April 11, 2013
Fictional Languages You Wish You Could Speak
Ever wish you could speak Sindarin with the elves of Middle Earth? Or perhaps converse in Klingon aboard the starship Enterprise? Or maybe for once you would actually like to know what Chewbacca is really saying to Han Solo?
Literature and movies are replete with fictional languages,
but some authors take it a step further by actually developing full-fledged
lexicons and grammar for their make-believe cultures. It’s all part of world
building, but when life imitates art, fans start learning these fictional
tongues and make them a part of the real word. For instance, the bible has been
translated into Klingon (no joke), and some Lord of the Rings forums are
conducted in Elvish.
So what make-believe language would you like to learn to
speak? Perhaps you already know one? Maybe the Dothraki of A Game of Thrones
or Huttese of Star Wars or even Quenya from the Simarillion?