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Gnommish is the language of the fairies. it is originally compared by Artemis to the Egyptian hieroglyphs, and similarly to the language, a second way of translating was developed for ease of use. The direct English-Gnommish symbol to letter translation was not actually used in the books, only in the translatable lines on the bottom of the books.

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  • Gnommish is the language of the fairies. it is originally compared by Artemis to the Egyptian hieroglyphs, and similarly to the language, a second way of translating was developed for ease of use. The direct English-Gnommish symbol to letter translation was not actually used in the books, only in the translatable lines on the bottom of the books.
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  • Gnommish is the language of the fairies. it is originally compared by Artemis to the Egyptian hieroglyphs, and similarly to the language, a second way of translating was developed for ease of use. The direct English-Gnommish symbol to letter translation was not actually used in the books, only in the translatable lines on the bottom of the books. It was thus assumed by Artemis that the early Egyptians might have adopted an already existing writing style instead of coming up with a new one. It is also mentioned that Gnommish is a mix of symbolic and alphabetic letters. It was originally written in spirals, starting from the middle of the page and ending at the edge, but since reading in spirals gives most fairies migraines, most modern fairy script is arranged in horizontal lines. Artemis Fowl is the only human who is fluent in Gnommish. This comes in handy for him when speaking to one of the People who doesn't possess the gift of tongues. Also, when Artemis is in Opal Koboi's weapons laboratory he uses his fluency in Gnommish to use a computer to open all the cages, creating a distraction for him to get away during The Time Paradox.
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