Quick correction: Conlangs are usually divided into three types: - Engineered Languages (Englangs) include philosophical languages, logical Languages, and experimental languages - Auxiliary Languages (Auxlangs) include any language that is supposed to be used to bridge the gap between speakers of different languages - Art languages (Artlangs) include languages made for artistic expression, to fulfill a certain aesthetic, to populate a fictional setting, etc. but sometimes it also includes personal languages (languages made for personal use) and mystical languages (languages are supposed to have come to someone by supernatural means) Natural Languages (natlangs) is Languages that evolved naturally, and they aren't Conlangs, you mixed up Natural Languages with Naturalistic language which is a subtype of Artlang that is trying to emulate Natural Languages
This is true! However, for a beginner tutorial it is probably better to teach a range of options as an example, not focusing on that they're part of types and subtypes. I hope the tutorial was helpful, regardless!
Also japanese is actually a (C)(ʲ)V(V,Q,N) or more moddernly in some cases even (C)V(V)(N)(Q) For example: 「これはフォーン」って言ってた /ko.re. wa. fo·o·N·Q.te i·Q.te.ta./ Means : i said "this is a PHONE" Pronounced approximately something like [kòɾ̠éw̜ā ɸôːn̩tːè itːetaʔ] by my stupid foreign pronounciation Notes: Q=っ(gemination of next consonant N=ん(nasal coda). can also be analyzed as , i guess, as separate phoneme. But like i said, usually its something like (C)(ʲ)V(V,N,Q) with the ecception of words originating from english which is something more like (C)(ʲ)V(V)(N,Q). I hope all of this made any sense.
I like how you actually explained the ipa chart. I don’t normally see that on videos like these. Or at least I can’t remember. I have probably watched soooo many! I feel like every one I watch leaves me smarter.
Thank you! I tried my best to explain every little thing so that if you're a complete beginner, you can learn everything that might be required. Including the IPA! I often see beginners use a way of showing sounds that is very confusing and hard to know what the exact sound is, I'm far from innocent myself. The IPA is a simple concept, so why not teach it? I'm glad you found the video useful!
I found a word generator, it is very nice, call Awkwords. You can choice your language sounds and write your scheme, like CV(C)V. You can create new types of letters, like my D consonants of Diacritics (th, dh, ksh, ch, sh, mr, tr, kr, etc). I use some semivowels too, like "y and w". And some consonant-vowel sounds like in norse languages and slavic languages, the R lettrs (-n, -r, -l). If i write CV(D)VR and create some words like tokshar, zuthel, mudran, kadrar, etc. You can to program to not appear the duplicates word and you create as much words as you want. The site shows us how many words you can create.
i already made pronunciation rules and those are deeply connected to the world lore that im writing, i think they worked well for the first language ive ever written... its the most common one and its part of a bigger one that ill be making after ive completed all the other languages of my world... cant wait to start with the evil one tho hehehehehe... ANYWAY!! this was a very helpful video and ill definitely continue the series... now off to my homework hehe
I love this video. Others (like Biblaridion's) are overly complicated in how they explain things. I already understand the layout of the IPA chart, but this video was still helpful and I'll make sure to watch your other videos and recommend this to others.
Thanks for these videos!👍🏻 I've wanted to create a language for a long time now and these videos have half me a lot.😄 Most of the times I watched videos on how to create a conlang they weren't very simple and had lots of unexplained words. After your videos I understand more😁
You're very welcome, I'm really glad that my videos have helped! Absolutely, I often see that too when I watch other videos. So I decided to make my videos based on what I found bad about others, and made it simple for absolute beginners. I'm always here to help if you have any questions!
Type: Natlang (Balkan Indo-European) Name: Thevorian Phonemic Inventory: [p b t d k g t͡ʃ m n r f v θ s z ʃ ɣ j w l ɫ ks i u e o ɛ a] Syllable Structure: (CC)V(CC) Phonotactics: Only sounds allowed in coda are [ɫ s w r j g n m]; [ɣ] only allowed in onset; etc...
Noice! I am a little confused about suprasegmentals tho, Can you make a video on it?? And congrats for 300 subscribers! hope you grow more in the future!
I've done a small bit of research on prosody (suprasegmentals are part of this), I'll do some more research and cover it as best I can in a video. Thank you very much!
@@livedandletdie Brazilian Portuguese actually, because the first R is just like a English H (in my dialect) and the second R is the traditional rolled R.
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Japanese' s syllable structure is (C)V(N), but the N simply means nasal. For example, by most native speakers, the honorific 先輩 'senpai' is often pronounced as 'sempai', a small detail the romanization of Japanese completely glosses over. Still a great and very informative video nonetheless! Note: That 'most' might be an 'all', but I'm not sure. I am not a native speaker and should not be taken as am authority on the subject.
The N is better off lowercase to show that [n] is the only consonant allowed in the coda in Japanese and Toki Pona(both languages also having [m] in their inventories). A capital would include that consonants also end with other nasals in their languages, like [m] and /ng/.
@@kadenvanciel9335 It's capital N because it isn't just n. It's spelled with that character in the romanization, but it's actually a phoneme in it's own right that behaves differently based on what consonants are around it. Even its default pronunciation varies between uvular and bilabial based on the dialect, and is only realized as alveolar if it is followed by an alveolar consonant, such as in the (colloquial) pronoun あんた 'anta'. Even this is simplifying it quite a bit, because Japanese syllables are more accurately described as having two viable structures: (C)V or N, because N is a syballic phoneme, taking up a mora of time exactly like a regular syllable. For example, the aforementioned colloquial pronoun あんた, contains the same number of morae/ syllables as its proper form あなた 'anata', due to the phoneme's syballic nature.
my homework type: art (nat-ish) proto inv: m, n~ŋ, p, b, t, d, k, ɸ, s, x, ħ, w, r, ɰ i u e ɔ ɐ syll: $(V)/CV(C)/C$ (vowel inc. m̩, n̩~ŋ̩, r̩ tac: no 2 plosives next to each other
Just good ol' PowerPoint! And a lot of small.. annoying things.. it's difficult to animate in PowerPoint as I've learned but it's effective! Thank you for the amazing words, I appreciate it!
My suggestion is that you try your best to describe them using the place and manner of articulation, even if the symbol doesn't exist. That should be enough to get the idea across!
Noup! I made it in my own time so I could help others! I found issues with some other conlanging tutorials so tried to correct them in this series. Of course, my series isn't perfect either, but I decided to take a different approach to teaching how to conlang. I'm glad you found it helpful!
Oh okay, like Swedish aswell so I was heavily inspired by that when I made my language. I still think these are great videos and I’ll probably subscribe 😄. And that 36 hours of work... Down the drain
Exactly, glad to have helped! It's definitely important to consider accents when you make your language's phonemic inventory, as shown. Being as specific as possible removes all confusion! Plus, it's fun to be that bit smarter and know something others don't!
Language: Onlos Word structure: CV(LK)VPC P is the plosives b d g ɟ p t K is the plosives k c q L is the liquidy sounds r l j the rest of the consonants are C V is a e ə i o u ai ei ou Inventory: B b d g ɟ p t k c q m n ŋ f v s z θ ð h x ɣ w ʍ ɾ l j tʃ dʒ ts dz ʔ a e ə i o u ai ei ou
Because, in honesty, I'm not sure what unaspirated stops are like or how to produce them as it's what I've grown up with. To me, it's a little less obvious. Apologies.
I feel like such a dumbass, I've watched countless conlamg vids and no fault on the videos I just don't get it. Im an actual moron because you clearly explain it well I just look at it and don't get it. I dunno maybe my words just gonna have to stay English speakers XD
It is a confusing topic, I completely understand that, but don't let that put you off! There are many people who are happy to help with this, just ask and we'll help with what you need to know!
@@Dracheneks Perhaps it's my southern US accent, but to me "gnaw" is pronounced with ŋ. Otherwise "naw" (meaning "no") and "gnaw" would sound identical.
Ah that makes much more sense, I apologise! I pronounce it with an /n/because of my English accent (RP). However is interesting to discover that you pronounce it like that, I never knew! I made a similar mistake when i said /ɹl/ is also not in English, again due to my accent as many American accents use it in multiple cases, where we drop it off it is used to modify a vowel before it. E.g. Butter, world, curl etc. Thank you for telling me this!
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Quick correction:
Conlangs are usually divided into three types:
- Engineered Languages (Englangs) include philosophical languages, logical Languages, and experimental languages
- Auxiliary Languages (Auxlangs) include any language that is supposed to be used to bridge the gap between speakers of different languages
- Art languages (Artlangs) include languages made for artistic expression, to fulfill a certain aesthetic, to populate a fictional setting, etc. but sometimes it also includes personal languages (languages made for personal use) and mystical languages (languages are supposed to have come to someone by supernatural means)
Natural Languages (natlangs) is Languages that evolved naturally, and they aren't Conlangs, you mixed up Natural Languages with Naturalistic language which is a subtype of Artlang that is trying to emulate Natural Languages
This is true! However, for a beginner tutorial it is probably better to teach a range of options as an example, not focusing on that they're part of types and subtypes. I hope the tutorial was helpful, regardless!
Also japanese is actually a (C)(ʲ)V(V,Q,N) or more moddernly in some cases even (C)V(V)(N)(Q)
For example: 「これはフォーン」って言ってた
/ko.re. wa. fo·o·N·Q.te i·Q.te.ta./
Means : i said "this is a PHONE"
Pronounced approximately something like [kòɾ̠éw̜ā ɸôːn̩tːè itːetaʔ] by my stupid foreign pronounciation
Notes:
Q=っ(gemination of next consonant
N=ん(nasal coda).
can also be analyzed as , i guess, as separate phoneme.
But like i said, usually its something like (C)(ʲ)V(V,N,Q) with the ecception of words originating from english which is something more like (C)(ʲ)V(V)(N,Q).
I hope all of this made any sense.
I really hate how the best videos always have the least views, and the worst videos have the most views. You deserve a spot in trending dude.
That's a really sweet thing to say, thank you very much! I really do appreciate it!
@@Dracheneks np :)
I think it’s because most people like simple, silly videos and can’t appreciate things like this
@@Kinokisings Yep, sadly people are slaves to instant gratification, I won't lie, I sometimes go through this phase
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I like how you actually explained the ipa chart. I don’t normally see that on videos like these. Or at least I can’t remember. I have probably watched soooo many! I feel like every one I watch leaves me smarter.
Thank you! I tried my best to explain every little thing so that if you're a complete beginner, you can learn everything that might be required. Including the IPA! I often see beginners use a way of showing sounds that is very confusing and hard to know what the exact sound is, I'm far from innocent myself. The IPA is a simple concept, so why not teach it?
I'm glad you found the video useful!
I found a word generator, it is very nice, call Awkwords. You can choice your language sounds and write your scheme, like CV(C)V. You can create new types of letters, like my D consonants of Diacritics (th, dh, ksh, ch, sh, mr, tr, kr, etc). I use some semivowels too, like "y and w". And some consonant-vowel sounds like in norse languages and slavic languages, the R lettrs (-n, -r, -l).
If i write CV(D)VR and create some words like tokshar, zuthel, mudran, kadrar, etc.
You can to program to not appear the duplicates word and you create as much words as you want. The site shows us how many words you can create.
I love Awkwords, its an absolutely fantastic resource! Great find!
4:38 You pronounced the platal fricative like a velar fricative. Just position your tongue like in the "j" sound, but just let air out.
Yeah, I was rather tired when making this episode. I do correct it in my next episode however. Thanks for pointing it out!
i already made pronunciation rules and those are deeply connected to the world lore that im writing, i think they worked well for the first language ive ever written...
its the most common one and its part of a bigger one that ill be making after ive completed all the other languages of my world...
cant wait to start with the evil one tho hehehehehe...
ANYWAY!!
this was a very helpful video and ill definitely continue the series...
now off to my homework hehe
I love this video. Others (like Biblaridion's) are overly complicated in how they explain things. I already understand the layout of the IPA chart, but this video was still helpful and I'll make sure to watch your other videos and recommend this to others.
This is really well made! I actually learnt lots of stuff :D
Thank you, I'm very glad!
Are 14 consonants and 5 vowels enough? Btw I love your videos about conlangs!
Wow, this is really well made Kieran! You should make more videos like this, really awesome!
Aww thank you very much, I plan to make a series out of this!
@@Dracheneks :0 Kieran?
@@bleeding.flowers Shushhhh
It is an ancient secret
And a curse lays upon those who say it
@@Dracheneks ok
Thanks for these videos!👍🏻 I've wanted to create a language for a long time now and these videos have half me a lot.😄 Most of the times I watched videos on how to create a conlang they weren't very simple and had lots of unexplained words. After your videos I understand more😁
You're very welcome, I'm really glad that my videos have helped!
Absolutely, I often see that too when I watch other videos. So I decided to make my videos based on what I found bad about others, and made it simple for absolute beginners.
I'm always here to help if you have any questions!
great video, explains so much compared to some other conlang videos
thanks so much for this video!!
Type: Natlang (Balkan Indo-European)
Name: Thevorian
Phonemic Inventory: [p b t d k g t͡ʃ m n r f v θ s z ʃ ɣ j w l ɫ ks i u e o ɛ a]
Syllable Structure: (CC)V(CC)
Phonotactics: Only sounds allowed in coda are [ɫ s w r j g n m]; [ɣ] only allowed in onset; etc...
ks can't be a phoneme, it's 2 seperate sounds
This guy should have way more subs and likes his videos are awesome
Thank you, I appreciate that! I'm glad you like them!
Noice!
I am a little confused about suprasegmentals tho, Can you make a video on it??
And congrats for 300 subscribers! hope you grow more in the future!
I've done a small bit of research on prosody (suprasegmentals are part of this), I'll do some more research and cover it as best I can in a video.
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for making this video!!!
l can't come after r in English?
You might want to tell that to "pearl", "unfurl", "motherlode"
@Air Conditioner Give it a whirl, but don't curl up or hurl
Yeah, I corrected this in the next episode. At the time, I forgot about these words due to me being English.
I hate saying the word "rural" in English and French, very weird R's
@@vinicius2uiciniv you prefer Spanish or Italian rolled r's instead I guess.
@@livedandletdie Brazilian Portuguese actually, because the first R is just like a English H (in my dialect) and the second R is the traditional rolled R.
(5:15) Your /æ/ sounds more like /a/
Your /ʊ/ almost sounds like /ɨ/
My pronunciation was off throughout the entire video, I must be honest. Apologies!
My Conlang: Suffrank, Dracheneks! Moi suis zo beautich dass du intellegunt gutenbien zu er! ❤❤
That means: Thank you, Dracheneks! I'm so happy that you explained me very well! ❤❤
Looks fantastic! It means a lot, thank you 💜
finally i got somethin i could understand
i saw it was 399 so might as well sub to make your day a little better
@@brandon9635 I'm glad I was able to make a helpful video!
Aw that's really sweet, thank you so much!
You are a good creator 🌟🌟
You'll get to the million soon😚
Thank you very much!
I do thank you so much for this! Hoping you'll have more subscribers.
You're very welcome, I hope I have been able to help!
Thank you!
Yes.
Dracheneks: 7:24
a guy named Earl watching this video: *angery*
Japanese' s syllable structure is (C)V(N), but the N simply means nasal. For example, by most native speakers, the honorific 先輩 'senpai' is often pronounced as 'sempai', a small detail the romanization of Japanese completely glosses over. Still a great and very informative video nonetheless!
Note: That 'most' might be an 'all', but I'm not sure. I am not a native speaker and should not be taken as am authority on the subject.
Ah, I didn't know that. Thank you for telling me!
And thank you, I hope it's helped or been interesting!
The N is better off lowercase to show that [n] is the only consonant allowed in the coda in Japanese and Toki Pona(both languages also having [m] in their inventories). A capital would include that consonants also end with other nasals in their languages, like [m] and /ng/.
@@kadenvanciel9335 It's capital N because it isn't just n. It's spelled with that character in the romanization, but it's actually a phoneme in it's own right that behaves differently based on what consonants are around it. Even its default pronunciation varies between uvular and bilabial based on the dialect, and is only realized as alveolar if it is followed by an alveolar consonant, such as in the (colloquial) pronoun あんた 'anta'.
Even this is simplifying it quite a bit, because Japanese syllables are more accurately described as having two viable structures: (C)V or N, because N is a syballic phoneme, taking up a mora of time exactly like a regular syllable. For example, the aforementioned colloquial pronoun あんた, contains the same number of morae/ syllables as its proper form あなた 'anata', due to the phoneme's syballic nature.
Totally not an over the top PowerPoint presentation..
@@PD66666 It took a long time to make so I'm glad it was well done, thank you!
my homework
type: art (nat-ish)
proto inv:
m, n~ŋ, p, b, t, d, k, ɸ, s, x, ħ, w, r, ɰ
i u e ɔ ɐ
syll: $(V)/CV(C)/C$ (vowel inc. m̩, n̩~ŋ̩, r̩
tac: no 2 plosives next to each other
Bro underrated channel. Cool animations. How'd you do it?
Just good ol' PowerPoint! And a lot of small.. annoying things.. it's difficult to animate in PowerPoint as I've learned but it's effective!
Thank you for the amazing words, I appreciate it!
@@Dracheneks Damn this is the fastest reply I 've ever got. Keep up dude!!!
@@gaoelnlaojehc8913 I try my best! Thank you very much!
Really great video, thanks
thanks for explaining ❤️
7:20
Garlic.
the official IPA website has a better interactive IPA chart, fyi
Oh? Might I have a link please, if you don't mind? I'm not sure where to find it. Thank you for the info!
@@Dracheneks www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/IPAcharts/inter_chart_2018/IPA_2018.html
it provides multiple recordings for each phone
@@lipamanka Never heard of this one
Dracheneks:This video
Me:Showcases random sentences of my Conlangs.
This is really useful
Glad to hear!
Rule 3 at 7:24 is incorrect. There is the American pronounciation of "curl" and "whirl"
What if you have sounds that don’t have an ipa symbol but it’s still possible to make? I created three trills that I can’t record!
My suggestion is that you try your best to describe them using the place and manner of articulation, even if the symbol doesn't exist. That should be enough to get the idea across!
how did u get the chart to start with
There are links in the description!
Hey I know im late but like thx for this vid!!
You're welcome, thanks for watching! I hope it was helpful!
@@Dracheneks it was helpful!! I have been trying to conlang for years but was not able to bc i didnt know how and these bideoa help a lot!
@@Dracheneks i also like your drawing style
I'm glad I've been able to help, it's what I'm here to do!
Thank you!
Pretty sure you pronounced ç as [x]. Otherwise it's a good video, and I can imagine it to be quite helpful for beginners!
Yeah, that's been pointed out to be, I'll make a correction in my next video.
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
2k views congrats
Blimey.. thank you!
@@Dracheneks Very British, you're welcome
Was this made as a school work???
Either way I learned a lot
After 36 hours of work gone 😅
Noup! I made it in my own time so I could help others! I found issues with some other conlanging tutorials so tried to correct them in this series. Of course, my series isn't perfect either, but I decided to take a different approach to teaching how to conlang.
I'm glad you found it helpful!
Oh okay, like Swedish aswell so I was heavily inspired by that when I made my language. I still think these are great videos and I’ll probably subscribe 😄.
And that 36 hours of work...
Down the drain
i finally understand that rather than being like a in cat i should consider accents
Exactly, glad to have helped!
It's definitely important to consider accents when you make your language's phonemic inventory, as shown. Being as specific as possible removes all confusion! Plus, it's fun to be that bit smarter and know something others don't!
L can't come after R? There's the name Arlo? But then again that probably doesn't come from english anyway (see Nguyen).
But isn't Arlo pronounced as Ar-lo?
Is it pronounced A-rlo, or Arl-o? Cause the only issue would arise, if rl- is an onset, or a coda -rl.
@@Draber2b that's so right. Thank you for correcting me from 2 years ago. God I was a dumbass
7:20 luh can not come after ruh.
girl, (rl)
This actually helped alot
I'm glad to hear so!
@@Dracheneks just realised your about to hit 400 subs
does it sound natural?
Ṁaḳṙaṗama Mahē Ṙapaṅ ṁpata
Lit. Constructed Language I Made
Trans. I made a Constructed Language
It certainly does!
Wikipedia offers a more up to date version with audio
You pronounced /ʁ/ as /ɣ/… try growling at the back of your throat, you’ll be creating more of /ʀ/ than a /ʁ/ but it’s much much closer
Language: Onlos
Word structure: CV(LK)VPC
P is the plosives b d g ɟ p t
K is the plosives k c q
L is the liquidy sounds r l j
the rest of the consonants are C
V is a e ə i o u ai ei ou
Inventory: B b d g ɟ p t k c q m n ŋ f v s z θ ð h x ɣ w ʍ ɾ l j tʃ dʒ ts dz ʔ
a e ə i o u ai ei ou
My language will use the traditional mongolian alphabet.
Funnily, all you unvoiced stops are aspirated.
That's not something I can help, I'm afraid ^^;
@@Dracheneks why?
Because, in honesty, I'm not sure what unaspirated stops are like or how to produce them as it's what I've grown up with. To me, it's a little less obvious. Apologies.
@@Drachenekssay "ox" the k sound in the middle is unaspirated
Or whisper "g"
Come on just one more person
So nearly there..
I feel like such a dumbass, I've watched countless conlamg vids and no fault on the videos I just don't get it. Im an actual moron because you clearly explain it well I just look at it and don't get it. I dunno maybe my words just gonna have to stay English speakers XD
It is a confusing topic, I completely understand that, but don't let that put you off! There are many people who are happy to help with this, just ask and we'll help with what you need to know!
You shouldnt be sorry foor giving us homework!
try saying rl
world: am i a joke to you
Gnaw?
Gnaw?
@@Dracheneks Gnaw starts with a sound you said English words couldn't begin with.
/n/?
@@Dracheneks Perhaps it's my southern US accent, but to me "gnaw" is pronounced with ŋ. Otherwise "naw" (meaning "no") and "gnaw" would sound identical.
Ah that makes much more sense, I apologise! I pronounce it with an /n/because of my English accent (RP). However is interesting to discover that you pronounce it like that, I never knew!
I made a similar mistake when i said /ɹl/ is also not in English, again due to my accent as many American accents use it in multiple cases, where we drop it off it is used to modify a vowel before it. E.g. Butter, world, curl etc.
Thank you for telling me this!
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Can speak more clearly
7:20 look at the word rural /ɹːl/