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Ithkuil

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Also known as Elartkha, Ilaksh, Malëuţřait

Ithkuil is an experimental constructed language created by John Quijada. It is designed to express more profound levels of human cognition briefly yet overtly and clearly, particularly about human categorization. It is a cross between an a priori philosophical and a logical language. It tries to minimize the vagueness and semantic ambiguity in natural human languages. Ithkuil is notable for its grammatical complexity and extensive phoneme inventory, the latter being simplified in an upcoming redesign. The name "Ithkuil" is an anglicized form of Iţkuîl, which in the original form roughly meant

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Language.name
Ithkuil
Language.nativename
Iţkuîl
Language.region
none
Language.speakers
none
Language.familycolor
philosophical language
Language.creator
John Quijada
Language.created
(as New Ithkuil)
Language.script
Morphophonemic
Language.iso3
none
Language.imagecaption
Iţkuîl written in the Ithkuil writing systems
Language.notice
IPA
Language.glotto
none
Language.ietf
art-x-ithkuil

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Described at

In the Land of Invented Languages by Arika Okrent

inthelandofinventedlanguages.com

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Wikidata facts

Official website
ithkuil.place
Image
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publication date
2004-01-00
Commons category
Ithkuil
native label
Ilaksh
number of speakers, writers, or signers
0
CLCR language code
qit
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54 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Ithkuil
  • History
  • John Quijada's youth
  • Influences
  • Ilaksh (2007)
  • Ithkuil (2011)
  • New Ithkuil (2023)
  • Outline
  • Phonology
  • Grammar
  • Lexicon
  • Writing system
  • Possible advantages
  • Past versions
  • Ithkuil (2004)
  • Phonology
  • Grammar
  • Ilaksh (2007)
  • Ithkuil (2011)
  • Phonology
  • Morphophonology
  • Formatives
  • Basic morphology
  • Configuration
  • Affiliation
  • Perspective
  • Extension
  • Essence
  • Context
  • Designation
  • Version
  • Register
  • Cases
  • Verbal morphology
  • Function
  • Mood
  • Illocution
  • Relation
  • Phase
  • Sanction
  • Valence
  • Validation
  • Aspect
  • Bias
  • Suffixes
  • Adjuncts
  • Numerical system
  • Writing system
  • Ithkuil II (2007) {{anchor|Ithkuil II writing system}}
  • ''Cartouche''-like face
  • Case function
  • References
  • External links

Ithkuil is an experimental constructed language created by John Quijada. It is designed to express more profound levels of human cognition briefly yet overtly and clearly, particularly about human categorization. It is a cross between an a priori philosophical and a logical language. It tries to minimize the vagueness and semantic ambiguity in natural human languages. Ithkuil is notable for its grammatical complexity and extensive phoneme inventory, the latter being simplified in an upcoming redesign. The name "Ithkuil" is an anglicized form of Iţkuîl, which in the original form roughly meant "hypothetical representation of a language." Quijada states he did not create Ithkuil to be auxiliary or used in everyday conversations. Instead, he wanted the language for more elaborate and profound fields where more insightful thoughts are expected, such as philosophy, arts, science, and politics.

Meaningful phrases or sentences can usually be expressed in Ithkuil with fewer linguistic units than natural languages. For example, the two-word Ithkuil sentence "Tram-mļöi hhâsmařpţuktôx" can be translated into English as "On the contrary, I think it may turn out that this rugged mountain range trails off at some point." Quijada deems his creation as too complex to have developed naturally, seeing it as an exercise in exploring how languages could function. Nevertheless, it was featured in the Language Creation Conference's 6th Conlang Relay.

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