Thosk
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Thosk |
| Author | Dean Easton |
| Year Began | 1992 |
| Language Type | fictional diachronic language |
| Lexicon Size | 2400 |
| Etymologies | Yes |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | Yes |
| Primer | Yes |
Thosk is an Indo-European language of the Tusik branch of Indo-European (IE), traceable to central Europe about 1500 BCE. Thosk versions exist of the Babel Text, the Lord's Prayer, the Sun and the Wind, etc.
Language sources
Proto-Indo-European.
Design principles
Modern Thosk has lost the historical declensions and conjugations of its IE ancestor (and indeed still partially present in Old Thosk). There is a single plural suffix for nouns, and a single conjugation for verbs, consisting of a present and past tense. Other tenses are formed through periphrasis. Individual words exhibit some inherited ablaut. Syntax is generally SVO. Most lexical entries have established etymologies ; some phonetic and morphological processes resemble Slavic and Germanic.
Interest of others
A few people have learned enough Thosk to correspond with the author on a basic level. Expansion of the lexicon to a conversational core of approximately 10,000 entries will allow Thosk to function as a fully usable conlang. The online Thoskgrup is the principal forum for those interested in learning and developing the language.
