Bala-i-balan - Conlang Profile

Bala-i-balan - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	Bala-i-balan
Language Author	Muheddin
Year Began	1550
Site	Bala-i-balan
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Site Author	Leo Moser
Language Type	stealth language
Uniqueness	Bala-i-balan was invented by an Islamic schismatic named Muheddin in the 1500s (exact date unknown), making it one of the oldest artificial languages. Its lexicon borrows words from Turkish, Arabic and Persian; its grammar is based on Turkish but with Arabic syntax. It was written using the Arabic script.
Language Sources	Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Dictionary	No
Etymologies	No
Grammar	No
Sample Texts	No
Unique Script	No
Primer	No
Babel Text	No
Submitted By	Jeffrey Henning
Date Submitted	Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Updated By	Jeffrey Henning
Date Edited	Monday, February 23, 2004
Description Of Update	Leo Moser kindly gave me a write-up to publish on this ancient language.
Date To Headline	Monday, February 23, 2004