Gargish
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Gargish |
| Author | Herman Miller, et al |
| Year Began | N/A |
| Language Type | professional fictional language |
| Lexicon Size | 400 |
| Etymologies | No |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | Yes |
| Primer | No |
Gargish is for the Gargoyle race of the Ultima game series and was created by Herman Miller; et al. It is written with a unique script.
Uniqueness
The language of the gargoyles in the Ultima 6 and 7 computer games. The language is more developed than you would expect for a game, and it features an interesting "phonabet" (an alphabetic writing system structured to have its symbols show the phonetic features of its sounds). Gargish is spoken by the intelligent species Gargoyles in the world of Ultima. Besides being used for communication by the Gargoyles, syllables from the language also are the source for magical formula used by the mages of Ultima to cast spells.
Design principles
Similar sounds have similar symbols. There is no direct equivalent of Gargish letters and the Latin alphabet, although it is common to write Gargish words with Latin letters. There are very few grammatical rules. New words can easily created by joining existing words, examples are combinations with ter to form place names or adding lem to name persons with certain occupations.
Interest of others
The latest Ultima Series game, massively multiplayer game Ultima Online, is still played by more than 250,000 players. Some Gargish language is used in place names and has been used in events. Ultima 6 contained the "Rosetta Stone" for the Gargish language, books which contained the original text in Gargish script and loose English translation. Origin later provided a dictionary on their webpage.
