# What language did the author of the codex speak? · Rohonc Codex > Four answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Four are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31CC3SAA/what-language-did-the-author-of-the-codex-speak Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:36+00:00 --- **0** # What language did the author of the codex speak? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Is the Király–Tokai decipherment correct?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E314J3981/is-the-kiralytokai-decipherment-correct)·4 answers·0·0 following **Four answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Four are still possible. ## Why it matters A word-sign code hides the language, but word order, idiom and the grammatical features the decipherers report (for example the use of Mary's name in place of pronouns) should point to one⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2W8A36DK/a-rohonci-kodex-teologiai-karaktere-kozismert-es)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2WG41TCX/the-language-of-the-rohonc-codex-histocrypt-2020-workshop). ## Answers 4 [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E38745JPJ/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The author's language was Hungarian.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E36R82Z8D/the-authors-language-was-hungarian) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [**The author's language was another Central European or Balkan language (Croatian, Slovene, German, Romanian or…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E377W3AFM/the-authors-language-was-another-central-european-or-balkan) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [**The code hides the language so completely that it cannot be identified from the text alone.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E37QG1BY1/the-code-hides-the-language-so-completely-that-it-cannot-be) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## History 1. 2010[Láng puts forward: the author's language was Hungarian.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of) 1. 2010[Láng: the codex came from a Hungarian noble library and the earliest readers assumed Hungarian.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of)For: The author's language was Hungarian. 1. 2020[Király & Tokai puts forward: the code hides the language so completely that it cannot be identified from the text alone.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2WG41TCX/the-language-of-the-rohonc-codex-histocrypt-2020-workshop) 1. 2020[Király & Tokai: the decipherers have not reached a conclusion on the language after years of work.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2WG41TCX/the-language-of-the-rohonc-codex-histocrypt-2020-workshop)For: The code hides the language so completely that it cannot be identified from the text alone. 1. 2023[Schmeh puts forward: the author's language was another Central European or Balkan language (Croatian, Slovene, German, Romanian or…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2WZR57PA/no-39-the-manuscript-that-nobody-can-read-manuscript-of-the) 1. 2023[Schmeh: art historians consulted by Láng favoured a Balkan origin for the manuscript.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2WZR57PA/no-39-the-manuscript-that-nobody-can-read-manuscript-of-the)For: The author's language was another Central European or Balkan language (Croatian, Slovene, German, Romanian or… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31CC3SAA/what-language-did-the-author-of-the-codex-speak%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31CC3SAA/what-language-did-the-author-of-the-codex-speak%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31CC3SAA/what-language-did-the-author-of-the-codex-speak%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31CC3SAA/what-language-did-the-author-of-the-codex-speak%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31CC3SAA/what-language-did-the-author-of-the-codex-speak%23add-source) Where it fits Rohonc Codex [**Is the Király–Tokai decipherment correct?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E314J3981/is-the-kiralytokai-decipherment-correct)Key question · most likely the codicology, numerals and some passages are right, but the word-level readings are over-fitted and much of… **What language did the author of the codex speak?** You're here · 4 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]