Fith - Conlang Profile	Advanced
Language Name Fith Language Author Jeffrey Henning Year Began 1996 Site Fith Broken Link No Site Language English Site Author Jeffrey Henning Language Type fictional language Uniqueness While most alien conlangs use grammars that follow the universal grammar of humans, Fith specifically violates linguistic universals and could never be spoken by a human in actual practice. The grammar is based on the principals of a LIFO (Last In First Out) data structure ("stack"). Humans can translate Fithian texts that have been written down, but due to the nature of the grammar - where words can be spoken long before their semantic role, if any, is apparent - no human could learn to translate Fith in real time, due to the demands Fith places on memory, introducing words before they are used and rearranging the order of words on the fly. Language Sources The computer language FORTH was the inspiration for the language, many of its stack conjunctions and its name. Design Principles Create a naturalistic alien language that could be automatically translated into English with a high degree of fidelity to the underlying text. Interest Of Others Fith CONLANG-L mailing list discussions through the years, highlighting Fith as particularly well-realized nonhuman language or discussing its RPN-like syntax. Conculture Noun Phrase aliens of the planet Fithia Quotation Tradhruunmh dzheen tyoung ke travwumnh dyimn ke vroinm yan vonh e. Explanation fox brown quick the dog lazy the over {past-tense} jump {end-sentence}. Translation The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. Motto Shi du shtring shoungh ke lo plaiñ lo ke sthem shen sren emn vo dyainmh meeñ o! Dictionary Yes Etymologies No Grammar Yes Sample Texts No Unique Script No Primer No Babel Text No Lexicon Size 10,000 Submitted By NA Updated By Jeffrey Henning Date Edited Monday, March 07, 2005 Description Of Update Updated to reflect dramatic expansion of the language. Date To Headline Thursday, March 10, 2005 < Finnstek  Fith  Fjinnjikulla >
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