Ouranian-Barbaric
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Ouranian-Barbaric |
| Author | Peter Carroll and others |
| Year Began | 1980 |
| Language Type | fictional language |
| Lexicon Size | 500 |
| Etymologies | No |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | Yes |
| Primer | No |
Ouranian-Barbaric is a fictional language and was designed by Peter Carroll and others. The web page is in English, German. It is written with a unique script.
Language sources
O-B is a "channeled" language, where words are devised in a state of expanded consciousness, similar to Enochian, the Elizabethan occult language of Dr. John Dee and Sir Edward Kelly.
Design principles
The most important element in constructing O-B syntax is that it is a "Vernacular-Prime" language. Vernacular Prime or V-Prime syntax is a mode in which all use of all tenses of the verb "to be" is omitted. V-Prime is a syntax consisting only of active verbs -- there is no 'are' or 'to be'; there is no 'is'. All is what it does, or what it appears as, not what it is. The other unique aspect of O-B syntax is that all personal pronouns are plural. There is no "I" or "my", only "we" or "our". O-B assumes the collective nature of all consciousness in the working of magic. When constructing O-B phrasing, past and future states of doing are probabilistic -- there is no absolute certainty. There are no concepts of causality in Barbaric, only degrees of probable association. There are no definite articles in O-B. All verbs are totally regular (for simplicity). O-B grammar is arbitrary; when transliterating into Barbaric, one should use a variety of unfamiliar grammars while striving to avoid ambiguity of meaning.
External links
| Site | Broken Link | Author | Site Languages |
| http://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/ob.php | No | Fenwick Rysen, IOT | English, German |
| http://www.chaosmagick.org/dict/BB/ | No | NA | English |
