Conlang-Specific Resources
These online resources provide in-depth information on specific conlangs (or families of conlangs). Included in this section are Exemplary Conlang sites to provide both inspiration as well as examples of the breadth and depth to which the art, craft, and science of conlanging can go.
Exemplary Conlangs
Note: This list of exemplary conlangs is not meant to be comprehensive but simply a starting place to see some respected conlangs available on the Internet from which conlangers of all levels can receive inspiration.
- Alurhsa
- alurhsa.org
- Anthony Harris has constructed an entire world, culture, and language. Check out his interview on the LCS Podcast as well.
- Ayeri: Tay Benung
- benung.nfshost.com
- An excellent web site and conlang from Carsten Becker containing a PDF primer, examples (including recordings), and three different scripts.
- Ithkuil and Ilaksh www.ithkuil.net
- An extremely well-designed set of pages outlining John Quijada's engelangs. Ithkuil won the 2008 Smiley Award
- Kēlen
- www.terjemar.net/kelen.php
- Sylvia Sotomayor's verb-less engineered language with the soul of an artistic language was the recipient of the 2009 Smiley Award.
- Lojban
- www.lojban.org/tiki/Lojban
- Official repository of materials from The Logical Language Group (LLG), the non-profit corporation which has led Lojban development since 1987.
- Teonaht
- www.frontiernet.net/~scaves/contents.html
- Created by Sally Caves (aka Dr. Sarah Higley of the University of Rochester), Teonaht won the 2007 Smiley Award. Sally has also written an article on conlangs entitled "Audience, Uglossia, and CONLANG: Inventing Languages on the Internet" for the online journal Media and Culture.
- "Uncleftish Beholding"
- www.grijalvo.com/Citas/Peculiar_English.htm
- Poul Anderson's essay on atomic theory using only words of Germanic origin.
- Virtual Verduria
- www.zompist.com/virtuver.htm
- A prime example of a well-constructed, detailed conworld complete with an explanation of the planet Almea (where Verduria is situated) and its biology, culture, languages, etc. Mark Rosenfelder has raised the bar for all others with this site, world, and languages. He also maintains the zompist.com site which includes The Language Construction Kit, an indispensable resource for beginning conlangers.
Klingon (tlhIngan Hol)
- The Klingon Language Institute (KLI)
- www.kli.org
- Founded in 1992, the KLI publishes the quarterly journal HolQeD, hosts a learn-Klingon-by-mail course, and provides authoritative information on the language.
- Klingonska Akademien
- klingonska.org
- An authoritative web site from Swedish Klingon enthusiast Zrajm C. Akfohg. Some of the highlights include the Klingon Pocket Dictionary (online version), examples of pIqaD (Klingon writing system), errors in the Okrandian Canon, and more.
- ter'eS Klingon Page
- teresh.tdonnelly.org
- Information on the warrior's conlang from Terrence Donnelly (ter'eS) including the lyrics to his Klingon translation of "Wild Thing."
Tolkienian Linguistics
- Amanye Tenceli: The Writing Systems of Middle-earth
- at.mansbjorkman.net
- Bjorkman's excellent site on all the writing systems devised by Tolkien. Site includes some free downloadable fonts.
- Ardalambion: Of the Tongues of Arda, the invented world of J.R.R. Tolkien
- www.uib.no/people/hnohf
- A web site designed and maintained by Helge Kåre Fauskanger, a well-known and well-respected expert on Tolkien's languages. Fauskanger has developed a Quenya course as well as a wealth of other helpful and insightful resources and essays for all of the languages of the invented world of J.R.R. Tolkien.
- E.L.F. - The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship
- www.elvish.org
- A special interest group of the Mythopoeic Society, E.L.F. publishes Vinyar Tengwar, Parma Eldalamberon, and provides an excellent list of resources (both print and online) for the study of Tolkien's languages.
- Fellowship of the Word-smiths: Gwaith i-Phethdain
- www.elvish.org/gwaith
- Dedicated to the study of Tolkien's Elvish tongues. The site includes (in addition to numerous other interesting resources) a comprehensive exposition of all the phrases, inscriptions, etc. in constructed languages in all three of the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings films.
- Quenya Lapseparma
- www.elvish.org/elm/names.html
- An extensive listing of first names with their Quenya equivalents, such as Meldince for Kevin from "comely, beloved" and Aranel for Sarah from its meaning of "princess."