Ithkuil is a constructed human language marked by outstanding grammatical complexity and an innovative system of writing […] designed to express deeper levels of human cognition overtly and clearly, yet briefly.
The writing system is a bit bizarre, but the concept behind this language is fascinating. The example phrase given takes two seconds to say aloud, and translates to: ‘On the contrary, I think it may turn out that this rugged mountain range trails off at some point.’
Also interesting is this quote, which has me reconsidering a theory I’d previously dismissed as nonsense:
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis assumes it compulsory that a person’s language define their way of thought. Stanislav Kozlovsky proposed that a fluent speaker of Ithkuil, accordingly, would think ‘about five or six times as quickly’ as a speaker of a typical natural language.
Where do I sign up?
