Constructed language

This weblog explores asemic writing in relation to post-literate culture

A script by Mattias Persson

The Matoran or Bionicle alphabet is used in the Lego series Bionicle. It is used to write things in the constructed language, Matoran, and can also be used to write in English. (...)

From the Klingon language in the Star Trek universe to the Na'vi language from James Cameron's Avatar, fictional languages can go a long way towards making a work of fiction feel real. Making a can be an intense undertaking because the...

The Orokin Script, or Tennobet, is largely based upon English but apparently also contains extra characters for certain phonemes including diphthongs ("io") and digraphs ("th" and "sh"). Consonants are diagonally slanted and are written left to right, while vowels and accents are written above. Some vowels and numbers resemble polarity symbols. There is also a thematic undertone to the letter construction reminiscent of Bushido calligraphy; the straight segments suggest power sword strokes…

A tutorial for writing basic sentences using koiwrit for the conlang Tsevhu. We cover the basic steps to go through to get started:- find a sentence to trans...

Guide to Huttese (and other Star Wars languages)

Shorthand is any system of writing quickly by hand, and is particularly useful for transcribing speech. The concept of shorthand has existed virtually as long as writing itself; ancient cultures in Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China all had...

The Old World Language Families infographic from Stand Still Stay Silent Comic shows the “roots” of our modern languages. Follow each language’s path from bush to roots and discover how closely languages are related to each other. Language trees for the language lovers! I’ve gathered

These are the essential steps for creating your own language, just like J. R. R. Tolkien! #worldbuilding #fantasybooks