Hi all.

I’m making great progress on a language I’m constructing, and it occurred to me that I should build a sort of fictional world, for the language to “grow” in, if that makes sense. I have the name of the language, the name of the “country”, the flag design… but I’m having trouble with everything else haha. Any help appreciated!

  • spitz@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    It’s vague now because the modern world has become too precise, too complicated. So my language “evolved” to discuss things in a more Zen kind of way. The old language (as I imagine it) was very gutteral and full of sounds most modern day people couldn’t pronounce. It evolved to a more modern day sound inventory to assimilate with the modern, technocratic population. It became private because the non-Atlandeans wouldn’t approve. Esperanto speakers were executed by the Soviets AND the Nazis, for example. It’s a way of keeping hold of their “Zen” lost world, and they don’t want it interfered with. So it’s not a terribly straightforward process to translate any of it unless you know it fairly well.

    Assume you need to back up every statement you make.

    Ooh, that’s a good one!

    Actually, this has all been very helpful. As we say in my language: spaqi! (thanks!).