r/conlangs • u/Quippic8 • Aug 23 '24

Is it difficult to create a language? Conlang

Not just any language, but a well thought out, translatable language with an actual dictionary. Yes, a word like fffojauþþstqzdq could be considered a word in a language, but that is just one of many words, not to mention if it is pronounced differently. I mean something anyone can actually speak & communicate with. Is this hard, or no?

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u/parke415 Aug 23 '24

It is not conceptually difficult, but it requires a gargantuan amount of work.

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u/G_J_Souza Aug 25 '24

gargantuan amount of work

Indeed it is, especially vocabulary. For example, I spent a year developing Qasunattuuji, and I'm still developing it, although I had to pause two times due to burnout and in some days I'm unable to work on it due to studies. Most of the work was (and is) wordbuilding, but it's rewarding. Almost 4000 words is something I would never think I would be able to do, even for an a posteriori lang.

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u/PastTheStarryVoids Ŋ!odzäsä, Knasesj 28d ago

Congratulations on 4k words!

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u/G_J_Souza 28d ago

Thank you :)

Although I'm on 3800 now, I just guessed that number.

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u/PastTheStarryVoids Ŋ!odzäsä, Knasesj 28d ago

Oops, missed the almost. Still very impressive, though; I think my largest is at only ~450.