Allamej
allamej: Uma língua Híbrida
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Conlangs: Constructed Languages
Esperanto, Volapük, Interlingua, Klingon, Na'vi, Valyrian... You may have heard of some of those languages.

The term conlang refers to planned, constructed, or artificial languages. I created a language at the end of the 1990s when I was 17 years old—Allamej or Alamês. There might have been some unconscious reasons for this, but what I can say is that I simply loved languages and cultures and wanted to mix them as much as I could. I had encountered Esperanto, but honestly, I had no idea that "language creation" was more common than I expected. Now, after investing in the study of Psychoanalytic Semiotics—Culture Clinic at PUC-SP, and focusing on the Creation of Languages and the linguistic-cultural aspects that segregate humanity, I believe this phenomenon has much to reveal. But let's start with a brief introduction.
Although it might seem like a new topic, language construction has been explored for a long time. The concept caught the interest of semiotician Umberto Eco, having relevance in his work "The Search for the Perfect Language," addressed in chronological order starting in Greece and then in Abrahamic mythology, mentioning none other than God transferring language to Adam and then confusing the languages in the narrative of the Tower of Babel.
The author focuses on Europe, traversing moments where the search for a linguistic solution to the dissatisfaction with aspects of natural languages guided or entangled with important philosophical movements that mark human history. In the latter parts of the narrative, constructed languages such as Volapük and Esperanto are mentioned. Eco also references the creation of hundreds of artificial language projects during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Based on the website of the Language Creation Society, of which I am a member, and social media groups, it is estimated that today this number reaches thousands with a wide variety of purposes.
Another noteworthy contemporary specialist is linguist David J. Peterson, co-founder of the Language Creation Society and creator of various artificial languages, including Dothraki and Valyrian languages spoken in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Author of the book "The Art of Language Invention," Peterson discusses the phenomenon of language creation, touching on emotional aspects, characteristics, and classifications of currently constructed languages, and offers a guide with the structural elements for language creation.
Constructed languages often serve as portals to alternative ways of thinking and cultures distinct from the known reality. Words are created with different concepts, alphabets, phonetics, and structures that themselves consist of signs translating realities different from the existing ones.
According to Peterson, for a created language to have an audience, it must be tied to a purpose based on J. R. R. Tolkien's thought during the creation of his own languages. This reinforces the idea of a link between language and culture, even in cases of artificial languages that can have various motivations, such as facilitating communication between different peoples and bringing them closer.
Artificial languages can have classifications as diverse as the structural characteristics, purposes, and inspirations that creativity can achieve. With this in mind, the following classification is based on David J. Peterson (2015, p. 18), as it is among the most recent works in the field, offering greater comprehensiveness. Not delving into these details, some examples can be mentioned:
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Dothraki: A language spoken by a nomadic people in the Game of Thrones series. Created by David J. Peterson in 2009.
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Esperanto: An international auxiliary language created by Polish Jew Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof in 1873. Constructed based on Indo-European languages, with three-quarters of the language derived from Latin, Germanic, or Slavic languages.
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Interlingua: An international auxiliary language created in 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association, located in New York, USA. The development was primarily conducted by German linguist Alexander Gode, based largely on Latin vocabulary.
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Klingon: A fictional language of the aliens from the Star Trek series. Created by Gene L. Coon around 1967.
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Lojban: A language created to adhere to the principles of logic. Created by James Cook Brown, in 1921.
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Na'vi: A fictional language spoken by the extraterrestrials of Pandora in the movie "Avatar." Created by Paul Frommer around 2005.
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Valyrian: A fictional language created for the Game of Thrones series, with a classical form and descendant dialects similar to how Portuguese and French relate to Latin. Created by David J. Peterson in 2009.
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Volapük: An international auxiliary language created by German priest Johann Martin Schleyer in 1879. It might have been the first project of significant international reach. Based mainly on English with considerable changes in word structure.
During my research, I encountered many other constructed languages with very different characteristics and objectives, especially in the Conlang Facebook group. There might be thousands of constructed languages currently. Each one discovered unveils an incredible world ready to be explored and deeply studied.
Humanity is generally passive regarding language, learning what already exists. Creating languages to be spoken is a movement against our passivity towards language and culture, potentially representing a message for our species. I leave this site for those who want to learn more about the topic and the hybrid language I created, as well as a message of unity and respect for diversity