Tsolyáni
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Tsoly%26#225;ni |
| Author | Muhammad Abd-el-Rahman Barker |
| Year Began | 1978 |
| Language Type | fictional diachronic language |
| Lexicon Size | N/A |
| Etymologies | Yes |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | Yes |
| Primer | Yes |
Tsolyáni was developed by Muhammad Abd-el-Rahman Barker. It is the language of Tékumel, the world of the RPG "Empire of the Petal Throne. It is written with a unique script.
Uniqueness
Tsolyáni is one of the languages of Tekumel, the world of M.A.R. Barker's fantasy role-playing game Empire of the Petal Throne and novels (Man of Gold, Flamesong). Though all these works are out of print, Tekumel, Tsolyani and the other Tekumelani languages have a loyal following. Tsolyani was inspired by Urdu, Pushti and Mayan; a ULD lexicon is available. You used to have a link to Tsolyani. Here is a link to it and the related "Tekumelani" languages "spoken" in the past or present on Tekumel, the world of MAR Barker's role-playing Here's another link to Tekumel related info- http://www.tekumel.com
Language sources
Urdu, pushti, and Mayan I believe.
Interest of others
Yes, it has a cult following. There is also talk of putting a pronunciation key on CD-Rom as it was previously released on cassette tapes. The world of Tekumel has a hardcore collection of followers and devotees. There is an e-mail list and several related sites on the web.
External links
| Site | Broken Link | Author | Site Languages |
| http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/2711/tsoldata.html | No | NA | English |
| http://terengo.tdonnelly.org/tsoldata.html | No | NA | English |
