Have you ever invented your own languages?

**Peter_20** · 02-01-2007, 10:08 PM

I sometimes get ideas like this, and I think it's very fun, especially if you feel that everything makes sense and sounds good.
A while ago I invented my own letters, and I named the language "Teniorella" (Eternal Brook), which is a combination of the words "tenia" (eternal) and "ella" (brook).
This is because the letters have a pretty slender look, and they remind a lot of common script.
I also have a second name for the language, "Lumilauro" (Blue Fire), which is a compound of "lumio" (blue) and "lauro" (fire, flame) since I wrote the first characters using a blue fountain pen.

I'm pretty satisfied with these words for now, although I'll probably change them sooner or later. XD

Anyway, did you ever do this?

It's very fun if you really get on with it, it simply is creatively entertaining.

**Rye** · 02-01-2007, 10:11 PM

No, but it'd be awfully fun. :]

**Tempest** · 02-01-2007, 10:12 PM

I did that with a friend once. That lasted all but a day and it was about 10 years ago, so I'll be darned if I can remember any of it.

**LoveArya** · 02-01-2007, 10:14 PM

me and my friends did in like, 2nd grade......we thought we were so clever

**themagicroundabout** · 02-01-2007, 10:15 PM

No. I have never done that.

**Vikeve** · 02-01-2007, 10:30 PM

I remember I did that when I was younger it lasted for one day.... Then we decided to make a secrete cod when passing notes but we kept on adding rules to make everything completely ridiculouse so we couldn't understand each other so we gave up on it after two days.

My family created the "ag language" where you add and ag after every vowel it sounded so cool becuase my aunt and uncle knew it perfectly and could get into big conversations with each other by doing that and they would do it so fast I couldn't even understand what they were talking about. I think I'll try to learn that.

**~*~Celes~*~** · 02-01-2007, 10:55 PM

I use typos and mis-speakings to make my own language =]

**Nominus Experse** · 02-01-2007, 11:03 PM

Over the of my lifetime, I have made a few languages, though they never became too complex, and most were a simple encryption of the English language rather than full-fledged languages.

The creation of the various symbols used to depict the written form was what lured me most, since I am freak about ancient lore and mystical-looking... things.

I am tempted to create a true language, but I think it may be best to actually learn a real one (such as French or German) rather than creating my own.

I find the creative process to be quite fun.

**Laddy** · 02-01-2007, 11:08 PM

By'heine syrume l'leleane' mymishda jiosjia binbongoy. (Translation: Yes, Sivvenananananananan.

**Tavrobel** · 02-01-2007, 11:10 PM

No, but learning languages that are unique to each internet game is way more fun. It's already enough of a hassle to handle Tolkien, slang, and this little number: cscrip perflw pb 3soj legit 4 10hr

**Grendal** · 02-01-2007, 11:14 PM

One too many times. I really love linguistics. The first one I invented was a very simple alphabet with a Latin / French phonology. It didn't get very far, though. I then scrapped the idea in favor of a more complex alphabet involving unified characters. (think Hangul) I think I still have it somewhere...

The first set of letters are raw forms, while the rest are unified.