#conlang

Have youever heard of "Viossa - the greatest language mixing experiment in the world"?

What is Viossa?

In 2014 some people joined a Skype call and spoke to each other.
None of them understood anybody else’s language.
They used hand gestures and pictures to communicate.
Their words kept merging until pictures weren’t necessary.
The resulting language was called Viossa.

(they spoke russian, albanian, japanese, greek, finnish, norwegian, and swiss german, among others)

the rules of viossa
● no translation or translation hints
○ “does ... mean ...?” - ❌ not allowed
○ “what does ... mean?” - ❌ not allowed
○ “how do I say ...?” - ❌ not allowed
○ drawing pictures - ✅ allowed!
○ using hand gestures - ✅ allowed!
○writing emojis - ✅ allowed!

● if it’s understood, it’s viossa
○ spelling doesn’t really matter
○ grammar doesn’t really matter
○ pronunciation doesn’t really matter

“idiolect – the dialect of an individual; their differing grammatical, vocabulary, and spelling methods”

Learning viossa is radically different:
lots of people learn languages through dictionaries and grammar packets. in viossa, we ...
● draw pictures and emojis
● use fill-in-the-blanks and dialogue
● ignore grammar whenever we can
● accept that we might not know everything

Acquiring vocabulary:
if you’re not sure what vocab you need, try...
● writing about your day
● describing a situation around you
● writing school assignments
● talking about a book

Do all these things in viossa and try to be aware of what words you don’t know

More learning resources:
after this presentation, keep learning at ...
● the viossa discord server, https://discord.gg/AWD8W9UgvV
● the viossa-only encyclopedia, https://vikoli.org
● the podcast “Davi hanu!”, available anywhere you get podcasts
● a Telegram channel, https://t.me/joinchat/UtA9oRzOTAbcz_6oqUYl2w
● this slideshow’s companion website, https://v8.zsnout.com/vjosali

(cited from their PDF file)

It sounds so fun to me!

However, I don't use discord or telegram.
I wish, they'd use something like an open discourse forum or similar :-/

#Viossa #conlang #language #languageLearning

toki pona in your English classroom?

Haha, that's something for the FediLZ ("Fedi Lehrkräfte-Zimmer", "fedi teacher's room"):

If you teach advanced English classes at your school, you could let your pupils watch this youtube series by jan Kekan San.

They teach the constructed language »toki pona« („The Language of Good“) with the help of a blackboard and an antromorphic star 😄

Really well done, entertaining and inspiring.

Give it a try?

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=J93GWOMbgdg

(https://youtu.be/J93GWOMbgdg)

#FediLZ #tokipona #conlang #English #languageLearning #language #school #inspiration

Beautiful poem in Interlingua.

"..., an international language. It extracts the common Graeco-Latin vocabulary present in today's languages.

Here is a translation of the poem:

The sky is a canvas
painted only in gray
Raindrops dance
that haven't yet fallen

Little by little
the first drops come,
slowly begins
the percussive struggle

Furious drums
I hear from the roofs,
lying drowsy
in a disheveled bed

The air is full
of the scents of the earth
and my mind of thoughts
that spin and wander

When rain falls,
I whisper your name
and behind the gray sky
I see a light

Leaves bend
with heavy drops
The earth is a mirror
that reflects birds

The fragrance of firs
and of fresh grass
fills the soft
picturesque ground

Clouds – the poets,
write ethereal verses
and winds carry them
slowly to you

I open the window,
hear celestial poems
and perhaps your voice
from the distant forest

But suddenly, in the distance,
the thunder, a brilliance
The lightning wrote
your name to the sky

When you return,
summer will return
Still in spring
I remain abandoned

Little by little
the rain ends
and I say your name:
Kalini, Kalini"
(...)

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=0hlLoysbCPI

(https://youtu.be/0hlLoysbCPI)

#MarcusScriptor #Interlingua #ConLang #Language #Poem #Poetry #Literature

I'm very much interested in "constructed languages".
Beside being able to understand Esperanto, I learned about "Lingwa de Planeta (Lidepla)" only last year.

Lidepla is constructed out of the 10-12 most spoken languges of the world, what makes it more international than Esperanto does.

Here are some example sentences:

"Some phrases will almost seem to be Russian:

Yu snova dumai om sey nove filma.
You think about this new film again.

Some phrases may consist almost solely of Chinese words:

Ta shwo ke ta bu yao chi yan, ta yao nangwa.
He says that he does not want to eat mutton, he wants pumpkin.

Some may consist of Hindi words:

Me jan ke mata pri pi chay.
I know that mother likes to drink tea.

And some are of Arabic ones:

Juma sabah me safari.
On Friday morning I am going for a trip."

--

I like the considerations they made while developing the Lingwa de Planeta :)

Their slogan: "Fo unitaa de Arda! - For the unity of the Planet!"

#LingwaDePlaneta #ConstructedLanguage #ConLang #Russian #Chinese #Hindi #Arabic

Which of these "constructed languages (conlangs") sound most natural, for your taste?

Selection: Esperanto, Mini Linga, Globasa, Lingwa de Planeta, Dasopya

Example: "Our Father"

ESPERANTO

Patro nia, kiu estas en la ĉielo,
Sankta estu Via nomo.
Venu reĝeco Via.
Estu volo Via, kiel en la ĉielo, tiel ankaŭ sur la tero.
Panon nian ĉiutagan donu al ni hodiaŭ.
Kaj pardonu al ni ŝuldojn niajn, kiel ni ankaŭ pardonas al niaj ŝuldantoj.
Ne konduku nin en tenton, sed liberigu nin de la malvera:
Ĉar Via estas la regado, la forto, kaj la gloro eterne.
Amen.

(Tradukis L.L. Zamenhof, 1887)

http://esperanto.davidgsimpson.com/eo-patro-nia.html

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MINI LINGA (Mini Language)

Mi-ale fami,
Ke e en selo,
Tu name e santi.
Tu tera i veni,
Tu vole i veni,
En tera, sama selo.
I dona go mi
En di sole a sole pan,
An i dona de a mi mala,
Sama ke mi i dona de
A mala de ota man.
I no kapo go kali a mi,
Pero i toma de mala a mi.
Tera, poten, an mega name
E Tu, go ale tempo.
Amen.

https://minilanguage.medium.com/speaking-mini-kore-552f787dbfb1

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GLOBASA

Imisu Patre, hu yu is in Teodom:
Yusu name am besantogi.
Yusu wangoya am ata.
Yusu wole am befale
denpul in Dunya kom in Teodom.
Am gibe tas imi nundina imisu moydinali roti,
ji am mafu imisu galfale,
denpul kom imi mafu dente hu da galfale anti imi,
ji am no izin tas imi na sokutu in yoho,
mas am hurugi imi of buruya.
Koski yusu to is wangoya,
ji kowa, ji dayxerafu,
dur he moywatu.
Amen.

https://globasa.fandom.com/wiki/Translations

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LINGWA DE PLANETA

Übersetzung des "Vater unser" (unvollständig):
"Nuy Patra kel es pa swarga,
hay Yur nam santefai,
hay Yur reging lai,
hay Yur vola fulfil
i pa arda kom pa swarga.
Dai ba a nu nuy pan fo jivi sedey
e pardoni ba a nu nuy deba,
kom nu pardoni toy-las kel debi a nu.
Bye dukti nu inu temta
e protekti nu fon bada."

http://www.lingwadeplaneta.info/en/index.shtml

#Poll #Language #ConstructedLanguage #ConLang #LearnLanguages #Esperanto #MiniLinga #Globasa #LingwaDePlaneta