Languages

Pitman Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) The Pitman Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) was invented by Sir James Pitman, grandson of the inventor of Pitman shorthand. It was first used in a…

Ishirkian    The Ishirkian language was first created in 1994 by Chris Payne. It was originally created to be a coded way to write in English between friends. After a…

Irish (Gaeilge) Irish is a Celtic language spoken in mainly Ireland (Éire). There are also Irish speakers in the UK (Ríocht Aontaithe), the USA (Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá), Canada (Ceanada) and…

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Origin The IPA was first published in 1888 by the Association Phonétique Internationale (International Phonetic Association), a group of French language teachers founded by Paul Passy.…

Iñupiaq (Inupiatun) Iñupiaq is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in the north and northwest of Alaska by about 10,000 people, who are known as Inupiat. The language is also known as…