Following up on the question asked here, what does the inscription inside the shoes mean?
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10Dunno... Puma? Nike? ;)– LexibleJan 6, 2019 at 5:53
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10Left / right? :-D– lfuriniJan 6, 2019 at 8:27
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10Front toward enemy?– Sean CondonJan 6, 2019 at 9:01
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1The left one seems to have a different inscription (ending with "a", according to the key from Neo Darwin's answer). Is there an image showing it in full?– lfuriniJan 6, 2019 at 10:18
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@lfurini - See below– ValorumJan 6, 2019 at 11:53
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User UNITBlackArchive on Reddit identified the writing (in the Wakandan alphabet that was devised by Hannah Beachler) as
heir t'chaka
Presumably this is a pun on Air Jordan
answered Jan 6, 2019 at 11:53
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24So the answer to the question "How many easter eggs can you put into a pair of shoes and still walk comfortably?" seems to be "At least 2" (Air Jordan; Back to the Future).– lfuriniJan 6, 2019 at 13:29
These are letters from the Wakandan alphabet that was made for the film:
In that language the shoes say heir (in lowercase).
Very cool touch imo. It perfectly describes King T'Challa. Really well done.
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3So is written Wakandan like Aurebesh, just a different script of English? Or does it just happen that "heir" is an English loanword? Or just Shuri's joke?– AdamantJan 6, 2019 at 15:50
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5It's just a visual joke - I wouldn't read too much into it Jan 6, 2019 at 16:18
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