ConLang Travel Phrases

Constructed Languages (ConLangs)

Rick Harrison's FAQ has a good description of constructed/artificial languages:

An artificial language is a language that has been deliberately designed by one person or a small group of people over a relatively short period of time. Synonyms for the term artificial language include planned language, constructed language, model language, and invented language. Artificial languages designed for specific purposes are also known by an array of other terms. Those used in works of fiction are called imaginary languages or fictional languages. Those designed to facilitate global communications are called universal languages, auxiliary languages (auxlangs), interlanguages or interlinguas, international languages, etc. The realm of artificial languages also includes logical languages, number languages, symbolic languages a.k.a. icon(ic) languages, and pasimologies (gesture languages).

Some of these languages have had more visibility than others: Esperanto, Star Trek's Klingon, Tolkien's Quenya, Lojban, and Volapük are some examples.

ConLangs shown below:

Alphistian, Anglic, Anglish, Baanzish, Blitz English, Ceqli, Dastmen, Deini, Esperanto, Folkspraak, Folksstem, Gilo, Glosa, Goesk, Ido, Inglisx, Interlingua, Interlingue / Occidental, Jameld, Láadan, Lango, Lingua Franca Nova, Lingwa de Planeta, Lojban, Lúsiaquia, Maraxxian, Mirad / Unilingua, Mondlango, Neo Patwa, Nordien, Occidental, Románico, Romanova, Russio, Sasxsek, Sermo, Slovio, Somish, Spocanian, Sraelish, Tauro-Piscean, Toki Pona, Unilingua, Uryuomoco, Volapük, Wenedyk, and Ygyde

ConLangs on other pages:

Blissymbolics, Star Trek languages, J. R. R. Tolkien's languages, languages of Verduria, and languages of Warcraft

Alphistian

Alphistian is the official language of Alphistia, an imagined micronation created by Tony Skaggs beginning in 1967.

1) Var es min dane?

2) Var es de strand?

3) Var es de bar?

4) Ne tade me dar!

Language information at Tony Skaggs's website and LangMaker

Anglic

Anglic takes English and replaces words with Germanic or Greek roots with Romance ones.

1) Where is the chamber?

2) Where is the lido?

3) Where is the tavern?

4) Don't touch me there!

Language information at LangMaker

Anglish

Anglish takes English and replaces words with Greek, Latin, and Romance roots with Germanic ones.

1) Where is my room?

2) Where is the strand?

3) Where is the alehouse?

4) Don't handle me there!

Language information at Wikipedia and LangMaker

Baanzish

Baanzish was created by Rupert Barnes and is based on Germanic languages.

1) Whee aa mies ruem?

2) Whee aa dha sandecg?

3) Whee aa dha baa?

4) Nij tyc-thie mie dhee!

Language information at LangMaker

Blitz English

Blitz English was created in 1982 by Mark Hucko by simplifying English grammar, vocabulary, and spelling.

1) Wer iz miy ruum?

2) Wer iz biicx?

3) Wer iz baar?

4) Dunt tuacx mii dxer!

Language information at the Blitz English website and LangMaker

Ceqli (also known as Tceqli or Cheng-lee)

Ceqli was created by Rex F. May, who was inspired by Loglan.
The grammar is based mostly on Chinese and English while the words are borrowed or inspired from a much larger number of languages.

1) goza cam sta kwadjay?

2) playa sta kwadjay?

3) birdom sta kwadjay?

4) bu fure go tca!

Language information at Wikipedia, the Ceqli Language Page, and LangMaker

Dastmen

Dastmen was created by Juan M. Jiménez Noguera in 1984.
It has over 350,000 words, a simplified grammar, and its own 35 letter alphabet.

Language information at www.dastmen.com and LangMaker

Deini

Deini was created as a personal language by Dana Nutter.

Deini Script:

Romanization:

IPA:

Writing system information is available in a PDF file

Esperanto (also known as La Lingvo Internacia)

Esperanto was created by the Polish amateur linguist Dr. Ludwig L. Zamenhof in the 1880s.

Language information at Wikipedia, Ethnologue, and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

The Esperanto League for North America has detailed information on this constructed language as well as a list of How to order a beer in over forty languages.

Folkspraak

Folkspraak is being created collaboratively and is based on English, German, and Scandinavian languages.

1) War bine min Rom?

2) War bine der Strand?

3) War bine der Bar?

4) Berur mi nihte der!

Language information at Wikipedia, the Folkspraak Institute, and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

Alternate names for Folkspraak include Folk-Spraak, Folksprák, Folk-Sprák, Folksprahk, Folk-Sprahk, Folksprak, Folk-Sprak, Folksprok, and Folks-prok

Folksstem

Folksstem was created by Aaron Chapman and is based on Germanic languages.

1) Var er iks kamer?

2) Var er de strend?

3) Var er de bar?

4) Rak ik nit dar!

Language information at the Folksstem page (in Esperanto) and LangMaker

Gilo

Alan Giles created Gilo starting in 1997.
It is an international auxiliary language (auxlang) with a vocabulary based in part on English.

Shown in both the Gilo and Latin alpahabets:

Language & writing system information at the Gilo website and LangMaker

Glosa

Ronald Clark and Wendy Ashby developed Glosa from 1972-1992.
It is a modified version of Lancelot Hogben's "Interglossa" which was started in 1943.

Glosa is an international auxiliary language (auxlang) with a vocabulary based in part on Latin and Classical Greek.

1) Qo-lo es mi kamera?

2) Qo-lo es u plage?

3) Qo-lo es u bara?

4) Ne tange mi la!

Language information at Wikipedia and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

Glosa organization website

Goesk

James Grossmann created Goesk in 1999 as a constructed Germanic language.

1) Ver sienit fleta meen?

2) Ver sienit de strand?

3) Ver sienit de bar?

4) Ruer mik nik zeer!

Language information at the Goesk homepage and LangMaker

Ido

Ido was formulated by the Delegation for the Adoption of an International Auxiliary Language (1900-1907).
It is a reformed version of the constructed language of Esperanto.

1) Ube esas mea chambro?

2) Ube esas la plajo?

3) Ube esas la drinkerio?

4) Ne tushez me ibe!

Language information at Wikipedia and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

Ido language site

Inglisx

Inglisx is essentially the same as Blitz English but with more adherence to the phonetic spelling system.

The four essential travel phrases are the same in both Inglisx and Blitz English.

1) Wer iz miy ruum?

2) Wer iz biicx?

3) Wer iz baar?

4) Dunt tuacx mii dxer!

Language information at the Inglisx website

Interlingua (also known as Interlingua de Iala)

Interlingua is a constructed language combining common elements of English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Russian.

1) Ubi es mi camera?

2) Ubi es le plagia?

3) Ubi es le bar?

4) Non me tocca illac!

Language information at Wikipedia, Ethnologue, and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

Jameld

Starting in 1982, James Campbell created Jameld as a fictional West Germanic language.
He has since developed a history of its speakers in Europe.

Language information at the Jameld Association and LangMaker

Láadan (also known as Laadan)

Láadan was created by Suzette Haden Elgin and featured in her Native Tongue science-fiction trilogy.

1) Báa shod letho bebáaha?

2) Báa sheshihoth bebáaha?

3) Báa ranahoth bebáaha?

4) Bóod dama ra ne leth núu!

Language information on Suzette Haden Elgin's webpage, Wikipedia, and LangMaker

Lango

Lango was created starting in 2003.
Its words are based on Latin and Romance languages.
("Lango" is also the name of two different natural languages used in Sudan and Uganda.)

1) Qua es mia hono?

2) Qua es plajo?

3) Qua es baro?

4) No tati mi sta!

Language information at LangMaker

Lingua Franca Nova (also known as LFN, Europijin, or Creol)

Dr. C. George Boeree began working on Lingua Franca Nova (LFN) in 1965.
It was posted on the Internet in 1998.
LFN is designed to be a simple, creole-like international auxiliary language (auxlang) and is based in part on French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan.

shown in both the Latin and Cyrillic alpahabets:
[Lingua Franca Nova]

Language information at Wikipedia, the Lingua Franca Nova site, and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

Cyrillic fonts in the Gallery of Unicode Fonts

Lingwa de Planeta

Lingwa de Planeta (LdP) is a naturalistic constructed language based on the ten most widely spoken languages of the world (including Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Russian, and Arabic).

1) Wo es may shamba?

2) Wo es playa?

3) Wo es bar?

4) Bu tachi me dar!

Language information at the LdP website and LangMaker

Lojban

Lojban was begun in the 1950s originally to support research on a concept known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis: "the structure of a language constrains the thinking of people using that language".

1) ma stuzi le mi kumfa

2) ma stuzi le canxaskoi

3) ma stuzi le barja

4) .oi ko na pencu mi fo ta

Language information at Wikipedia and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

Official Lojban site

Lúsiaquia (also known as Lusiaquia)

Lúsiaquia was created by Servien Ilaino and is based on Germanic and Romanic languages with some Esperanto, Latin & Hungarian.

1) Tevo essa mia gado?

2) Tevo essa la plágiio?

3) Tevo essa la cafo?

4) Ne ensa mi day!

Language information (in Dutch)

Maraxxian

Maraxxian is a fictional language created by Jasper van der Horst.

1) Heq stett qas falidax?

2) Heq stett leb h'goygex?

3) Heq stett leb dipomm?

4) Gtia dexxell vahoxen q'a!

Mondlango (also known as Ulango)

He Yafu created Mondlango in 2002 as an international auxiliary language (auxlang).

1) Kie esan mia cambro?

2) Kie esan la strando?

3) Kie esan la drinkeyo?

4) Ne tucez mi tie!

Language information at Wikipedia, the Mondlango website, and LangMaker

Neo Patwa

Neo Patwa was created as an evolving international auxiliary language (auxlang).
Its grammar is based on Creole languages and it avoids sounds that are difficult to pronounce by people of different language backgrounds.

1) Mi di cemba sta ke-lado ma?

2) Sahel sta ke-lado ma?

3) Kantina sta ke-lado ma?

4) Minta no tuxe mi po na-lado!

Language information at the Neo Patwa website and LangMaker

Nordien

Nordien was created by Aaron Chapman and is based on Germanic languages.

1) Var ere min rum?

2) Var ere de strand?

3) Var ere de bar?

4) Rak mig neet dar?

Language information at the Nordien page and LangMaker

Occidental / Interlingue (Occidental was later renamed Interlingue)

Occidental was created by Edgar de Wahl starting in 1922.
Its words are drawn from Western European languages.

1) U es mi cámera?

2) U es li plage?

3) U es li bar?

4) Ne tucha me da!

Language information at Wikipedia and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

Románico (also known as Romanico)

Románico is designed as a lingua franca with the goals of being easy-to-learn and politically neutral.
It was created from roots common to English, French, and Spanish.

Language information at the Románico site and LangMaker

Romanova

Romanova is based largely on four Romance languages: Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.

1) Donde es mio ca'mara?

2) Donde es el plaia?

3) Donde es el bar?

4) No toca me ala'!

Language information at the Romanova site and LangMaker

Russio

Russio was created by Vito Roberts in 2008 and is based on Russian.

shown in both the Latin and Cyrillic alpahabets:
[Russio]

Cyrillic fonts in the Gallery of Unicode Fonts

Sasxsek

Sasxsek is an international auxiliary language (auxlang) created by Dana Nutter.
It is designed to be simple to learn but powerful enough to cover the full range of human expression.

1) kam yu mo tav tu ho.

2) marinxran tav tu ho.

3) bevuk tav tu ho.

4) ni tuc mo tu to.

Language information at the Sasxsek site and LangMaker

Sermo

Sermo is an international auxiliary language (auxlang) designed by Jose Soares Da Silva.
It draws on Neo-Latin languages and Interlingua.

1) Ubi esta mi camera?

2) Ubi esta la plage?

3) Ubi esta lo albergo?

4) Non me toca ibi!

Language information at Wikipedia and LangMaker

Slovio

Slovio was created by Mark Hucko and is based on the Slavic family of languages.

shown in both the Latin and Cyrillic alpahabets:
[Slovio]

Cyrillic fonts in the Gallery of Unicode Fonts

Language information at slovio.com, Wikipedia, and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

Somish

Somish was created by Aaron Chapman starting in 2003.
Its words are drawn mostly from Esperanto, English, and Scandinavian languages.

1) jesa rum vasta se?

2) stran vasta se?

3) rinhus vasta se?

4) ne dasta ro je!

Language information at the Somish page and LangMaker

Spocanian

Rolandt Tweehuysen, a Dutch writer and linguist, began constructing Spocanian in 1962 and has continued now for more than 40 years.
It is a language of the fictional Kingdom of Spocania / Spokanië, also created by Mr. Tweehuysen.
Spocania is an imaginary group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, to the southwest of Ireland.

shown in both the Latin and Pegrevian alpahabets:

[Spocanian using the Latin alphabet]

[Spocanian using the Pegrevische alphabet]

Language information at Spocania website and LangMaker

Writing system information for the Pegrevian / Pegrevische alpahabet (in Dutch)

Sraelish (also known as Sraelisk or Sraelisch)

Sraelish was created by Israel Noletto and is based on Germanic languages. It was constructed to look as natural as possible.

1) Waer is miin ruum?

2) Waer is de strand?

3) Waer is de lokael?

4) Stor mii neght!

Language information for Sraelish

Tauro-Piscean

S. C. Anderson's Tauro-Piscean language is based mostly on Old English and German.

1) Best tet Rum ikkes, weê?

2) Best tet Ïtlaf, weê?

3) Best tet Knïpê, weê?

4) Repian nat ikken teê!

Language information at the FrathWiki

Toki Pona

Toki Pona was created by Sonja Elen Kisa as a minimal language that focuses on the good things in life. It was first published in 2001.

1) tomo mi li lon seme?

2) poka telo li lon seme?

3) tomo pi telo nasa li lon seme?

4) o pana ala e luka sina lon ni mi!

Language information for Toki Pona at Wikipedia and the Toki Pona website

Unilingua (also known as Mirad)

Unilingua was created by Noubar Agopoff with words created from scratch.

1) Odemu ce ata tim?

2) Odemu ce ada mimkum?

3) Odemu ce ada tilam?

4) Ho byuno at idemu!

Language information at Wikibooks and LangMaker

Uryuomoco

Uryuomoco is used as a fictional alien language in the online comic El Goonish Shive.
It is actually English using a substitution cipher.

1) Quoolo yuc ni leen?

2) Quoolo yuc cho vouseh?

3) Quoolo yuc cho vul?

4) Jeh meg geaseh no cholo!

English/Uryuomoco Translator

Volapük (also known as Volapuk)

Volapük ("World Language") was created in 1879 by a German priest named Johann Martin Schleyer.

1) Kiöpo binom cem obik?

2) Kiöpo binom jol?

3) Kiöpo binom bötädöp?

4) No doatolöd obi us!

Language information at Wikipedia and LangMaker

Writing system information at Omniglot

Online Volapük handbook

Wenedyk

Wenedyk is used by the Veneds in the fictional Republic of the Two Crowns. That country is part of the Ill Bethisad alternate timeline.

Language information at the Ill Bethisad Wiki and LangMaker

Ygyde

Ygyde was created as an international auxiliary language (auxlang) and has its own alphabet.

Language information at Andrew Nowicki's website and LangMaker

LangMaker conlang site

[ translations grouped by writing system ]

The four essential
travel phrases in English:

1) Where is my room?
2) Where is the beach?
3) Where is the bar?
4) Don't touch me there!

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