Linglese Linglese is a hybrid writing system created by Ling (凌) which uses adapted Chinese characters to write the English language. It is very similar to the Japanese writing system, though can be far less intelligible to Chinese or Japanese speakers. It was created as a tool for studying the etymology of English words…
Lingua Ignota Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), an abbess of Rupertsberg near Bingen in the 12th century, invented a language she called Lingua Ignota, which is Latin for “unknown language”, and an alphabet called Litterae Ignotae, “unknown letters”. She claimed the language was a result of “divine revelation”. Lingua Ignota was the first known constructed language,…
Lipen Søerjehn Lipen Søerjehn is the creation of Marco Jonathan Rossi from the Philippines. He created it for use in scrolls and various other things. He was inspired the history scrolls in Encantadia and other soap operas in the Philippines. Notable features Type of writing system: alphabet Direction of writing: the letters are written from…
Liron alphabet Liron Script was invented by Ruth Hinckley to take notes while people were looking over her shoulder. The script is similar enough to English letters that it can still be read at a glance with a little practice. It was influenced by the Runic alphabets, and was designed to be written with…
Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba) Lithuanian is a Baltic language related to Latvian and Old Prussian with about 3.2 million speakers in Lithuania. There are also Lithuanian speakers in Poland, the USA, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the UK and Uruguay. Lithuanian first appeared in print in the form of a catechism in 1547. The first Lithuanian dictionary was…
Livonian (Līvõ kēļ) Livonian is part of the south-western branch of Finno-Ugric languages. The last native speaker, Viktor Berthold, died on 28th Februrary 2009, but there is a small number of people who have learnt Livonian as a second language and who are trying to revive the language. Inter-generational transmission of the language broke down…
Lodarliel The Lodarliel script was invented by Ralph Saenz, who became interested in making up writing systems and languages in the spring of 2005. About one year later, he came across a chart of the English alphabet in Braille and memorized it in a few hours. Then a couple of days later he experimented…
Lojban: The Logical Language Lojban is a carefully constructed language designed with the intention of eliminating much of the ambiguity from human communication. It is the result of five decades’ worth of collective efforts by hundreds of people. Notable features Lojban is designed to be used by people to communicate with one another, and possibly…
Loma syllabary The Loma syllabary was invented during the 1930s by Wido Zobo of Boneketa, Liberia. It was used among the Loma people, mainly for personal correspondence, during the 1930s and 1940s but is no longer used having been replaced by the Latin alphabet. Loma is a Niger-Congo language spoken by approximately 141,800 people in…
Lombard Lombard is spoken mainly in the north of Italy in all of Lombardy, except in the province of Pavia. It is also spoken in the Swiss canton of Ticino and three valleys of Graubünden/Grigioni. Western Lombard varieties are spoken in Sicily (Piazza Armerina, Nicosia) and Lombard is also spoken in USA. There are a…
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