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.