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Conlangery Podcast

Conlangery #84: Delason

Feb 18, 2013
52:21

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Quick takeaways

  • Nizar Habash created the Delasan conlang as a way to give his imaginary country a unique language, emphasizing the playfulness and enjoyment of the process.
  • Delasan incorporates words and forms inspired by various languages, and Nizar applied his conlanging skills to real-life endeavors such as designing interfaces for Arabic on the internet.

Deep dives

The Personal Journey of Conlanging

Nizar Habash shares his personal story of how he got into conlanging and the impetus behind creating his conlang, Delasan. Growing up as a diaspora Palestinian, he found solace in constructing a made-up country, Salomon, and began developing its own language. Delasan started as a way to give his imaginary country a unique language. Nizar's background in linguistics and his passion for language work contributed to his interest in conlanging. His focus was more on the art form of creating a language, writing poetry, and the playfulness of the process rather than aiming for a universal language or capturing all meanings. He emphasizes the importance of enjoying the conlanging process and not letting it become an obsessive or overwhelming endeavor.

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