Constructed Languages

This cluster centers on discussions of artificial or constructed languages (conlangs) like Esperanto, Lojban, Ithkuil, Interlingua, and Toki Pona, with users sharing resources, personal experiences, comparisons, and links to related materials.

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e.g US TIL country.pdf inthelandofinventedlanguages.com lojban.org HN twitter.com newspeaklanguage.org i.e languages language translator european speakers book artificial vocal entry level interesting

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euroderf Mar 16, 2023 View on HN

Works for Interlingua too. A conlang with no native speakers (AFAIK). A great use of its capabilities.

tedunangst May 23, 2022 View on HN

Tell me more about these unexplodable languages.

kleer001 Jan 19, 2018 View on HN

Are you thinking of Ithkuil?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithkuil

holonomically Nov 23, 2021 View on HN

You should look into Esperanto. [1]1: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/esther-schor/brid...

gleki May 20, 2023 View on HN

I'm one of a few "fluent" speakers of Lojban. I still think that among similar attempts (including controlled English) Lojban is the best option so far.I even wrote a new course for laymen https://lojban.pw/books/learn-lojban/Needless to say, few people invest in learning new languages at all.If you are interested you may join the discord chat<a href="ht

compressedgas Apr 14, 2021 View on HN

You might be interested in https://hyperpolyglot.org/

xelxebar Sep 11, 2024 View on HN

Ithkuil to the rescue? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithkuil

ColinWright Jun 9, 2011 View on HN

Esperanto is so similar to any other romance language it's almost trivial to pick up. I can decode a page of it fairly easily. Klingon had a huge body of enthusiasts.Lojban has no entry level material that is actually engaging. We need a large number of articles about interesting things, but written at the language level of a four year old. With nothing interesting to read, and no other reason to learn other than "it's interesting" it's having a hard time growing.It needs entry level inter

ha yes, that's correct. If you have thoughts on specific constructed languages where having translation would really help people, let us know!

epsylon Apr 13, 2014 View on HN

http://hyperpolyglot.org/ ?