Lilipu (The Bonsai Language)

Lilipu (The Bonsai Language) - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	Lilipu
Language Author	Victor Medrano
Year Began	2002
Site	Lilipu
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Site Author	Victor Medrano
Language Type	personal language
Uniqueness	Like the miniature Japanese bonsai tree, Lilipu exemplifies "Small is beautiful." It is designed as a language in which to create haiku, a Japanese poetic style, usually about nature.
Language Sources	Japanese, Samoan, Hawaiian, Tagalog, Rotokas
Design Principles	In Papua New Guinea, there is a natural language called Rotokas spoken by about 4,000 people. It has only 11 phonemes (sounds): 5 vowels and 6 consonants. This is the smallest known phonemic inventory in the world. In Lilipu, my ambition was to beat Rotokas. I wanted only 9 phonemes: 3 vowels, 6 consonants. The whole Lilipu alphabet is: a, i, k, l, m, p, u, v, '.
Interest Of Others	Lilipu is a "tropicalistic" language that may appeal to minimalists.
Dictionary	Yes
Etymologies	No
Grammar	Yes
Sample Texts	Yes
Unique Script	Yes
Primer	No
Babel Text	No
Lexicon Size	1,600
Submitted By	Victor Medrano
Date Submitted	Thursday, July 18, 2002
Updated By	Victor Medrano
Date Edited	Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Description Of Update	New URL
Date To Headline	Tuesday, November 25, 2003

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