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Cover conlanging projects: Eittlandic (Old Norse-derived language for fictional Nordic country), Proto-Ñyqy (proto-language of the Ñyqy family), and Zikãti (conlanging experiment)
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title: Languages & Worldbuilding
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description: Constructed languages (conlangs) and worldbuilding projects.
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# Languages and Worldbuilding
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*Conlangs*, short for *constructed languages*, are artificial
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languages created by individuals rather than evolving naturally over
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time. They serve various purposes: international auxiliary languages
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like Esperanto, philosophical experiments like Lojban, fictional
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world-building like Tolkien's Elvish languages or Klingon, or simply
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artistic expression.
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I have been creating constructed languages and worlds, both for fun
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and for literary projects. My conlanging work is documented on my
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[dedicated conlanging website](https://conlang.phundrak.com/).
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## Eittlandic
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Eittlandic is the language of **Eittland**, a fictional Nordic
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country, born from the question: *what if there was another island
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like Iceland that never got Christianised?*
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The language derives from Old Norse and has been evolved
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naturalistically towards specific artistic goals. In Eittlandic, the
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country's name is pronounced /ɑɪʔlɑ̃d/.
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This project has been a personal artistic endeavour since 2018,
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focusing on worldbuilding and conlanging. More details are available
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on the [Eittland wiki](https://wiki.phundrak.com/s/eittland) and the
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[Eittlandic language
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documentation](https://conlang.phundrak.com/eittlandic).
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## Proto-Ñyqy
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Proto-Ñyqy is the proto-language and mother language of the Ñyqy
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language family tree. The documentation is written as an in-universe
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document would be, meaning all cultural and historical references are
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entirely fictional. The writing style draws inspiration from academic
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linguistic work, particularly Benjamin W. Fortson's *Indo-European
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Language and Culture*. The [Proto-Ñyqy
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documentation](https://conlang.phundrak.com/proto-nyqy) is publicly
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available online.
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## Zikãti
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Zikãti is another conlanging project currently in development. This
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one draws more from a conlanging experiment than a real worldbuilding
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project. [Its documentation](https://conlang.phundrak.com/zik%C3%A3ti)
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is also publicly available.
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