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Having been interested in language for as long as I can remember, I first started crafting languages when I was about 12 years old (ca. 2000) and did so for the following two or three years. After that there was a hiatus in which I achieved a lot of other things, but didn't produce any new conlang-related material. Starting again ca. 2012, I've been both adding to my old projects and developing many new ones. | Having been interested in language for as long as I can remember, I first started crafting languages when I was about 12 years old (ca. 2000) and did so for the following two or three years. After that there was a hiatus in which I achieved a lot of other things, but didn't produce any new conlang-related material. Starting again ca. 2012, I've been both adding to my old projects and developing many new ones. | ||
My native language is [ | My native language is [[w:Rioplatense_Spanish|Rioplatense Spanish]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_dialects_and_varieties#/media/File:Dialectos_del_idioma_espa%C3%B1ol_en_Argentina.png Bonaerense]), and I've been learning English since my early childhood. I've also been learning German for quite some years ([[w:Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages|C2]]), Finnish and Italian for much less. | ||
I'm passionate about and enjoy learning languages, and also about their history and many intricacies. I also like travelling to get to know the different aspects of the cultures of the world. Besides designing languages and writing systems, I study philosophy (undergraduate) and also like to read, draw and make music. | I'm passionate about and enjoy learning languages, and also about their history and many intricacies. I also like travelling to get to know the different aspects of the cultures of the world. Besides designing languages and writing systems, I study philosophy (undergraduate) and also like to read, draw and make music. | ||
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====''Conworld #2''==== | ====''Conworld #2''==== | ||
The general concept for this conworld was largely inspired by reading some of the works by J. R. R. Tolkien, in particular the ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', mainly in that its story would revolve around the interactions of at least three "races": ''gnomes'', ''elves'' and ''men''. | The general concept for this conworld was largely inspired by reading some of the works by J. R. R. Tolkien, in particular the books of ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', mainly in that its story would revolve around the interactions of at least three "races": ''gnomes'', ''elves'' and ''men''. | ||
:*''[[Mannish]]'' | :*''[[Mannish]]'' | ||
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These are the conlangs I started crafting after having had a hiatus in my activity, starting again ca. 2012. | These are the conlangs I started crafting after having had a hiatus in my activity, starting again ca. 2012. | ||
Some of the samples featured here I had originally wrote up for a thread in the Facebook group "[https://www.facebook.com/groups/constructedlanguages/ Constructed Languages]", of which I'm also a member of the administration team. The task was proposed as a small game: ''"From all your conlangs, pick one word to represent the language and describe it!"''. | |||
====Conworld of ''[[Yrḳuti]]''==== | ====Conworld of ''[[Yrḳuti]]''==== | ||
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:''Old Norse'' joins ''Esperanto'' in an exciting adventure: '''Mininorsk''' (native '''᛬ᛊᛗᚪᚱᚾᚮᚱᚿᛌᛍᛧᚱ᛬''' ''"Smárnornskur"'', aka ''"Smárra Nornskur"'' or ''"Hit Smárra Norðra Málur"''). | :''Old Norse'' joins ''Esperanto'' in an exciting adventure: '''Mininorsk''' (native '''᛬ᛊᛗᚪᚱᚾᚮᚱᚿᛌᛍᛧᚱ᛬''' ''"Smárnornskur"'', aka ''"Smárra Nornskur"'' or ''"Hit Smárra Norðra Málur"''). | ||
:This language is a project thought of as an exercise on creativity within constraints. The goal is to make something new starting from a very definite framework of restrictions, using ''nordic morphology and word stock'' (with an eclectical choice of sources – using Old Norse, Proto-norse and North Germanic reflexes) and ''a pseudo-esperantic grammatical scaffolding'' (following aspects of Esperanto morphology and syntax). The aesthetic goal is to achieve the same kind of ''through-the-looking-glass'' feeling Esperanto has with regard to its [ | :This language is a project thought of as an exercise on creativity within constraints. The goal is to make something new starting from a very definite framework of restrictions, using ''nordic morphology and word stock'' (with an eclectical choice of sources – using Old Norse, Proto-norse and North Germanic reflexes) and ''a pseudo-esperantic grammatical scaffolding'' (following aspects of Esperanto morphology and syntax). The aesthetic goal is to achieve the same kind of ''through-the-looking-glass'' feeling Esperanto has with regard to its [[w:Romance_languages|Romance]] resonance, but with Old Norse. | ||
:Even though it is in principle a stand-alone exercise, ''Mininorsk'' has potential for expansion and might be expanded upon in the future. | :Even though it is in principle a stand-alone exercise, ''Mininorsk'' has potential for expansion and might be expanded upon in the future. | ||
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*'''''[[(unnamed germlang)]]''''' | *'''''[[(unnamed germlang)]]''''' | ||
:An eclectic admixture of [ | :An eclectic admixture of [[w:Bairisch|Bairisch]] and [[w:North_Germanic_languages|North Germanic]] elements and influences. | ||
*'''''[[Śūmi]]''''' | *'''''[[Śūmi]]''''' | ||
:[ | :[[w:Finnic_languages|Finnic]] grammar and vocabulary. | ||
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*'''''[[Șekām]]''''' | *'''''[[Șekām]]''''' | ||
:A conlang with an ''a priori'' grammar of [ | :A conlang with an ''a priori'' grammar of [[w:Central_Semitic_languages|central semitic]] inspiration and an ''a posteriori'' vocabulary of [[w:Iberian_Romance_languages|Ibero-Romance]] inspiration. | ||
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