Why did I decide to start another constructed language, when so many quality languages already exist? Also, what are the advantages and disadvantages of komLang?
At the end of this part, you should be able to near phonetically spell any English word using only "regular" keyboard letters! (No weird IPA or dictionary symbols!) Completion time: Under 20 mins
What are the letters that make up the komLang alphabet?
What are the vowels that make up the komLang alphabet?
Can you go from "English to komLang" and "komLang to English"?
Here are the answers (no peeking until after you've done the test!)
At the end of this part, you should be able to recognize how the sounds are arranged into syllables for komLang (not that useful in everyday life, but it doesn't take that long to learn.) Completion time: 5 mins
What are the rules for syllable construction for komLang?
Which of the following are valid komLang syllables?
Here are the answers. (No peeking until after you've done test!)
After this part, you'll have the "English dialect komLang" down! You'd just need to learn more vocabulary to converse with someone who is fluent in "official komLang" (It would be weird for him listening to you (without endings)- it would be like you listening to Yoda, but he could understand you! You would also be weirded out by all the extra syllables he'd be saying, but you'd eventually learn to ignore them and just focus on the root meanings and word order (and maybe you'd start getting a feel for when he uses certain endings!)
Learn the word order grammar of komLang
Some simple komLang root words to refer to for the next sections.
Test of your komLang word order grammar and intro vocab!
So how is your English dialect komLang?
At the end of this part, you'll be able to communicate with some who has "Spanish dialect komLang!" You'd each be talking in different word order, but you'd be able to focus on the endings and understand the gist of what being said (if you have the vocab). Also, your komLang would have double redundant grammar checking, so a computer could easily figure out if your 1st object by word order matches 1st object by ending. You'll start getting the benefits of komLang over other languages!
Learn the nound endings of komLang
Use these endings on your verbs to indicate case, tense, and number to agree with your subject/1st object.
How to fake vocab that hasn't been invented yet, that's super specialized or, that you just don't know.
Can you understand a komLang paragraph? Can you translate English into komLang?
Here are the answers, no peeking until after you've done the exam!
And now we come to uncharted territory. Here are some ideas I've come up with, but that need to get hammered out
by people smarter/more experienced than me.
More vocab
More vocab!
Advanced grammar that I haven't come up with. Maybe you would like to contribute?
Here is a list of words that I had a computer randomly assign komLang syllables to. I know that you folks could come up with better rationale for assigning words...
If you'd like to contribute, here's a list of what I think could be done. If you've got ideas on what you think could be done, let me know that too.
If you'd like to contribute, email: "komlang at darkwinner daught com" Back to the Darkwinner's homepage