICLE Heroes, runes containing letters of the Matoran alphabet were used to unlock cheats for the player to use.
- The Matoran alphabet is written in triangles on Xia.
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