It can be hard to know where to begin when you set out to create a language for your story. In this series Adam will break down some tips for creating naming languages, advanced conlangs, and more. First up: naming languages.

Naming languages are commonly found in books where the author presents a sliver of a language-a few terms or phrases to help sell the worldbuilding or as part of the plot. Creating one of your own is easier than you might think!

Script and VO by Adam Bassett
Animation by Cole Field

Special thanks to Slorany for helping draft the script and providing some of their resources for conlanging (see them below!)

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–References–
An interactive IPA chart: https://www.ipachart.com/

Conlangs: How to Construct a Language MIT lecture notes: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-917-conlangs-how-to-construct-a-language-fall-2018/lecture-notes/

David Peterson's Conlang Lessons on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxmc8zo5Jns

William S. Annis' Conlanger's Thesaurus: https://fiatlingua.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fl-000024-01.pdf

–Also Check Out—
Other videos we’ve made about conlanging: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK3_Av20eOMrkHTqYz_llx0hit9LC-Xwv

Artifexian's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/artifexian

Biblaridion's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMjTcpv56G_W0FRIdPHBn4A

Conlangs University (Community-Made Resource): https://sites.google.com/view/conlangs-university/

Names Aren't Neutral: David J. Peterson on Creating a Fantasy Language (PDF): https://fiatlingua.org/2019/03/

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