Lapine
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Lapine |
| Author | Richard Adams |
| Year Began | 1972 |
| Language Type | professional fictional language |
| Lexicon Size | 56 |
| Etymologies | Yes |
| Grammar | No |
| Sample Texts | No |
| Primer | Yes |
Lapine, a professional fictional language, was developed by Richard Adams.
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Uniqueness
Richard Adams' Watership Down is one of the classic works of xenofiction, placed as it is among and between the warrens of rabbits in the English countryside. Lapine, the language he sketches for his rabbits, is arguably the best naming language ever created, and is a minimalist virtuoso performance, a haiku of a language compared to the sonnet of Sindarin. It's amazing how much can be accomplished with how little. Lapine went a long way towards establishing the verisimilitude of the rabbits' culture and in the process making Watership Down a bestseller.
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Interest of others
A small group, led by Zoe Kealtan and David Buttery, have expanded the language and created a tutorial.
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