Identifying the writing inside T'Challa's shoes in this scene

Question

Following up on the question asked here, what does the inscription inside the shoes mean?

The 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? — lfurini, Jan 06 '19 at 10:18

score 53 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 06 '19 at 11:53

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heir t'chaka

Presumably this is a pun on Air Jordan

answered Jan 06 '19 at 11:53

Valorum

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So 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). – lfurini Jan 06 '19 at 13:29

score 27 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 06 '19 at 13:00

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enter image description here

In that language the shoes say heir (in lowercase).

Very cool touch imo. It perfectly describes King T'Challa. Really well done.

edited Jan 06 '19 at 13:00

doppelgreener

answered Jan 06 '19 at 09:13

Neo Darwin

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So 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? – Adamant Jan 06 '19 at 15:50
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It's just a visual joke - I wouldn't read too much into it – Lightness Races in Orbit Jan 06 '19 at 16:18
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@Adamant - It's just Aurabesh with vaguely 'African' looking letters – Valorum Jan 06 '19 at 21:38

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