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Hello, gōðna dag, bjólet nad, and taxa teiu! My name is Jamin and I live in Philadelphia, PA. I've created a number of languages throughout the years, and I hope to present a few of them here. My most “complete” languages to date are:
BenJamin P. Johnson (“Jamin” - /ʤəˈmɪn/) was born in upstate New York some decades ago, and studied many various languages before focusing on linguistics more broadly. He currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his husband Terrence. He was a member of the Language Creation Society’s Board of Directors from 2015‒2019, and the LCS’s Minister of Memberships from 2016‒2019. He made a brief appearance in the 2017 film ''[http://conlangingfilm.com/ Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues]'', right around the 44-minute mark.


* [[Northeadish|Northeadish (Druðþþȳðesc)]] – an a posteriori pan-Germanic language. (I like to think of it as “South Germanic,” despite the name.
==Conlangs==
* Maltcégj – an a priori language I created just for fun because my other languages at the time were a little too rigid.
===[[Brooding|Brooding (Baus Broodingee)]]===
* Dlatci – an a priori language (one of the “rigid” ones above) that I’ve been working on since 1995. It’s undergone some massive changes over the years, though, and is currently in a state that isn’t entirely “presentable.”  I hope to fix this soon.
Brooding (ISO-639-3:qbd; BRCL:brdg) is an a priori language originally created by Veronica Hamilton (formerly Scott) for the [https://www.riddlesbrood.com/ Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company]. Brooding is used in the company's theme song and logo, and was used in their 2012 production of ''The Dark Side Show'', the 2015 and 2017 productions of ''Harken'', and 2016 book ''[http://a.co/a99TS0G Riddlesbrood: The Greatest Brochure in the World]''. Jamin has been curating and expanding the language on behalf of Riddlesbrood since the fall of 2014.
* [[Gutish]] – another Germanic a posteriori, this time a close relative of Gothic. Not directly descended from Gothic, as such, but maybe a great-great-nephew.


I have a very poorly maintained website at http://ling.everywitchway.net.
===[[Dlatci]]===
Dlatci is an a priori language that Jamin has been working on since 1994. It has undergone some massive changes over the years, though, and is currently in a state that isn’t entirely “presentable.”  He hopes to fix this soon.


I blog very infrequently at http://jamin.everywitchway.net.
===[[Grayis]]===
Grayis is an a priori language commissioned by [https://www.infinitemind.pictures/ Infinite Mind Pictures, Inc.], spoken by a race of aliens called the Grayis Kin.


I vlog even less frequently, often about Gothic, at http://youtube.com/benjaminpauljohnson.
===[[Maltcégj]]===
Maltcégj (BRCL:mltj) is an a priori language created out of boredom and full of vicious puns. Maltcégj started as a sort of blog, before there were blogs, and has been subsequently transferred to https://blog.benjaminpauljohnson.com (keyword Maltcégj).
 
===[[Northeadish|Northeadish (Druðþþȳðesc)]]===
Northeadish (BRCL:nthd) is an a posteriori Germanic language with some medievalist flair.
 
===[[Valthungian|Valthungian (Sō Grējuga Tunga)]]===
Valthungian, or the Grey Tongue (ISO-639-3:qgt, BRCL:grey), another Germanic a posteriori, this time a close relative of Gothic. Not directly descended from Gothic, as such, but maybe a great-great-nephew. Jamin aspired to maintain a blog about it as it developed, but as you know, he’s seriously bad at that: https://blog.benjaminpauljohnson.com (keyword Valthungian). Jamin formally presented Valthungian as a theoretical descendant of Gothic at the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo in 2018, which was attended by twos or even threes of people.
 
In the process of creating Valthungian, it became necessary to create some intermediate steps as well. These aren't fully-fledged conlangs, but more like synchronic snapshots of a two millennia long diachronic process.
 
====[[Middle Valthungian]]====
[[Middle Valthungian]] represents a period in the development of [[Valthungian]] lasting from around 1200‒1600<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">ad</span> marked mainly by palatalization of a great many consonants as well as some minor reduction to unstressed vowels. Though this is a range which experienced many changes, the most representative example of “Middle Valthungian” is the language as captured by the suddenly-prolific Valthungian writers at the beginning of the Renaissance, circa 1450‒1500<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">ad</span>
 
====[[Old Valthungian]]====
[[Old Valthungian]] represents a period in the development of [[Valthungian]] lasting from around 800‒1200<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">ad</span> marked mainly by changes to geminates and intervocalic consonants, as well as the introduction of Germanic ī/j-umlaut and some small but important changes to all of the vowels. Though this is a range which experienced many changes, the most representative example of “Old Valthungian” is the language as captured in a few surviving texts believed to date to around 950‒975<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">ad</span>
 
====[[Griutungi]]====
[[Griutungi]] is the theoretical ancestor of [[Valthungian]] which was likely a dialect of, or at least mutually intelligible with, [[w:Gothic_language|Gothic]].
 
===[[Ox-Yew|Adzaay/Adɮāλ(a.k.a. Ox-Yew)]]===
This is a language that is very much under construction, with not much to look at yet.
 
===Others===
Over the years Jamin has invented dozens of other languages to various states of completion ranging from a few scribbled notes to monstrosities like '''Latinovesa''', his first and only Aux-Rom-Lang, of which we shall never speak again. Most of them didn't have names. Some of them had ridiculous names, like '''ɮaxu''' or '''Baraqesh''' or '''Iatu Nukta Amat'''.

Revision as of 17:45, 30 March 2020

BenJamin P. Johnson (“Jamin” - /ʤəˈmɪn/) was born in upstate New York some decades ago, and studied many various languages before focusing on linguistics more broadly. He currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his husband Terrence. He was a member of the Language Creation Society’s Board of Directors from 2015‒2019, and the LCS’s Minister of Memberships from 2016‒2019. He made a brief appearance in the 2017 film Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues, right around the 44-minute mark.

Conlangs

Brooding (Baus Broodingee)

Brooding (ISO-639-3:qbd; BRCL:brdg) is an a priori language originally created by Veronica Hamilton (formerly Scott) for the Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company. Brooding is used in the company's theme song and logo, and was used in their 2012 production of The Dark Side Show, the 2015 and 2017 productions of Harken, and 2016 book Riddlesbrood: The Greatest Brochure in the World. Jamin has been curating and expanding the language on behalf of Riddlesbrood since the fall of 2014.

Dlatci

Dlatci is an a priori language that Jamin has been working on since 1994. It has undergone some massive changes over the years, though, and is currently in a state that isn’t entirely “presentable.” He hopes to fix this soon.

Grayis

Grayis is an a priori language commissioned by Infinite Mind Pictures, Inc., spoken by a race of aliens called the Grayis Kin.

Maltcégj

Maltcégj (BRCL:mltj) is an a priori language created out of boredom and full of vicious puns. Maltcégj started as a sort of blog, before there were blogs, and has been subsequently transferred to https://blog.benjaminpauljohnson.com (keyword Maltcégj).

Northeadish (Druðþþȳðesc)

Northeadish (BRCL:nthd) is an a posteriori Germanic language with some medievalist flair.

Valthungian (Sō Grējuga Tunga)

Valthungian, or the Grey Tongue (ISO-639-3:qgt, BRCL:grey), another Germanic a posteriori, this time a close relative of Gothic. Not directly descended from Gothic, as such, but maybe a great-great-nephew. Jamin aspired to maintain a blog about it as it developed, but as you know, he’s seriously bad at that: https://blog.benjaminpauljohnson.com (keyword Valthungian). Jamin formally presented Valthungian as a theoretical descendant of Gothic at the 53rd International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo in 2018, which was attended by twos or even threes of people.

In the process of creating Valthungian, it became necessary to create some intermediate steps as well. These aren't fully-fledged conlangs, but more like synchronic snapshots of a two millennia long diachronic process.

Middle Valthungian

Middle Valthungian represents a period in the development of Valthungian lasting from around 1200‒1600ad marked mainly by palatalization of a great many consonants as well as some minor reduction to unstressed vowels. Though this is a range which experienced many changes, the most representative example of “Middle Valthungian” is the language as captured by the suddenly-prolific Valthungian writers at the beginning of the Renaissance, circa 1450‒1500ad

Old Valthungian

Old Valthungian represents a period in the development of Valthungian lasting from around 800‒1200ad marked mainly by changes to geminates and intervocalic consonants, as well as the introduction of Germanic ī/j-umlaut and some small but important changes to all of the vowels. Though this is a range which experienced many changes, the most representative example of “Old Valthungian” is the language as captured in a few surviving texts believed to date to around 950‒975ad

Griutungi

Griutungi is the theoretical ancestor of Valthungian which was likely a dialect of, or at least mutually intelligible with, Gothic.

Adzaay/Adɮāλ(a.k.a. Ox-Yew)

This is a language that is very much under construction, with not much to look at yet.

Others

Over the years Jamin has invented dozens of other languages to various states of completion ranging from a few scribbled notes to monstrosities like Latinovesa, his first and only Aux-Rom-Lang, of which we shall never speak again. Most of them didn't have names. Some of them had ridiculous names, like ɮaxu or Baraqesh or Iatu Nukta Amat.