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[praeobscura]

I am cross-posting my resource list for the Noemata zine here. 

Alas, if you lose this post, you must endure the long journey of searching for where else* I have linked them.

(*The updated description of the zine page.)

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Conlanging

PolyGlot: Spoken Language Construction Kit - Free software for keeping track of multiple conlang projects in a single database.

Quothalinguist - The personal website of Jessie Peterson, the professor of linguistics who created the well-known Conlang Year question set.

Dedalvs and The Art of Language Invention - The personal websites of David J. Peterson, also an accomplished linguist.

Language Construction Kit v.2 - A website that walks you through various aspects of conlanging. See also: How to create a language by Pablo David Flores and Essays on Language Design by Rick Morneau.

Neography.info - A website dedicated to constructed writing systems.

The World’s Writing Systems - A link hub for web pages about different writing systems.

The Language Creation Society - The designated conlanging society, with a number of hosted conlangs sites and educational pages available. 

ConWorkshop - A combination wiki-and-forum; this is a solid resource for looking at conlanging projects made by others, as well as sharing your own.

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney

The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building by David J. Peterson

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Conworlding / SpecBio

Speculative Evolution JCINK - A general-purpose forum focused on speculative evolution, including their surrounding conworld projects.

The CBB - A forum for conlanging and conworlding, as well as discussion of natlangs.

After Man: A Zoology of the Future by Dougal Dixon

Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future by Dougal Dixon

All Tomorrows: The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man by C.M. Kosemen

Alien Worlds by Wall to Wall Media

Future Evolution by Peter Ward

Scavengers Reign by Titmouse

Runaway to the Stars by Jay Eaton

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World by Virginia Postrel

An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi

A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters by Henry Gee

[praeobscura]

reConlanging - A Nonhuman Zine by Prae Obscura

I have been recreating my first language.

Behold, the zine that I intended to write, before it forced me to make Introversal as an explanation. You so badly want to read about xenolinguistics.

[sinbad-goodwin]

HAGON TAT EN NEFOU, SANKTEDHIT BEDHET DHE HANU. DEFU DHE RUANTELETH, DHE FODH BEDHET EN DOAR FEL EN NEF. ROIT DHEN HEDHIU HAGON BARA PEB DEDH, HAK DHEN HAGON KAMUEDH, FEL DHEN RE-NA HAGON KAMUOL. HAK NA EN DENTATION, MAT DELIURIT NI DHERSK DRUK. AMEN.

- someones translation of the lords prayer into 'old devonian'

cf. with cornish:

AGAN TAS NY, USI YN NEV, BENNYGYS RE BO DHA HANOW. RE DHEFFO DHA WLASKOR, DHA VODH RE BO GWRYS, YN NOR KEPAR HAG YN NEV. RO DHYNN NY HEDHYW AGAN BARA PUBTYDH OLL, HA GAV DHYNN AGAN KAMMWEYTH, KEPAR DELL AVYN NYNY DHE'N RE-NA USI OW KAMMWUL ER AGAN PYNN NY. HA NA WRA AGAN GORRA YN TEMPTACYON, MES DELYVRA NY A-DHYWORTH DROG. AMEN.

and welsh:

EIN TAD, YR WYT YN Y NEFOEDD, SANCTEIDDIER DY ENW. DELED DY DEYRNAS, GWNELER DY EWYLLYS, MEGIS YN Y NEF FELLY AR Y DDAEAR HEFYD. DYRO I NI HEDDIW EIN BARA BEUNYDDIOL, A MADDAU I NI EIN DYLEDION, FEL Y MADDEUWN NINNAU I'N DYLEDWYR. AC NAC ARWAIN NI I BROFEDIGAETH, EITHR GWARED NI RHAG DRWG. AMEN.