The LangMaker.com Top 100 countdown is a listing of the 100 most popular languages on LangMaker.com, out of the 557 listed. The countdown is working its way from #100 to #1 a day at a time.
Date | Rank | Language | Author | Year | Type | Score* |
July 12 | 1 | Quenya | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1917 | professional fictional language | 10000 |
July 11 | 2 | Sindarin | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1917 | fictional language | 9158 |
July 10 | 3 | Khuzdul | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1935 | professional fictional language | 5823 |
July 9 | 4 | New English | Jeffrey Henning | 1986 | superset language | 4896 |
July 8 | 5 | Esperanto | Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof | 1887 | Euroclone | 4488 |
July 7 | 6 | Orkish | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1945 | fictional language | 4408 |
July 6 | 7 | Klingon | Marc Okrand | 1984 | fictional language | 3909 |
July 3 | 8 | Nadsat | Anthony Burgess | NA | Euroclone | 3884 |
July 2 | 9 | Adûnaic | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1946 | fictional language | 3561 |
July 1 | 10 | Atlantean | Marc Okrand | 2001 | professional fictional language | 3556 |
June 30 | 11 | Ilythirri Alurl | Jashan A'al | 2002 | fictional language | 3380 |
June 29 | 12 | Futurama | Matt Groening; et al | 1998 | professional fictional language | 3173 |
June 28 | 13 | Speedtalk | Robert A. Heinlein | 1940 | international auxiliary language | 3128 |
June 27 | 14 | AllNoun | Tom Breton | 1990 | logical language | 2997 |
June 26 | 15 | Entish | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1945 | professional fictional diachronic language | 2947 |
June 25 | 16 | Nandorin | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1945 | professional fictional diachronic language | 2816 |
June 24 | 17 | Gothic | Damien Erwan Perrotin | NA | fictional diachronic language | 2760 |
June 23 | 18 | Westron | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1945 | professional fictional diachronic language | 2680 |
June 22 | 19 | Lojban | The Logical Language Group | 1993 | logical language | 2649 |
June 21 | 20 | Talossan | R. Ben Madison | 1980 | fictional language | 2624 |
June 20 | 21 | Avarin | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | professional fictional diachronic language | 2619 |
June 19 | 22 | Vulcan | Gene Roddenberry | 1990 | fictional language | 2564 |
June 18 | 23 | D'Ni | Richard Watson | 1996 | professional fictional language | 2544 |
June 17 | 24 | Earth Language | Yoshiko F. McFarland | 1988 | international auxiliary language | 2498 |
June 16 | 25 | Babm | Fuishiki Okamoto | 1962 | international auxiliary language | 2493 |
June 15 | 26 | Eurolang | Philip Hunt | 1990 | Euroclone | 2458 |
June 14 | 27 | Amman-Iar | David Bell | 1990 | fictional diachronic language | 2439 |
June 13 | 28 | Romanico | Anonymous | 1991 | stealth language | 2438 |
June 12 | 29 | Ignota | Hildegarde of Bingen | 1100 | Euroclone | 2377 |
June 11 | 30 | Picture Language | Wally Flint | 1989 | international auxiliary language | 2372 |
June 10 | 31 | aUI | W. John Weilgart; Ph.D. | 1950 | philosophical language | 2327 |
June 9 | 32 | Volapük Revised | A. de Jong | 1931 | international auxiliary language | 2287 |
June 8 | 33 | Damin | NA | NA | stealth language | 2241 |
June 7 | 34 | Basic English | C. K. Ogden | 1930 | international auxiliary language | 2236 |
June 6 | 35 | Bala-i-balan | Muheddin | 1550 | stealth language | 2158 |
June 5 | 36 | Doriathrin | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | fictional diachronic language | 2157 |
June 4 | 37 | Isirian | Joshua Horn | 2002 | personal language | 2156 |
June 3 | 38 | LáAdan | Suzette Haden Elgin | NA | fictional international language | 2147 |
June 2 | 39 | Telerin | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | professional fictional diachronic language | 2146 |
June 1 | 40 | Zim | Stefan Koch | 2000 | naming language | 2141 |
May 31 | 41 | Old Tongue | Robert Jordan | NA | professional fictional language | 2136 |
May 30 | 42 | Mannish | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | professional fictional language | 2100 |
May 29 | 43 | Hattic | Jan van Steenbergen | 1996 | fictional diachronic language | 2075 |
May 28 | 44 | Low Orkish | Merle D. Zimmermann | 1999 | fictional language | 2070 |
May 27 | 45 | Kiromi | Raphael Singing Wolf | NA | stealth language | 2055 |
May 26 | 46 | phonetic picture-writing | Leonhard Heinzmann | 1998 | philosophical language | 2050 |
May 25 | 47 | Unish | Language Research Institute; Sejong University | 2000 | international auxiliary language | 2030 |
May 24 | 48 | Cepperjoleddicg | Chris Paull (Zeke Fordsmender) | 1998 | personal language | 2016 |
May 23 | 49 | Cuërna | Jack McNeill | 2001 | Euroclone | 2015 |
May 22 | 50 | Acian | Ace | 2002 | personal language | 2010 |
May 21 | 51 | Universalglot | Jean Pirro | 1868 | international auxiliary language | 1979 |
May 20 | 52 | Magistri Linguio | Stephen Chase Houghton | 1907 | Euroclone | 1974 |
May 19 | 53 | Europanto | Diego Marani | 1996 | Euroclone | 1934 |
May 18 | 54 | Prototype Worlds | Eric Raymond | 1996 | superset language | 1929 |
May 17 | 55 | xuxuxi | John Cowan | NA | international auxiliary language | 1924 |
May 16 | 56 | Romulan | NA | 1990 | fictional language | 1914 |
May 15 | 57 | Kalaba-X | Kenneth L. Pike | 1957 | logical language | 1909 |
May 14 | 58 | Interlingua | International Auxiliary Language Association | 1951 | Euroclone | 1904 |
May 13 | 59 | Verdurian | Mark Rosenfelder | 1978 | fictional diachronic language | 1890 |
May 12 | 60 | Xara | Jim Taylor | 2000 | personal language | 1889 |
May 11 | 61 | Eaiea | Bruce Koestner | 1990 | philosophical language | 1885 |
May 10 | 62 | Valarin | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | professional fictional language | 1884 |
May 9 | 63 | Ða difî | Jonathan North Washington | 1998 | fictional language | 1879 |
May 8 | 64 | Naffarin | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1905 | personal language | 1863 |
May 7 | 65 | Classical Yiklamu | Mark P. Line | 1997 | logical language | 1858 |
May 6 | 66 | Dutton World Speedwords | Reginald J.G. Dutton | 1943 | international auxiliary language | 1828 |
May 5 | 67 | Adelic | Scott MacLagan | 1993 | fictional language | 1818 |
May 4 | 68 | Hani | C.J. Cherryh | 1998 | professional fictional language | 1808 |
May 3 | 69 | Ferengi | Timothy Miller | 1990 | fictional language | 1803 |
May 2 | 70 | Lapine | Richard Adams | 1972 | professional fictional language | 1793 |
May 1 | 71 | Ilkorin | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1917 | professional fictional diachronic language | 1789 |
April 30 | 72 | Special English | United States Information Agency | 1959 | international auxiliary language | 1788 |
April 29 | 73 | Oz | Charles Milton Elam | 1932 | philosophical language | 1778 |
April 28 | 74 | Anglo-Saxon Computerese | Carl T. Berkhout | 1996 | fictional language | 1775 |
April 27 | 75 | SIMPLE | NA | 1990 | logical language | 1774 |
April 26 | 76 | Tsolyáni | Muhammad Abd-el-Rahman Barker | 1978 | fictional diachronic language | 1773 |
April 25 | 77 | Etwu | Eternia | 1997 | fictional international language | 1753 |
April 24 | 78 | Valavya | Mariana Lo | 2001 | fictional language | 1738 |
April 23 | 79 | Tunu | Mathias | 2000 | personal language | 1732 |
April 22 | 80 | Mango | Natalia Gruscha | 1997 | fictional language | 1724 |
April 21 | 81 | Romanova | multiple contributors | 2005 | international auxiliary language | 1723 |
April 20 | 82 | Skerre | Doug Ball | 1994 | personal language | 1722 |
April 19 | 83 | Tenctonese | Kenneth Johnson; Juliet Johnson; Van Ling | 1988 | professional fictional language | 1692 |
April 18 | 84 | Kobaian | Christian Vander | 1970 | fictional language | 1682 |
April 17 | 85 | Jovian | Christian Thalmann | 2002 | fictional diachronic language | 1672 |
April 16 | 86 | Vendi | Chris Ashton | 1993 | personal language | 1667 |
April 15 | 87 | Kardasi | Timothy Miller | 1990 | fictional language | 1657 |
April 14 | 88 | Dara's Marinade | Eugenio M. Vigo | 2001 | fictional diachronic language | 1652 |
April 13 | 89 | Cyberyak | Eric Beaubien | 1996 | international auxiliary language | 1637 |
April 12 | 90 | Langue Nouvelle | Faiguet | 1765 | international auxiliary language | 1627 |
April 11 | 91 | Lingua Franca Nova | Dr. C. George Boeree | 1995 | Euroclone | 1613 |
April 10 | 92 | Syldavian | Hergé | 1997 | fictional language | 1612 |
April 9 | 93 | Essential World English | Lancelot Hogben | 1963 | international auxiliary language | 1597 |
April 8 | 94 | Üqoi | Bruce V. Bracken | 1996 | fictional language | 1596 |
April 7 | 95 | Esperanto de DLT | P. M. Witkam | 1983 | international auxiliary language | 1591 |
April 6 | 96 | Latino Sine Flexione | Giuseppe Peano | 1931 | international auxiliary language | 1587 |
April 5 | 97 | SedoNeural | Merle D. Zimmermann | 1999 | superset language | 1586 |
April 4 | 98 | Liva | Claudio Gnoli | 1995 | logical language | 1577 |
April 3 | 99 | Volapük | Johann Martin Schleyer | 1880 | Euroclone | 1576 |
April 2 | 100 | Lilipu | Victor Medrano | 2002 | personal language | 1571 |