Kalaba-X - Conlang Profile

Kalaba-X - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	Kalaba-X
Language Author	Kenneth L. Pike
Year Began	1957
Site	Kalaba-X
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Language Type	logical language
Editorial	Kalaba-X is nothing more than a formalized grammatical description [verb (modifier) object (modifier) subject (modifier)], yet Pike makes excellent use of it to teach some of the challenges of translation, as he translates material to and from Kalaba-X. This is a must-read for anyone designing the grammar of a constructed language; this article is one of a series of four articles posted at this site (I, II, III, IV).
Uniqueness	Kalaba-X is the simplest useful conlang I've seen. It is a nonce language designed for a particular training exercise -- to demonstrate the trade-offs required in translating to languages with very different grammatical structures. The entire language c
Dictionary	No
Etymologies	No
Grammar	Yes
Sample Texts	Yes
Unique Script	No
Primer	Yes
Babel Text	No
Submitted By	NA
Updated By	Jeffrey Henning
Date Edited	Friday, June 21, 2002
Description Of Update	Changed link and added description of Kalaba's uniqueness.
Date To Headline	Friday, June 21, 2002

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