David Peterson has earned degrees in English and Linguistics. He creates languagues for fun and profit. (OK, just for fun.)
Languages shown below: | Epiq, Gweydr, Kamakawi, Kelenala, Njaama, Sathir, Sheli, Sidaan, and Zhyler |
The Petersonian English Alphabet is shown on the English Spelling Reform and Innovation page.
Other constructed languages are shown on the main ConLangs page.
Eskimo languages, like Inuktitut, inspired the creation of Epiq though it is heavily influenced by Georgian.
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Gweydr was created as a vowel harmony language.
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Kamakawi was created to sound Polynesian.
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Kelenala is a creole that had its genesis in David Peterson's teaching days at the University of California, Berkeley.
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The music of Baaba Maal inspired the creation of Njaama. It has a pitch accent system and was influenced by Pulaar, Middle Egyptian, Hausa, and Swahili.
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Tagalog and Fijian were the inspiration for creating Sathir. It is a VOS language.
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Sheli was (re)created as a Southeast Asian-style tonal language.
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Sidaan is the reincarnation of an earlier creation, Zidaan.
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An appreciation of Turkish inspired the creation of Zhyler. It is an SOV language with fifty-seven noun cases and a robust vowel harmony system. Additionally, there are seventeen noun classes, à la Swahili.
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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! |
Do you have a language or dialect to add? Did I get something wrong? Please let me know... |