El Vibrato language

The weird constructs on El Vibrato Island (as well as one construct in a weird wild west mining cave) use a cypher language to communicate. A lot of the translations were figured out by using an El Vibrato translator to view the English equivalents, as well as many of the combat messages from the El Vibrato MegaDrone. All English words translate to a specific El Vibrato word, although some data is lost in the translation so it is not always possible to translate from El Vibrato to English. See below for exact details.

Translation

When translating a phrase from English to El Vibrato:

• The phrase is split into words (characters separated by spaces or hyphens). Each word is translated individually as follows:
• Any word with a period, number or other special character is unchanged (other than being printed in uppercase).
• Otherwise, the word is split into groups of 3 characters. If the word length is not a multiple of 3, the last group of characters is left at 2 or 4 characters long.
  • (Eg. 6 letters is grouped into XXX-XXX, 7 letters into XXX-XXXX, 8 letters into XXX-XXX-XX, etc. If the word is 4 or fewer characters, it forms a single group.)
• Each group of letters is converted to numbers using A=1, B=2, C=3, etc. and summed up (case is irrelevant). Then take the modulo 21 of the result to give one of the syllables from this chart:

HO	0	GA	7	SOM	14
PA	1	NO	8	BU	15
ZAK	2	CHA	9	AN	16
ZEVE	3	PU	10	CHO	17
NI	4	FU	11	TA	18
NOK	5	LA	12	KRO	19
KUZ	6	STA	13	BE	20

• These syllables are reassembled into words, preserving the original punctuation.
• Some examples:

REPAIR: → REP / AIR

• REP = (18+5+16) = 39 (mod 21) = 18 → TA
• AIR = (1+9+18) = 28 (mod 21) = 7 → GA, so TAGA

FUNCTION: → FUN / CTI / ON

• FUN = (6+21+14) = 41 (mod 21) = 20 → BE
• CTI = (3+20+9) = 32 (mod 21) = 11 → FU
• ON = (15+14) = 29 (mod 21) = 8 → NO, so BEFUNO

Monster names

One exception to the above rule occurs when the El Vibrato MegaDrone translates the name of monsters in its combat attacks, for example "TAFU: <OPPONENT NAME> BUGACHA, FUZEVEZEVECHO GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA." (TARGET: <OPPONENT NAME> SELECTED, MODIFICATION PROTOCOL INITIALIZING). In the previous phrase, the <OPPONENT NAME> section is further modified as follows:

• Any monster with a period or special character is not translated at all (other than being printed in uppercase).
  • Note that numbers by themselves are okay, but numbers mixed in with letters causes the whole name to fail to translate.
  • (Eg. '7-Foot Dwarf' becomes 7-SOM GAZEVE, but 'sk8 gnome' becomes SK8 GNOME.)
• Some monsters with randomly generated names (eg. Hobopolis mobs) are not translated.
• Otherwise, any monster with a hyphen anywhere in its name is translated normally as described above.
• Otherwise, the monster's name is translated into El Vibrato language once, and then that result is translated a second time.
  • (Eg. 'Alphabet Giant' translates to NOFUNI CHOSTA, and then if you translate 'NOFUNI CHOSTA' again, it becomes SOMZAK NOKKRO, which is the final result.)

El Vibrato translator translations

All these translations come from the El Vibrato translator itself. They are not derived from observations of the behaviour of the constructs.

Do not add new translations until you have seen an action both with and without the translator! Theories go to the talk page.

Punch cards

Verb

TAGA (97)

REPAIR

BEBU (115)

ATTACK

SOM (129)

BUFF

FUAN (165)

BUILD

FUKRO (213)

MODIFY

Noun

LALA (88)

FLOOR

PAGA (104)

SPHERE

TAFU (142)

TARGET

KUZ (176)

WALL

ANKRO (182)

DRONE

HO (216)

SELF

Phrases

Inserting punchcards in constructs

PUGABU GABECHA: BEBU.

DIRECTIVE ACCEPTED: ATTACK.

PUGABU GABECHA: FUAN.

DIRECTIVE ACCEPTED: BUILD.

PUGABU GABECHA: SOM.

DIRECTIVE ACCEPTED: BUFF.

PUGABU GABECHA: FUKRO.

DIRECTIVE ACCEPTED: MODIFY.

PUGABU GABECHA: TAGA.

DIRECTIVE ACCEPTED: REPAIR.

BEFUNO GA NOCHACHO

FUNCTION NOT POSSIBLE.

KUZGA: HO GABECHA. FUCHANO KROZEVENO BUFULA.

OBJECT: SELF ACCEPTED. INITIATING REQUESTED BEHAVIOR.

KUZGA: LALA GABECHA. FUCHANO KROZEVENO BUFULA.

OBJECT: FLOOR ACCEPTED. INITIATING REQUESTED BEHAVIOR.

KUZGA: TAFU GABECHA. FUCHANO KROZEVENO BUFULA.

OBJECT: TARGET ACCEPTED. INITIATING REQUESTED BEHAVIOR.

KUZGA: ANKRO GABECHA. FUCHANO KROZEVENO BUFULA.

KUZGA: KUZ GABECHA. FUCHANO KROZEVENO BUFULA.

OBJECT: WALL ACCEPTED. INITIATING REQUESTED BEHAVIOR.

KUZGA: PAGA GABECHA. FUCHANO KROZEVENO BUFULA.

ANZEVE BELA NOGACHA. ZEVEPACHA SOM BULA BUFULA.

SYNTAX ERROR DETECTED. REVERTING TO DEFAULT BEHAVIOR.

ZEVENOK KUZGA KROTATA. ZEVEPACHA SOM BULA BUFULA.

INVALID OBJECT SPECIFIED. REVERTING TO DEFAULT BEHAVIOR.

KROTATA KUZGA GA NOGACHA. ZEVEPACHA SOM BULA BUFULA.

SPECIFIED OBJECT NOT DETECTED. REVERTING TO DEFAULT BEHAVIOR.

Inserting punchcards in drones

HOLAHOTA BUZAKZAK NOGACHA. SOMHOCHOFUNO GA NOCHACHO.

SOMHOCHOFUNO FUCHANOKCHA.

TAHOPACHO HOBU ZEVEFUNO.

ZEVENICHO GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA.

HOLAHOTA HONI CHATAPA NOGACHA. NOFUBECHO ZEVESOMPACHO.

BEFUNO GA NOCHACHO.

FUNCTION NOT POSSIBLE.

BEFUNO GABECHA: NOPU.

FUNCTION ACCEPTED: AUGMENT

BEFUNO GABECHA: TRANSLATE.

BEFUNO GABECHA: SOMHOCHOZAK.

?

FUNCTION ACCEPTED: PRESERVE.

Inserting punchcards into an El Vibrato helmet

HOCHOFUNO GABECHA. FULA LAZEVEAN FUCHANOKCHA.

INSTRUCTION ACCEPTED. CONDUIT ALTERATION INITIALIZING.

HOBU FULA LAZAK KROTA:

CURRENT CONDUIT POWER STATUS:

KROKRO LAZAK FULA

SPEAR POWER CONDUIT

CHAPAZEVE NOFUBECHO FULA

VITALITY AUGMENTATION CONDUIT

ZEVENO NOFUBECHO FULA

ENERGY AUGMENTATION CONDUIT

FUZEVEZEVECHO BEAN FULA

MODIFICATION FIELD CONDUIT

CHAZEVETACHO HOCHO FULA

REGENERATION SYSTEM CONDUIT

ZEVENO ZEVEKRO FULA

ENERGY FOCUS CONDUIT

SOMCHAZEVE KUZTAZAKSTA FULA

ALACRITY ENHANCEMENT CONDUIT

ANKRO NOFUBECHO FULA

DRONE AUGMENTATION CONDUIT

NOKSTA BEAN FULA

GRAVITY FIELD CONDUIT

BUZEVECHA FULA BESTASOMNO

REMAINING CONDUIT CAPACITANCE

PA

ZERO

NOKGAGA

NEGLIGIBLE

GABUHO NO

EXTREMELY LOW

GA NO

VERY LOW

NO

LOW

FUZEVENI

MODERATE

PAPACHA

ELEVATED

FU

HIGH

GA FU

VERY HIGH

GABUHO FU

EXTREMELY HIGH

CHOSOM

MAXIMAL

El Vibrato Megadrone (familiar)

Inserting cards

BEFUNO GABECHA: BEBU.

FUNCTION ACCEPTED: ATTACK.

BEFUNO GABECHA: FUAN.

FUNCTION ACCEPTED: BUILD.

BEFUNO GABECHA: SOM.

FUNCTION ACCEPTED: BUFF.

BEFUNO GABECHA: TAGA.

FUNCTION ACCEPTED: REPAIR.

BEFUNO GABECHA: FUKRO.

FUNCTION ACCEPTED: MODIFY.

In combat

NO BEFUNO BUGACHA

NO FUNCTION SELECTED

TAFU: <opponent> BUGACHA, BEBU GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA.

TARGET: <opponent> SELECTED, ATTACK PROTOCOL INITIALIZING

KROKUZ NOKZAKPAAN GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA.

ORGANIC RECOMPOSITION PROTOCOL INITIALIZING

TAFU: KROSOMPA <weapon> BUGACHA. SOM GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA.

TARGET: <weapon> SELECTED. BUFF PROTOCOL INITIALIZING.

FUAN GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA

BUILD PROTOCOL INITIALIZING.

TAFU: <opponent> BUGACHA, FUZEVEZEVECHO GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA.

TARGET: <opponent> SELECTED, MODIFICATION PROTOCOL INITIALIZING:

Machinations

HOCHOFUNO FUZAKLA FUCHANOKCHA: TAGA SOM HO.

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: REPAIR TO SELF.

HOCHOFUNO FUZAKLA FUCHANOKCHA: BEBU SOM TAFU.

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: ATTACK TO TARGET.

HOCHOFUNO FUZAKLA FUCHANOKCHA: SOM SOM LALA.

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: BUFF TO FLOOR.

HOCHOFUNO FUZAKLA FUCHANOKCHA: TAFU SOM BEBU.

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: TARGET TO ATTACK.

HOCHOFUNO FUZAKLA FUCHANOKCHA: FUAN SOM KUZ.

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: BUILD TO WALL.

HOCHOFUNO FUZAKLA FUCHANOKCHA: KUZ SOM FUAN.

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: WALL TO BUILD.

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INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: DRONE TO MODIFY.

HOCHOFUNO FUZAKLA FUCHANOKCHA: FUKRO SOM ANKRO

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: MODIFY TO DRONE.

HOCHOFUNO FUZAKLA FUCHANOKCHA: HO SOM TAGA.

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: SELF TO REPAIR.

?

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: FLOOR TO BUFF.

HOCHOFUNO FUZAKLA FUCHANOKCHA: PAGA SOM NIZEVECHO.

INSTRUCTION EXCHANGE INITIALIZING: SPHERE TO MULTIPLE.

Construct combat messages

Menacing construct

PAPAZAK NOGACHA. FUCHANO BUCHOBU BUFULA BEKRONO.

INTRUDER DETECTED. INITIATING DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR SEQUENCE.

CHASOM TAFU CHOCHA ZAKBUBUCHA.

OPTIMAL TARGET METRIC ESTABLISHED.

HOCHO ANSOM. ZEVEBEBUHO TAFU

SYSTEM FAILURE. REACQUIRING TARGET.

CHO

CRAP

Bizarre construct

TASOM KUZGA NOGACHA. FUCHANOKCHA ANKROSTA LAPAZEVE.

FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTED. INITIALIZING SURGICAL ROUTINES

ZAKZAK BEHOFUSTA NILACHA. FUCHANOKCHA FUNOGACHO GACHOKUZ.

STERILE ENVIRONMENT BREACHED. INITIALIZING DISINFECTION PROTOCOL.

TAGANOK FUCHANO.

TRANSPLANT INITIATED.

HOKROPA GA GABECHA. FUFUPACHA HOTA.

INSURANCE NOT ACCEPTED. DISCONTINUING SERVICE.

Industrious construct

PULA KROZAK NOGACHA. FUCHANOKCHA CHA-BEZEVEHO LAKUZ.

LARGE STAIN DETECTED. INITIALIZING DEEP-CLEANING ROUTINE.

CHASOM BEZEVEHO ZEVE NOBUFU.

OPTIMAL CLEANING PATH DETERMINED

TASOM KUZGA NOGACHA ZAK TABUFU BEZEVEHO ZEVE. TAHOSOM.

FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTED IN PREDEFINED CLEANING PATH. VAPORIZING.

ZAKNO CHAZEVE GAKRONO HOSOMNO. NILA FUCHANO.

UNION RULES PROHIBIT OVERWORK. BREAK INITIATED.

Towering construct

ANZAK NIFU GACHOKUZ ZEVEFUNO.

TOWER WINCH PROTOCOL ACTIVATED.

SOM NOGACHA. FU BEZEVEHO GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA.

JUNK DETECTED. SITE CLEANING PROTOCOL INITIALIZING.

BELA NOGACHA. NOKPAHONO.

ERROR DETECTED. RECALIBRATING

Lonely construct

HOZEVE KUZGA NOGACHA. BULAZAK.

LOOSE OBJECT DETECTED. TIGHTENING.

LAZAK TATAZAK FUCHANOKCHA.

POWER TRANSFER INITIALIZING.

BENOKBU HOZEVENOK SOMGASTA. CHOGAGAAN KUZGAHO SOM.

LONELINESS OVERLOAD IMMINENT. TEMPORARILY SHUTTING DOWN.

NO LAZAK NOGACHA.

LOW POWER DETECTED.

Hulking construct

KUZGA NOGACHA. GAFUSTA KUZGA. NO PAZAK NOCHACHAZEVE.

OBJECT DETECTED. DESTROYING OBJECT. NO OTHER POSSIBILITY.

Unusual construct

BUGAHOSOM GAPA. KUZKUZZEVE GACHONI NIBUCHA. GACHOKUZ GANIZEVE ZEVE HO ANHO TANO. PABUNOK.

UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS. SECURITY PROTOCOLS ENFORCED. PROTOCOL MANDATES USE OF LETHAL FORCE. TERMINATE.

PABUNOK. NOKBUNOK KUZKUZZEVE NILA.

TERMINATE. ELIMINATE SECURITY BREACH.

LANO <COLOR> NIZEVE LAZAK SOM HOTABE.

ROUTING <COLOR> PHASE POWER TO RESTRAINTS.

Other

Activating an Augmented El Vibrato drone:

PULABE BUTACHOSTA -- NI CHALATA BEFUCHOHO TASOMBU. NICHOHO HOCHOFUKUZ.

COMPLETELY OPERATIONAL -- ALL CIRCUITS FUNCTIONING PERFECTLY. AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS.

All words

ANKRO

DRONE

ANKROSTA

SURGICAL

ANHO

LETHAL

ANSOM

FAILURE

ANZAK

TOWER

ANZEVE

SYNTAX

BEAN

FIELD

BEBU

ATTACK

BEFUCHOHO

FUNCTIONING

BEFUNO

FUNCTION

BEHOFUSTA

ENVIRONMENT

BEKRONO

SEQUENCE

BELA

ERROR

BENOKBU

LONELINESS

BESTASOMNO

CAPACITANCE

BEZEVEHO

CLEANING

BUCHOBU

DEFENSIVE

BUFULA

BEHAVIOR

BUGACHA

SELECTED

BUGAHOSOM

UNAUTHORIZED

BULA

DEFAULT

BULAZAK

TIGHTENING

BUTACHOSTA

OPERATIONAL

BUZAKZAK

STRUCTURE

BUZEVECHA

REMAINING

CHA-BEZEVEHO

DEEP-CLEANING

CHALATA

CIRCUITS

CHAPAZEVE

VITALITY

CHASOM

OPTIMAL

CHATAPA

POTENTIAL

CHAZEVE

RULES

CHAZEVETACHO

REGENERATION

CHO

CRAP

CHOCHA

METRIC

CHOGAGAAN

TEMPORARILY

CHOLA

VIGOR

CHOSOM

MAXIMAL

FU

SITE / HIGH

FUAN

BUILD

FUCHANO

INITIATED / INITIATING

FUCHANOKCHA

INITIALIZING

FUFUPACHA

DISCONTINUING

FUKRO

MODIFY

FULA

CONDUIT

FUNOGACHO

DISINFECTION

FUZAKLA

EXCHANGE

FUZEVENI

MODERATE

FUZEVEZEVECHO

MODIFICATION

GA

NOT / VERY

GABECHA

ACCEPTED

GABUHO

EXTREMELY

GACHOKUZ

PROTOCOL

GACHONI

PROTOCOLS

GAFU

KEESE / WARTY

GAFUSTA

DESTROYING

GAKRONO

PROHIBIT

GANIZEVE

MANDATES

GAPA

ACCESS

HO

OF / SELF

HOBU

CURRENT

HOCHO

SYSTEM

HOCHOFUNO

INSTRUCTION

HOCHOFUKUZ

INSTRUCTIONS

HOKROPA

INSURANCE

HOLAHOTA

INSUFFICIENT

HONI

MAGICAL

HOSOMNO

OVERWORK

HOTA

SERVICE

HOTABE

RESTRAINTS

HOZEVE

LOOSE

HOZEVENOK

OVERLOAD

KROKRO

SPEAR

KROKUZ

ORGANIC

KROSOMPA ZAKCHO BUNOGA

STAINLESS STEEL SHILLELAGH

KROTA

STATUS

KROTATA

SPECIFIED

KROZAK

STAIN

KROZEVENO

REQUESTED

KUZ

WALL

KUZGA

OBJECT

KUZGAHO SOM

SHUTTING DOWN

KUZKUZZEVE

BEHAVIOR / SECURITY

KUZTAZAKSTA

ENHANCEMENT

LAKUZ

ROUTINE

LALA

FLOOR

LANO

ROUTING

LAPAZEVE

ROUTINES

LAZAK

POWER

LAZEVEAN

ALTERATION

NI

ALL

NIBUCHA

ENFORCED

NICHOHO

AWAITING

NIFU

WINCH

NILA

BREAK / BREACH

NILACHA

BREACHED

NIZEVE

PHASE

NIZEVECHO

MULTIPLE

NO

NO / LOW

NOBUFU

DETERMINED

NOCHACHAZEVE

POSSIBILITY

NOCHACHO

POSSIBLE

NOFUBECHO

AUGMENTATION

NOGACHA

DETECTED

NOKBUNOK

ELIMINATE

NOKGAGA

NEGLIGIBLE

NOKPAHONO

RECALIBRATING

NOKSTA

GRAVITY

NOKZAKPAAN

DECOMPOSITION

NOPU

AUGMENT

PA

ZERO

PABUNOK

TERMINATE

PAGA

SPHERE

PAPACHA

ELEVATED

PAPAZAK

INTRUDER

PAPULA

WASTEFUL

PAZAK

OTHER

PUGABU

DIRECTIVE

PULA

LARGE

PULABE

COMPLETELY

PUNOK

PIRATE

SOM

BUFF / JUNK / TO

SOMCHAZEVE

ALACRITY

SOMGASTA

IMMINENT

SOMHOCHOFUNO

SUPERSTRUCTION

SOMHOCHOZAK

SUPERSTRUCT

SOMPA

DEEMED

STALA

WEALTHY

TABUFU

PREDEFINED

TAFU

TARGET

TAGA

REPAIR

TAGANOK

TRANSPLANT

TAHOPACHO

PRESERVATION

TAHOSOM

VAPORIZING

TANO

FORCE

TASOM

FOREIGN

TASOMBU

PERFECTLY

TATAZAK

TRANSFER

ZAK

IN

ZAKBUBUCHA

ESTABLISHED

ZAKNO

UNION

ZAKZAK

STERILE

ZEVE

PATH / USE

ZEVEBEBUHO

REACQUIRING

ZEVEFUNO

ACTIVATED

ZEVEKRO

FOCUS

ZEVENICHO

EXPLOSION

ZEVENO

ENERGY

ZEVENOK

INVALID

ZEVEPACHA

REVERTING

ZEVESOMPACHO

INADVISABLE