Sheli
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Sheli |
| Author | David J. Peterson |
| Year Began | 2001 |
| Language Type | personal language |
| Lexicon Size | 207 |
| Etymologies | Yes |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | No |
| Primer | No |
Sheli, a personal language, was developed by David J. Peterson. It has been used for a translation of the Babel Text. It is written with a unique script.
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Language sources
Chinese, ASL, Middle Egyptian, Japanese, Kamakawi, Kelenala, Njaama, Sathir, and English.
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Design principles
Through classifiers, the inverse system, the animacy hierarchy, and the multi-purpose genitive construction, I've tried to mimic, in a way, the freedom of ASL constituent ordering in an oral language. Every device is intended to achieve that end.
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Interest of others
Lingwo.
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Sample translation
Man3 as1 ?wos6 nèm3 os2this3 en3.
/animate-demonstrative Class-21-classifier fish-GEN. swim(of an animal) against flow/
This fish swims upstream.
| Langmaker Motto |
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| Ph%26#x00F4;5 šán6 šow6 žeys6 čip1: g%26#x00E0;m1 nas3! |
| Share the secret vice, invent a language! |
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