FAQ: Q: How do I articulate these sounds? A: I don’t know enough about articulatory phonetics beyond the common pulmonic consonants to describe what is happening with my uvula, velum, and larynx when I’m uttering these sounds. The unvoiced gurgle is something like a non-pulmonic uvular trill with closed glottis (at least in the egressive version), the glug similar to a tap. The gulp is probably some kind of ingressive velar click. And for the grumble, I articulate something similar to the velar nasal, only that I close my nasal cavity as well. --- Q: How long did I have to practice to get the sounds right? A: I’ve actually had the idea for this phonology for many years. So, I had a lot of practice. For the video, I first recorded the individual words with random sequences of sounds (adhering to the phonology of course) and then transcribed it. If I had come up with the words first and then tried to read them, it would not have been nearly so fluent. The greatest challenge were the three words whose stem meant ‘bee’, as they had to have the same radicals. For them, I first recorded one of them, transcribed it, removed the diacritics and recorded two more with different (random) sound variants. --- Q: Can I provide a document with more details on the grammar and/or a dictionary? A: Unfortunately, there isn’t really any material that I don’t already show in the video. All I sent Agma Schwa was a PDF with the six wordstems shown in the part “Performance” without diacritics and with their respective meaning shown in the part “Translation”. Everything in terms of grammar that goes more into detail than what I show in the video would be way too complicated to document anyways, because most of it is completely dependent on the wordstem. Gurgle is not learnable for a human being. But in the two other videos on my channel mentioned at 11:54, I go into more detail of certain grammatical aspects that work very similarly in Gurgle: ua-cam.com/video/iBiVrBAg3T8/v-deo.htmlsi=NZhjHZpuLVuMA_cL ua-cam.com/video/VpPlsfIl1tw/v-deo.htmlsi=WgaG_z3Hq4u1rSzK As for a dictionary, I would generate the wordstems randomly anyways, so there would not really be a point. Sorry. (:
@@trafficlover74 I’m nonbinary and training my voice to sound more feminine. Also I’m autistic and maybe a bit awkward when it comes to talking. I’m feeling fine, thank you for asking. (:
@@Nerdy1729 The ɞ, ɾ, and ʁ are from the IPA, the տ is from the Armenian alphabet (‘Tyun’), and the last one I don’t remember. I could look it up if you’re really interested, though. The diacritics are the cedilla and the ogonek (for tense and rounded, respectively), the acute for the high and the macron for the low version. (:
Oh my goodness this has to be the best conlang for a non-human species i’ve ever seen. It’s so unhumanoid that this genuinely sounds completely alien. I love it and the time you spent on everything unironically. Seeing this in a sci-fi film would be sick
I’m glad someone finally invented a language that involves swallowing enough air to cause gastric distress. Can’t imagine what the anatomical diagrams look like for how your mouth makes those sounds either lmao
Thank you so much! ^^ I somehow stumbled across these sounds when I was a kid and experimented with them occasionally ever since. Wouldn’t really know how to explain someone how to produce them.
It's very ironic because the aliens look very stupid and unintelligent on the outside, but the truth is is that they are more intelligent than us. Honestly, very relatable. And also very cursed. I like the creativity of this language. You came up with the fact it's an alien language and sticked with it the whole way through. 100/10 very incomprehensible to the human mind.
@@linguleumI love that concept!!!! Aliens that are much more intelligent than us but not as technologically advanced because of their physical limitations! I actually have a species like that too, although they’re a vague concept at the moment
@@mildlymarvelous Thank you! It would make even more sense if they were aquatic lifeforms, because electric technology does not really work under water, unless you assemble it on land. I originally intended the species to live in the ocean (perhaps even on the ground of our oceans), but it didn’t make sense that they would have a word for a bee-like animal whose proportions theoretically didn’t allow it to lift itself off the ground.
the phonology of this language is genuinely so cool and pretty??? i dont know how you managed to pronounce them so nicely but seriously, good job on this video!
Thank you so much! ^^ I’ve actually had the idea for this phonology for many years. So, I had a lot of practice. For the video, I first recorded the individual words with random sequences of sounds (adhering to the phonology of course) and then transcribed it. If I had come up with the words first and then tried to read them, it would not have been nearly so fluent. The greatest challenge were the three words whose stem meant ‘bee’, as they had to have the same radicals. For them, I first recorded one of them, transcribed it, removed the diacritics and recorded two more with different (random) sound variants.
@@linguleum with the talk about hyper-intelligent creatures with tentacles I had just assumed this had some dnd mind flayer inspiration! Regardless you have a holistically cool concept for a language that manages to feel grounded and self-consistent in its aesthetic/lore while also being absolutely bonkers levels of cursed. It was also such a seamless way to incorporate rocks that I forgot it was an optional prompt for a second!
Thank you so much! A lot of work went into the phonology (actually more than into the grammar, in terms of hours). I’m so grateful that it is so well received and appreciated. ^^
Someone: * Is choking * Gurgle speakers wondering, why the pre-colonization history of Venezuela and its export of goods in 1919 make him sad: An absolutely incredible language. I struggle to do anything related to conlanging, but you managed to pull off something I'd probably be never able to do. Easy top spot for the competition in my opinion.
Oh wow, an echolocation script? Do those characters also depend on depth carved?? Texture? Hooked characters that go under the surface of the rock & aren't visible from the surface but change the echo enough to be detected??? I love this concept so much
Thank you so much! These are very interesting ideas. I haven’t worked out the writing system to this degree of detail to be honest, but I really like your suggestions! ^^
I've always dreamed of making a properly alien conlang, but could never figure out how... This conlang is exactly how I imagined it would be. Beautiful.
This feels like in we got Ithkuil, carved off the very modest concessions that it makes to be useful or understandable, threw what remained into a blender, and then had that sludge forcefed to us. Well done.
@@Moley1Moleo It was not a conscious inspiration, but I think that what I know about Ithkuil is just part of the general knowledge pool from which I assemble my ideas. (:
This is really freaking cool. It makes me think of the vocalizations of dolphins and other cetaceans. I wish more fictional alien languages were this unique sounding.
Lol, you’re right. I looked up “predator noise” on UA-cam, and the similarity is striking. Very interesting. ^^ Edit: This is the video I found: ua-cam.com/video/1SGJDrVJzMI/v-deo.html I’m not sure if it’s similar to the original Predator sounds, they were created by the person who made the video. It sounds very much like the voiceless egressive gurgles of my language.
I've been meddling for about a year now with a language that has lots of laryngeal sounds and a similar eggresive/ingressive split. Since I was a kid doing little proto-clonging I've loved all the alien and animalistic ways of using sounds.
As someone who has been fascinated by the idea of creating an inhuman conlang, but which still maintains a functional grammar, this has officially become one of my ultimate favorite conlangs! I would be interested in how the heck you pronounce that language.
Wow! I’m really impressed by this. It reminds me strongly of Ithkuil, having such strong polysynthetic qualities! The artistic style throughout is really engaging as well :)
this reminds me of a submission to the first conlang circus. that submission used only the phonemes in the words "agma schwa", and of course the agma and the schwa. the reason i bring it up is because like this language, it had an insane over-the-top grammar and about six bajillion cases, but when the creator actually spoke the language it sounded like they had been speaking it since the day they were born. this monstrosity you have created here is similar in that regard; it makes sense that you found these sounds as a child, because that's basically the only logical explanation for why they sound so natural here. wonderful job. also this is unrelated but you have a pleasant voice
Thank you so much! Yes, it somehow comes very natural to me. The hardest part was to convert the sounds into a working phonology because I was used to simply string random sounds together like that. Also thank you for commenting on my voice! I have huge voice dysphoria and in my videos, I’m speaking in a more feminine voice than usually. It’s good to hear that it doesn’t come across as strained or weird.
Thank you! ^^ First I tried to write the words first and then read them. But it was a lot of effort and not fluent at all (unless I had practised a lot, I guess). But then I had the idea to first record me talking it the way I wanted it to sound like and then transcribe it afterwards. Of course, it is pretty random this way, but I wouldn’t have bothered thinking through all the correspondences of sound variants and grammatical subcategories anyways (because who would care?). So, that’s why it sounds so fluent. (:
Somehow youtube has recommended me this video without any context. While I barely have any understanding on linguistics (and conlang), this video was absolutely ascinating and intriguing. An unexpected surprise, but such a pleasurable one! I genuinely respect your efforts and labor on the project.
Lol, thank you! ^^ I’ve actually had the idea for this phonology for many years. So, I had a lot of practice. For the video, I first recorded the individual words with random sequences of sounds (adhering to the phonology of course) and then transcribed it. If I had come up with the words first and then tried to read them, it would not have been nearly so fluent. The greatest challenge were the three words whose stem meant ‘bee’, as they had to have the same radicals. For them, I first recorded one of them, transcribed it, removed the diacritics and recorded two more with different (random) sound variants.
Dude, this was an amazing conlang. Even if you didn't win, agma still said all of the other submissions were absolutely horrifying, too :) If it means anything, I was rooting for you!
this is really cool!! it feels very alien, unlike most alien languages ive seen, and it makes a lot of sense with the lore you've described with it :D im definitely gonna watch your other videos that you mentioned in this one
ACCORDING TO ALL OUR CONCEPTIONS OF FLIGHT Edit: My suggestion for making it even more cursed is making the writing system wackier! The letters still look like something earthly, for example, and there’s nothing saying creatures who seem to have radial symmetry would write in straight lines as opposed to spirals or hexagons or spiderwebs!
Interesting! I didn’t go into how the characters would actually look like (mainly because there are so impossibly many of them), I just told the person who drew the illustrations to make some intentional-looking scratches on the stones. xD But I could definitely have played more with it. ^^
Dude this is awesome. I've been able to make these same sounds for years now, and being able to perfectly pronounce the phonology along with you was nuts. We out here speaking minecraft shulker.
Thank you! ^^ I considered explaining it in the video, but apart from the fact that it would have made the video even longer, I wouldn’t really know how to describe them. The voiceless gurgles are some kind of non-pulmonic uvular trill. The gulps are probably some click. But I know way too little about non-pulmonic consonants. xD
Since reading is echolocation i like to imagine they talk and read at the same time just to show their brains are even more wacky. I've been able to follow a lot of conlangs as an outsider but after a certain point this was just.... beyond me. Well done.
I don’t know enough about articulatory phonetics beyond the common pulmonic consonants to describe what is happening with my uvula, velum, and larynx when I’m uttering these sounds. The unvoiced gurgle is something like a non-pulmonic uvular trill with closed glottis (at least in the egressive version), the glug similar to a tap. The gulp is probably some kind of ingressive velar click. And for the grumble, I articulate something similar to the velar nasal, only that I close my nasal cavity as well. Does this help? (:
These aliens look a lot like the Eridians from Project Hail Mary. (Radially symmetric body, slits on the top, three fingers, echolocation, food contains a lot of hard minerals). Did you ever read it by any chance? It's a very good book, I recommend. Not to spoil too much, but they have a very interesting language as well.
I didn’t know them. But yeah, the images on Google do look similar. It wasn’t exactly my priority to come up with a completely original design for the alien species. Thank you for the recommendation! ^^
I don't think I understood a single thing in this video and I find that absolutely fascinating! I think it should be considered as being praise that I was intrigued greatly despite this barrier. Thanks for your work!
Thank you so much! It’s so interesting that even people who don’t belong to the rather narrow target audience get recommended this video and even enjoy it. I appreciate it! ^^
This is fucking amazing, thank you very much for bringing this into the world. You also have a wonderful speaking voice, and a truly impressive alien garble voice.
Wow, thank you so much! (= I also appreciate your words about my voice. I have strong voice dysphoria and use a slightly higher voice in my videos. I’m glad it sounds good to you and not too strained. Thank you for the feedback! ^^
@@linguleum Oh, are you perhaps transfeminine? I get the voice thing, I'm transmasc myself, took a long time for me to like it. And yeah you don't sound strained in this at all :3 Not even while pronouncing Garble, which is a feat in itself!
@@linguleum Hell yeah, I hope you're enjoying it, it was fun for me. Good luck out there comrade :3 Things only get better the more you transition. I mean, there's always gross people, but your relationship with yourself will get better. Bless!
i am amazed by every single aspect of this video and conlang. the phonology and however the hell you manage to pronounce this. the design of the species. the absolutely cursed grammar. i genuinely have no idea how anyone can think of this, let alone create something like this and convey it in such a way that it is at least somewhat understandable. great work, and keep it up!
Truly remarkable. I have never seen or heard anything comparable, or as culturally impactful as this. The way the species must be for this to work well, exquisite. Jamendous.
I had a really nice morning listening to your describtion of the gurgel language. I'm really happy right now about the fact that creativ people like you exist. Thank you! ❤
@@linguleum Um... let's just say it's a "suggestive" meme format from only 2 or so years ago. I was poking fun at how... gutteral... Gurgle sounds when spoken in full sentences (if "sentence" applies to Gurgle). I'll let you attempt to extrapolate what I'm inferring here.
@@linguleum This is like trying to explain a dirty joke to your grandparents. Not only does it feel embarrassing, but explaining the joke kills any humor it had. Why must you do this to me, lol. The joke is implying that a woman is busy performing fellatio on their partner, and therefore is unable to respond to Netflix's "Are you still watching?" pop-up. I was comparing the noises of Gurgle to those of such a sexual act. Har-har. Now if you excuse me, I must go and find a hole in the woods to bury myself in.
@@KeplerTheCat Lol, even if I had developed it to a point where it could be theoretically learned, I don’t think it would be possible for a human being.
This is a really cool conlang, I love how it picks up ideas that are new and fresh and not just the old conlang spings, while at the same time still making sense and being cursed.
FAQ:
Q: How do I articulate these sounds?
A: I don’t know enough about articulatory phonetics beyond the common pulmonic consonants to describe what is happening with my uvula, velum, and larynx when I’m uttering these sounds. The unvoiced gurgle is something like a non-pulmonic uvular trill with closed glottis (at least in the egressive version), the glug similar to a tap. The gulp is probably some kind of ingressive velar click. And for the grumble, I articulate something similar to the velar nasal, only that I close my nasal cavity as well.
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Q: How long did I have to practice to get the sounds right?
A: I’ve actually had the idea for this phonology for many years. So, I had a lot of practice.
For the video, I first recorded the individual words with random sequences of sounds (adhering to the phonology of course) and then transcribed it. If I had come up with the words first and then tried to read them, it would not have been nearly so fluent.
The greatest challenge were the three words whose stem meant ‘bee’, as they had to have the same radicals. For them, I first recorded one of them, transcribed it, removed the diacritics and recorded two more with different (random) sound variants.
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Q: Can I provide a document with more details on the grammar and/or a dictionary?
A: Unfortunately, there isn’t really any material that I don’t already show in the video. All I sent Agma Schwa was a PDF with the six wordstems shown in the part “Performance” without diacritics and with their respective meaning shown in the part “Translation”. Everything in terms of grammar that goes more into detail than what I show in the video would be way too complicated to document anyways, because most of it is completely dependent on the wordstem. Gurgle is not learnable for a human being. But in the two other videos on my channel mentioned at 11:54, I go into more detail of certain grammatical aspects that work very similarly in Gurgle:
ua-cam.com/video/iBiVrBAg3T8/v-deo.htmlsi=NZhjHZpuLVuMA_cL
ua-cam.com/video/VpPlsfIl1tw/v-deo.htmlsi=WgaG_z3Hq4u1rSzK
As for a dictionary, I would generate the wordstems randomly anyways, so there would not really be a point. Sorry. (:
Why do you sound like you’re about to cry at any moment tho? just asking
@@trafficlover74 I’m nonbinary and training my voice to sound more feminine. Also I’m autistic and maybe a bit awkward when it comes to talking. I’m feeling fine, thank you for asking. (:
@@linguleum cool, never knew that you were non binary and autistic.
What are the letters and diacritics you used?
@@Nerdy1729 The ɞ, ɾ, and ʁ are from the IPA, the տ is from the Armenian alphabet (‘Tyun’), and the last one I don’t remember. I could look it up if you’re really interested, though. The diacritics are the cedilla and the ogonek (for tense and rounded, respectively), the acute for the high and the macron for the low version. (:
Oh my goodness this has to be the best conlang for a non-human species i’ve ever seen. It’s so unhumanoid that this genuinely sounds completely alien. I love it and the time you spent on everything unironically. Seeing this in a sci-fi film would be sick
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. ^^
I also love that it's still marginally pronounceable by a human!
@@antonliakhovitch8306 Thank you! ^^
Definately one of the more pleasing phonologies. But one of the most cursed scripts.
Thank you! (:
I actually like the script, though it is a bit repetitive.
@@Pining_for_the_fjords Thank you! The romanization is very repetitive indeed. ^^
@@linguleumu do the smile backwards :0
@@cajun2106 You mean (: instead of :) ? I didn’t know there was a right way round.
I’m glad someone finally invented a language that involves swallowing enough air to cause gastric distress. Can’t imagine what the anatomical diagrams look like for how your mouth makes those sounds either lmao
Oh, this would be fun to see! A phonetic MRI already looks cursed enough with normal human sounds.
“The language is called-”
**ascends into a higher plane of existence**
“-but you can also call it Gurgle”
xD
This is more naturalistic than most naturalistic conlangs, considering that it’s an alien language! Aliens are cool! Wow! Love the aesthetic.
Thank you! ^^
This must be the native language of cats.
holy shit this is actually so cool, i didn't even know humans could pronounce sounds like that
Thank you so much! ^^
I somehow stumbled across these sounds when I was a kid and experimented with them occasionally ever since. Wouldn’t really know how to explain someone how to produce them.
They need to be adding it to the ipa :)
@@linguleum I bet that "somehow" was Star Wars episode 2. The Geonosians sounded pretty much exactly like this
It's very ironic because the aliens look very stupid and unintelligent on the outside, but the truth is is that they are more intelligent than us. Honestly, very relatable. And also very cursed. I like the creativity of this language. You came up with the fact it's an alien language and sticked with it the whole way through. 100/10 very incomprehensible to the human mind.
Thank you so much! I think of the species as pre-technological, so they are not as advanced as us (yet). But yeah, they also look a bit clumsy. xD
@@linguleumI love that concept!!!! Aliens that are much more intelligent than us but not as technologically advanced because of their physical limitations! I actually have a species like that too, although they’re a vague concept at the moment
@@mildlymarvelous Thank you! It would make even more sense if they were aquatic lifeforms, because electric technology does not really work under water, unless you assemble it on land. I originally intended the species to live in the ocean (perhaps even on the ground of our oceans), but it didn’t make sense that they would have a word for a bee-like animal whose proportions theoretically didn’t allow it to lift itself off the ground.
@@linguleum I should make mine aquatic too! They’re already based off of slug- or snail-like mollusks.
You have underwear for eyeballs in your avatar.
SHOW ME THEM OCULAR CURVES.
the phonology of this language is genuinely so cool and pretty??? i dont know how you managed to pronounce them so nicely but seriously, good job on this video!
Thank you so much! ^^
I’ve actually had the idea for this phonology for many years. So, I had a lot of practice.
For the video, I first recorded the individual words with random sequences of sounds (adhering to the phonology of course) and then transcribed it. If I had come up with the words first and then tried to read them, it would not have been nearly so fluent.
The greatest challenge were the three words whose stem meant ‘bee’, as they had to have the same radicals. For them, I first recorded one of them, transcribed it, removed the diacritics and recorded two more with different (random) sound variants.
I am mostly surprised you did not summon demons with such inhumane sounds, bravo
LOL, thanks! ^^
This feels like a language of aberrations from the Far Realm and leaves me feeling a sense of dread
Thank you! I had to look up what the Far Realm is-very interesting. ^^
@@linguleum with the talk about hyper-intelligent creatures with tentacles I had just assumed this had some dnd mind flayer inspiration! Regardless you have a holistically cool concept for a language that manages to feel grounded and self-consistent in its aesthetic/lore while also being absolutely bonkers levels of cursed. It was also such a seamless way to incorporate rocks that I forgot it was an optional prompt for a second!
@@SurfTheSkyline Thank you so much, I appreciate it! ^^
you sound terrified at the grammar part almost like you're afraid of what you created, best conlang video i've ever watched
Thank you so much, I feel honoured!
Also, I didn’t intend to sound terrified. xD
The phonology section is just plain magical for me. Cursed, yes, but so satisfyingly consistent and believable.
Thank you so much! A lot of work went into the phonology (actually more than into the grammar, in terms of hours). I’m so grateful that it is so well received and appreciated. ^^
the sounds in this language make me feel sick. I love it
Lol, thank you!
It makes my throat hurt hearing it
@@lelduck6388 Sorry. xD
The way how I interpret the sound feels kind of different from what you did…
i expected them to read it with a sense of touch, but echolocation is honestly funnier
Lol, touch didn’t even occur to me. xD
Someone: * Is choking *
Gurgle speakers wondering, why the pre-colonization history of Venezuela and its export of goods in 1919 make him sad:
An absolutely incredible language. I struggle to do anything related to conlanging, but you managed to pull off something I'd probably be never able to do. Easy top spot for the competition in my opinion.
Lmao! xD
Thank you so much, I appreciate it. ☺️
I love this. You've done the impossible in having taken the hollywood stock alien sound, and making it into a fully fledged phonology.
Thank you so much! ^^
This is not cursed...this is beautiful
Thank you! ^^
You have just made an entirely new IPA, that is amazing. This is now one of my favourite conlangs of all time!
Thank you so much, I appreciate it! ^^
Oh wow, an echolocation script? Do those characters also depend on depth carved?? Texture? Hooked characters that go under the surface of the rock & aren't visible from the surface but change the echo enough to be detected??? I love this concept so much
Thank you so much! These are very interesting ideas. I haven’t worked out the writing system to this degree of detail to be honest, but I really like your suggestions! ^^
This is true ASMR, So far I've found 2 ASMR conlangs in this year's Conlang Circus.
I didn’t intend it to be ASMR, lol.
Can you link the other one?? :)
don't be shy tell us the other
Tell us
I've always dreamed of making a properly alien conlang, but could never figure out how...
This conlang is exactly how I imagined it would be. Beautiful.
Thank you so much! (:
This is nuts. What a submission. Great stuff- absolutely wild listening to you pronounce the phonology of this language. Really enjoyed this video.
Thank you so much, I appreciate it! ^^
This feels like in we got Ithkuil, carved off the very modest concessions that it makes to be useful or understandable, threw what remained into a blender, and then had that sludge forcefed to us.
Well done.
Thank you! xD
Was Ithkuil part of the inpsiration for the language, or is the similarity I'm noticing a coincidence?
@@Moley1Moleo It was not a conscious inspiration, but I think that what I know about Ithkuil is just part of the general knowledge pool from which I assemble my ideas. (:
This is really freaking cool. It makes me think of the vocalizations of dolphins and other cetaceans. I wish more fictional alien languages were this unique sounding.
Thank you so much! (:
Another parallel to cetaceans is the echolocation. Perhaps that’s why I felt it fitted the species. ^^
Beautiful language🫠
Lol, thank you!
You're legit speaking Minecraft Skulk Sensor language lmao
More seriously, this is really really cool :3
Lol, thanks a lot! ^^
predator noises languages are always cool
Lol, you’re right. I looked up “predator noise” on UA-cam, and the similarity is striking. Very interesting. ^^
Edit: This is the video I found: ua-cam.com/video/1SGJDrVJzMI/v-deo.html
I’m not sure if it’s similar to the original Predator sounds, they were created by the person who made the video. It sounds very much like the voiceless egressive gurgles of my language.
I've been meddling for about a year now with a language that has lots of laryngeal sounds and a similar eggresive/ingressive split.
Since I was a kid doing little proto-clonging I've loved all the alien and animalistic ways of using sounds.
@@EchoLogCool! I’ve had the idea for these sounds when I was a kid, too. ^^
As someone who has been fascinated by the idea of creating an inhuman conlang, but which still maintains a functional grammar, this has officially become one of my ultimate favorite conlangs! I would be interested in how the heck you pronounce that language.
Thank you so much, I appreciate it! ^^
As for how I pronounce the language, check the pinned comment. (:
My cat speaks that language before throwing up on the carpet.
Have you checked if it secretly has six legs and scratches complicated symbols into furniture?
Wow! I’m really impressed by this. It reminds me strongly of Ithkuil, having such strong polysynthetic qualities! The artistic style throughout is really engaging as well :)
Thank you so much! ^^
The smash-cut to pronouncing the language was amazing.
Thank you! xD
this reminds me of a submission to the first conlang circus. that submission used only the phonemes in the words "agma schwa", and of course the agma and the schwa. the reason i bring it up is because like this language, it had an insane over-the-top grammar and about six bajillion cases, but when the creator actually spoke the language it sounded like they had been speaking it since the day they were born. this monstrosity you have created here is similar in that regard; it makes sense that you found these sounds as a child, because that's basically the only logical explanation for why they sound so natural here. wonderful job.
also this is unrelated but you have a pleasant voice
Thank you so much! Yes, it somehow comes very natural to me. The hardest part was to convert the sounds into a working phonology because I was used to simply string random sounds together like that.
Also thank you for commenting on my voice! I have huge voice dysphoria and in my videos, I’m speaking in a more feminine voice than usually. It’s good to hear that it doesn’t come across as strained or weird.
your voice is wonderful & my own voice dysphoria would be lessened if i had it
@@giladu.6551 Awww, thank you so much! I’m very sorry to hear that you have dysphoria as well. It sucks. 🤗
This is honestly extremely well said, I expected a lot less effort on pronunciation but it feels so nattural
Thank you! ^^
First I tried to write the words first and then read them. But it was a lot of effort and not fluent at all (unless I had practised a lot, I guess). But then I had the idea to first record me talking it the way I wanted it to sound like and then transcribe it afterwards. Of course, it is pretty random this way, but I wouldn’t have bothered thinking through all the correspondences of sound variants and grammatical subcategories anyways (because who would care?). So, that’s why it sounds so fluent. (:
Well congratulations, you made a functional Stellaris Alien-esque language.
So, all this time my sleep paralysis demon was just reading out the Bee Movie script to me??? Who knew!
xD
these sounds are actually really beautiful and alien and haunting and i am impressed that you can make them with your human mouth :O
Thank you so much! (=
In the pinned comment, I elaborate on the sounds.
Somehow youtube has recommended me this video without any context. While I barely have any understanding on linguistics (and conlang), this video was absolutely ascinating and intriguing. An unexpected surprise, but such a pleasurable one! I genuinely respect your efforts and labor on the project.
Thank you so much! It’s great to hear that even people outside of the primary target audience enjoy the video. ^^
Did you steal their vocal tract to make those noises that fluently?? caught me off guard 😅
Lol, thank you! ^^
I’ve actually had the idea for this phonology for many years. So, I had a lot of practice.
For the video, I first recorded the individual words with random sequences of sounds (adhering to the phonology of course) and then transcribed it. If I had come up with the words first and then tried to read them, it would not have been nearly so fluent.
The greatest challenge were the three words whose stem meant ‘bee’, as they had to have the same radicals. For them, I first recorded one of them, transcribed it, removed the diacritics and recorded two more with different (random) sound variants.
100 points for demonstration right there
Thank you so much! ^^
I guess the way we would pronounce it could be called the human dialect of the language
“Mate, you got a bad terrestial accent.” xD
Dude, this was an amazing conlang. Even if you didn't win, agma still said all of the other submissions were absolutely horrifying, too :)
If it means anything, I was rooting for you!
Thank you, I appreciate it! :)
This is definitely sounds like the language spoken by a race of Eldritch Lovecraftian creatures!
Good job! Love it
Thank you so much! I love the association with Lovecraft. ^^
this is really cool!! it feels very alien, unlike most alien languages ive seen, and it makes a lot of sense with the lore you've described with it :D
im definitely gonna watch your other videos that you mentioned in this one
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. ^^
ACCORDING TO ALL OUR CONCEPTIONS OF FLIGHT
Edit: My suggestion for making it even more cursed is making the writing system wackier! The letters still look like something earthly, for example, and there’s nothing saying creatures who seem to have radial symmetry would write in straight lines as opposed to spirals or hexagons or spiderwebs!
Interesting! I didn’t go into how the characters would actually look like (mainly because there are so impossibly many of them), I just told the person who drew the illustrations to make some intentional-looking scratches on the stones. xD But I could definitely have played more with it. ^^
I need more of gurgle. After seeing/hearing the other entries I still preder this. I hope there will be a longer video with spoken gurgle
I will consider it! ^^
I will learn how to pronounce this phonology and scare small children
I am not accountable for any psychological damage inflicted upon children by the use of my conlang.
Dude this is awesome. I've been able to make these same sounds for years now, and being able to perfectly pronounce the phonology along with you was nuts. We out here speaking minecraft shulker.
Thanks a lot! I knew I wasn’t the only one. xD
You gotta do some sort of tutorial for pronouncing these gurgles. It sounds so interesting!
Thank you! ^^ I considered explaining it in the video, but apart from the fact that it would have made the video even longer, I wouldn’t really know how to describe them. The voiceless gurgles are some kind of non-pulmonic uvular trill. The gulps are probably some click. But I know way too little about non-pulmonic consonants. xD
Truly alien (and hopelessly cursed). This is wonderful.
Thank you so much! ^^
At 2x speed it sounds genuinely inhuman
Jesus Christ, you’re right. xD
22:39 that part at the beginning sounds so cool 😂 I love this conlang
Thank you so much! ^^
Since reading is echolocation i like to imagine they talk and read at the same time just to show their brains are even more wacky.
I've been able to follow a lot of conlangs as an outsider but after a certain point this was just.... beyond me. Well done.
Thank you! ^^
Ah, you mean the sounds they utter for communication are also the sounds they use for echolocation? That’s such a cool idea!
21:30 the part you've all been waiting for.
This could make for a good asmr video.
HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU MAKE THOSE OTHERWORLDLY SOUNDS
I don’t know enough about articulatory phonetics beyond the common pulmonic consonants to describe what is happening with my uvula, velum, and larynx when I’m uttering these sounds. The unvoiced gurgle is something like a non-pulmonic uvular trill with closed glottis (at least in the egressive version), the glug similar to a tap. The gulp is probably some kind of ingressive velar click. And for the grumble, I articulate something similar to the velar nasal, only that I close my nasal cavity as well. Does this help? (:
These aliens look a lot like the Eridians from Project Hail Mary. (Radially symmetric body, slits on the top, three fingers, echolocation, food contains a lot of hard minerals). Did you ever read it by any chance? It's a very good book, I recommend. Not to spoil too much, but they have a very interesting language as well.
I didn’t know them. But yeah, the images on Google do look similar. It wasn’t exactly my priority to come up with a completely original design for the alien species. Thank you for the recommendation! ^^
That’s what I thought they were
@@bonelessbooks9263 it was like half the reason I clicked on the video too lmao
A more-literal-than-usual example of convergent evolution!
@@whee2390 for real
I hope you win the contest, this is insane, thanks
Thanks a lot! ^^
That was an amazing intro, instantly blown away and hooked lol
Thank you so much! (=
Are you referring to the music or to what comes after?
@@linguleum I was talking about the whole sequence up to saying the name of the language :)
@@samuelwaller4924 Oh great, good to know! ^^
barely started and the low and high gurgles already sent me
Lol, thank you! ^^
I'm blown away by this and I am stunned.
Thank you so much! (=
That is probably the coolest conlang I've ever heard, damn.
Thanks a lot! ^^
I love this so much. I kind of want it to be in a sci fi movie.
Thank you! (:
Perhaps Disney will see the video and hire me for a Star Wars series. lol
The script for this language is like reading sheet music but with your mouth! This is so cool
Thank you! ^^
I don't think I understood a single thing in this video and I find that absolutely fascinating!
I think it should be considered as being praise that I was intrigued greatly despite this barrier.
Thanks for your work!
Thank you so much! It’s so interesting that even people who don’t belong to the rather narrow target audience get recommended this video and even enjoy it. I appreciate it! ^^
HP Lovecraft smiles from the heavens
Cahf ah nafl mglw'nafh hh' ahor syha'h ah'legeth, ng llll or'azath syha'hnahh n'ghftephai n'gha ahornah ah'mglw'nafh.
Oh my god this is amazing. The sounds alone, woahhhh
Thank you so much, I appreciate it! ^^
This is fucking amazing, thank you very much for bringing this into the world. You also have a wonderful speaking voice, and a truly impressive alien garble voice.
Wow, thank you so much! (=
I also appreciate your words about my voice. I have strong voice dysphoria and use a slightly higher voice in my videos. I’m glad it sounds good to you and not too strained. Thank you for the feedback! ^^
@@linguleum Oh, are you perhaps transfeminine? I get the voice thing, I'm transmasc myself, took a long time for me to like it. And yeah you don't sound strained in this at all :3 Not even while pronouncing Garble, which is a feat in itself!
@@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice Thank you! (:
I’m nonbinary. Currently in voice therapy.
@@linguleum Hell yeah, I hope you're enjoying it, it was fun for me. Good luck out there comrade :3 Things only get better the more you transition. I mean, there's always gross people, but your relationship with yourself will get better. Bless!
i am amazed by every single aspect of this video and conlang. the phonology and however the hell you manage to pronounce this. the design of the species. the absolutely cursed grammar. i genuinely have no idea how anyone can think of this, let alone create something like this and convey it in such a way that it is at least somewhat understandable. great work, and keep it up!
Wow, thank you so much, I’m very grateful for your words! 💜
Best conlang phonology!
Thank you so much! ^^
Did you really make all those sounds yourself? That alone is incredible!
Thank you! ^^ Yes, I did. They are not edited or anything either. (:
no way I've finally found someone else who knows how to make the sounds that I have figured out. this is amazing. Amazing conlang btw
Awesome! I was wondering if someone else would stumble across them. xD
Thank you! ^^
Ok this is genius
Thank you so much, I appreciate it! ^^
'Gurgle' is how you pronounce 'google' if you're under 35 in Australia
xD
This is so damn cool, cursed, and creative all at the same time man, I wanna get to this level of conlanging someday..
Thank you, I appreciate it. (:
@@linguleum yeah no problem! Teach me please... /hj
This reminds me greatly of geonosian language but more mollusc-esque than insectoid. Extremely impressive ngl!
Thanks a lot! (=
I can imagine Geonosian was a subconscious inspiration, but I didn’t actively think of it when I constructed the language.
The end where you read some sentences in the language sounds like Yoda choking on a rock... and i love it.
Lol, thank you! xD
Oh God. I had no idea a language could sound so aweful! Great job XD !
Thank you! xD
Truly remarkable. I have never seen or heard anything comparable, or as culturally impactful as this. The way the species must be for this to work well, exquisite. Jamendous.
Thank you so much! I feel honoured. 💜
I had a really nice morning listening to your describtion of the gurgel language. I'm really happy right now about the fact that creativ people like you exist.
Thank you! ❤
Aww, thank you so much! Your comment makes me happy. ☺️
the irony that this language is not cursed at all
it's angelic
@@themelancholyofgay3543 Dammit, I failed the task.
@@linguleumI think if you made a language of just various wet squelching and slapping sounds you might be closer to the goal.
@@leejerrett8268 Good idea for the next Circus! xD
Netflix: "Are you still watching?"
Someone's daughter at 11 pm: 21:30
I don’t understand this reference. xD
@@linguleum Um... let's just say it's a "suggestive" meme format from only 2 or so years ago. I was poking fun at how... gutteral... Gurgle sounds when spoken in full sentences (if "sentence" applies to Gurgle).
I'll let you attempt to extrapolate what I'm inferring here.
@@the_real_Kurt_Yarish I am none the wiser. lol
@@linguleum This is like trying to explain a dirty joke to your grandparents. Not only does it feel embarrassing, but explaining the joke kills any humor it had. Why must you do this to me, lol.
The joke is implying that a woman is busy performing fellatio on their partner, and therefore is unable to respond to Netflix's "Are you still watching?" pop-up. I was comparing the noises of Gurgle to those of such a sexual act. Har-har. Now if you excuse me, I must go and find a hole in the woods to bury myself in.
This is incredible. Genuinely, incredible. You inspire me.
Wow, thank you so much! I’m very happy that I inspired you. 💜
This video got randomly recommended me and im so glad it did, this is fascinating !!!
Thank you so much! ^^
Awesome 👏
Thank you! ^^
This is so cool! I might have to learn this just to freak people out!
Thank you! ^^
I found my new favorite Channel 🤩😍
Thank you so much! 🥰
This is legitimately INSANE omg
Thanks a lot! (=
This is so cursed it goes back to being non cursed again, I hope this wins as an honorable mention though
Also amazing job at pronouncing it
Thanks a lot! ^^
imagine if you heard this person speaking this outside at 3am no where to be seen.
@@solisimperium1203 xD
(I’m nonbinary btw.)
@@linguleum my bad, let me edit my comment.
@@solisimperium1203 Thank you, I appreciate it! ^^
This is actually very interesting😮😮😮
Thank you! ^^
Wish I could learn it
@@KeplerTheCat Lol, even if I had developed it to a point where it could be theoretically learned, I don’t think it would be possible for a human being.
peak alien langauge hours and somehow still similar to the gazopazorp-style gibberish they have in cartoons
Thank you! ^^
I love how universally the "z" and the "orp" are associated with cartoon-aliens.
Perfect to find this while scrolling at 1 AM. My dreams will be pleasantly interesting.
Sweet dreams! lol
Best sounding language so far.
Thank you very much! (:
ɞ̨ʁ̧́ɾտ̧̄ɞɾʁ̧ɞ̄ʁ́ɞ̨̄ʁ̧ɞɾɞ̧ɾտ́ɞ́ɞ̨̄ʁ̧̄ɾտ̨̄ɞ̄ʁ́ɞ̨̄ɾʁ̧́ɾɞ̨̄ɾ 🗣️💯🔥🔥
I can’t believe you took the time to copy the name of the language-given that the characters are from all sorts of different alphabets. xD
gotta be one of the nastiest sounding languages ever, if this doesnt win whatever competition ur doing id be shocked
Thank you so much! (=
This is a really cool conlang, I love how it picks up ideas that are new and fresh and not just the old conlang spings, while at the same time still making sense and being cursed.
Thank you so much, that’s exactly what I tried to do. I’m glad you appreciate it. ^^
This has to come up in a movie. Its too good not to use.
Thank you! ^^
This is art
Thank you! ^^
This is the best entry I have seen so far.
Thank you so much! ^^
THIS IS COOL, YOU ARE ALSO COOL .
I LOVE THIS
Thank you so much, I appreciate it! 💜