The Langmaker.com Top 100 countdown is a listing of the 100 most popular languages on Langmaker.com, out of the 1,063 listed. The countdown is working its way from #100 to #1 a day at a time.
Date | 2004 Rank | 2003 Rank | Language | Author | Year | Type | 2004 Score* | 2003 Score* |
May 18 | 1 | 1 | Quenya | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1917 | professional fictional language | 10000 | 10000 |
May 17 | 2 | 5 | Esperanto | Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof | 1887 | Euroclone | 4781 | 4488 |
May 16 | 3 | 8 | Nadsat | Anthony Burgess | 1961 | Euroclone | 4456 | 3884 |
May 15 | 4 | 2 | Sindarin | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1917 | fictional language | 4193 | 9158 |
May 14 | 5 | 7 | Klingon | Marc Okrand | 1984 | fictional language | 2914 | 3909 |
May 13 | 6 | 72 | Special English | United States Information Agency | 1959 | international auxiliary language | 2845 | 1788 |
May 12 | 7 | 20 | Talossan | R. Ben Madison | 1980 | fictional language | 2474 | 2624 |
May 11 | 8 | 27 | Amman-Iar | David Bell | 1990 | fictional diachronic language | 2473 | 2439 |
May 10 | 9 | 19 | Lojban | The Logical Language Group | 1993 | logical language | 2374 | 2649 |
May 9 | 10 | NA | Parseltongue | J. K. Rowling | 1999 | professional fictional language | 2359 | NA |
May 8 | 11 | 4 | New English | Jeffrey Henning | 1986 | superset language | 2280 | 4896 |
May 7 | 12 | 3 | Khuzdul | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1935 | professional fictional language | 2154 | 5823 |
May 6 | 13 | 11 | Ilythirri Alurl | Jashan A'al | 2002 | fictional language | 2047 | 3380 |
May 5 | 14 | NA | Solresol | Jean Francois Sudre | 1830 | international auxiliary language | 1734 | NA |
May 4 | 15 | 10 | Atlantean | Marc Okrand | 2001 | professional fictional language | 1653 | 3556 |
May 3 | 16 | 9 | Adûnaic | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1946 | fictional language | 1636 | 3561 |
May 2 | 17 | 15 | Entish | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1945 | professional fictional diachronic language | 1598 | 2947 |
May 1 | 18 | 50 | Acian | Ace | 2002 | personal language | 1520 | 2010 |
April 30 | 19 | 12 | Futurama | Matt Groening; et al | 1998 | professional fictional language | 1513 | 3173 |
April 29 | 20 | 6 | Orkish | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1945 | fictional language | 1475 | 4408 |
April 28 | 21 | 65 | Classical Yiklamu | Mark P. Line | 1997 | logical language | 1470 | 1858 |
April 27 | 22 | 21 | Avarin | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | professional fictional diachronic language | 1409 | 2619 |
April 26 | 23 | 14 | AllNoun | Tom Breton | 1990 | logical language | 1401 | 2997 |
April 25 | 24 | 53 | Europanto | Diego Marani | 1996 | Euroclone | 1386 | 1934 |
April 24 | 25 | 34 | Basic English | C. K. Ogden | 1930 | international auxiliary language | 1357 | 2236 |
April 23 | 26 | 17 | Gothic | Damien Erwan Perrotin | NA | fictional diachronic language | 1274 | 2760 |
April 22 | 27 | NA | International Sign Language (ISL) | World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf | 1950 | international auxiliary language | 1219 | NA |
April 21 | 28 | 29 | Ignota | Hildegarde of Bingen | 1100 | stealth language | 1197 | 2377 |
April 20 | 29 | 23 | D'Ni | Richard Watson | 1996 | professional fictional language | 1186 | 2544 |
April 19 | 30 | 16 | Nandorin | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1945 | professional fictional diachronic language | 1148 | 2816 |
April 18 | 31 | 28 | Romanico | Anonymous | 1991 | stealth language | 1124 | 2438 |
April 17 | 32 | 24 | Earth Language | Yoshiko F. McFarland | 1988 | international auxiliary language | 1106 | 2498 |
April 16 | 33 | NA | Adam-Man Tongue | Edmund Shaftesbury | 1903 | philosophical language | 1048 | NA |
April 15 | 34 | 35 | Bala-i-balan | Muheddin | 1550 | stealth language | 1047 | 2158 |
April 14 | 35 | 67 | Adelic | Scott MacLagan | 1993 | fictional language | 1045 | 1818 |
April 13 | 36 | 26 | Eurolang | Philip Hunt | 1990 | Euroclone | 1020 | 2458 |
April 12 | 37 | 30 | Picture Language | Wally Flint | 1989 | international auxiliary language | 1018 | 2372 |
April 11 | 38 | 18 | Westron | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1945 | professional fictional diachronic language | 1008 | 2680 |
April 10 | 39 | 41 | Old Tongue | Robert Jordan | 1990 | professional fictional language | 1002 | 2136 |
April 9 | 40 | 57 | Kalaba-X | Kenneth L. Pike | 1957 | logical language | 986 | 1909 |
April 8 | 41 | 42 | Mannish | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | professional fictional language | 973 | 2100 |
April 7 | 42 | 94 | Üqoi | Bruce V. Bracken | 1996 | fictional language | 957 | 1596 |
April 6 | 43 | 46 | phonetic picture-writing | Leonhard Heinzmann | 1998 | philosophical language | 948 | 2050 |
April 5 | 44 | 22 | Vulcan | Gene Roddenberry | 1990 | fictional language | 935 | 2564 |
April 4 | 45 | 74 | Anglo-Saxon Computerese | Carl T. Berkhout | 1996 | fictional language | 934 | 1775 |
April 3 | 46 | 52 | Magistri Linguio | Stephen Chase Houghton | 1907 | Euroclone | 928 | 1974 |
April 2 | 47 | 64 | Naffarin | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1905 | personal language | 918 | 1863 |
April 1 | 48 | 13 | Speedtalk | Robert A. Heinlein | 1940 | international auxiliary language | 913 | 3128 |
March 31 | 49 | NA | Isotype | Otto Neurath | 1936 | philosophical language | 896 | NA |
March 30 | 50 | 56 | Romulan | NA | 1990 | fictional language | 879 | 1990 |
March 29 | 51 | 79 | Tunu | Mathias | 2000 | personal language | 850 | 1732 |
March 28 | 52 | 62 | Valarin | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | professional fictional language | 845 | 1884 |
March 27 | 53 | 39 | Telerin | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | professional fictional diachronic language | 840 | 2146 |
March 26 | 54 | 84 | Kobaian | Christian Vander | 1970 | fictional language | 830 | 1682 |
March 25 | 55 | 70 | Lapine | Richard Adams | 1972 | professional fictional language | 824 | 1793 |
March 24 | 56 | NA | Ancient Tongue of the Wise | Mike Singleton | 1995 | professional fictional language | 815 | NA |
March 23 | 57 | NA | Andorian | Spence Hill | 1990 | fictional language | 809 | NA |
March 22 | 58 | 36 | Doriathrin | J.R.R. Tolkien | NA | fictional diachronic language | 808 | 2157 |
March 21 | 59 | 31 | aUI | W. John Weilgart; Ph.D. | 1950 | philosophical language | 800 | 2327 |
March 20 | 60 | 95 | Esperanto de DLT | P. M. Witkam | 1983 | international auxiliary language | 798 | 1591 |
March 19 | 61 | NA | Hieroglyfic | Rowland Jones | 1768 | iconic language | 792 | NA |
March 18 | 62 | NA | Klingonaase | John M. Ford | 1984 | professional fictional language | 790 | NA |
March 17 | 63 | 96 | Latino Sine Flexione | Giuseppe Peano | 1931 | international auxiliary language | 774 | 1587 |
March 16 | 64 | 59 | Verdurian | Mark Rosenfelder | 1978 | fictional diachronic language | 759 | 1890 |
March 15 | 65 | NA | Ape (Mangani) | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1912 | professional fictional language | 758 | NA |
March 14 | 66 | 60 | Xara | Jim Taylor | 2000 | personal language | 739 | 1889 |
March 13 | 67 | 71 | Ilkorin | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1917 | professional fictional diachronic language | 729 | 1789 |
March 12 | 68 | 58 | Interlingua | International Auxiliary Language Association | 1951 | Euroclone | 712 | 1904 |
March 11 | 69 | NA | Blissymbolics | Charles Kasiel Bliss | 1949 | iconic language | 711 | NA |
March 10 | 70 | 54 | Prototype Worlds | Eric Raymond | 1996 | superset language | 708 | 1929 |
March 9 | 71 | NA | Klaatu's Language | Edmund H. North | 1951 | professional fictional language | 693 | NA |
March 8 | 72 | NA | Kali-sise | Jeffrey Henning | 1999 | international auxiliary language | 690 | NA |
March 7 | 73 | NA | Furbish | Dave Hampton | 1998 | professional fictional language | 689 | NA |
March 6 | 74 | NA | Ido | Louis de Beaufront; Louis Couturat | 1907 | international auxiliary language | 688 | NA |
March 5 | 75 | NA | Toki Pona | Sonja Elen Kisa | 2001 | personal language | 686 | NA |
March 4 | 76 | NA | Draseléq | Pablo David Flores | 1998 | fictional language | 685 | NA |
March 3 | 77 | NA | Baronh | Hiroyuki Morioka | 1996 | professional fictional language | 684 | NA |
March 2 | 78 | NA | Vong | Victor Medrano | 2001 | personal language | 679 | NA |
March 1 | 79 | NA | Afrihili | K. A. Kumi Attobrah | 1973 | international auxiliary language | 678 | NA |
February 29 | 80 | NA | Americai Speak | Ruby Olive Foulk | 1937 | international auxiliary language | 675 | NA |
February 28 | 81 | NA | Saurian | James Gurney | 1992 | professional fictional language | 674 | NA |
February 27 | 82 | 92 | Syldavian | Hergé | 1937 | fictional language | 673 | 1612 |
February 26 | 83 | NA | Thosk | Dean Easton | 1992 | fictional diachronic language | 672 | NA |
February 25 | 84 | 48 | Cepperjoleddicg | Chris Paull (Zeke Fordsmender) | 1998 | personal language | 671 | 2016 |
February 24 | 85 | 69 | Ferengi | Timothy Miller | 1990 | fictional language | 663 | 1803 |
February 23 | 86 | 43 | Hattic | Jan van Steenbergen | 1996 | fictional diachronic language | 658 | 2075 |
February 22 | 87 | 80 | Mango | Natalia Gruscha | 1997 | fictional language | 656 | 1724 |
February 21 | 88 | 38 | LáAdan | Suzette Haden Elgin | 1988 | fictional international language | 648 | 2147 |
February 20 | 89 | 91 | Lingua Franca Nova | Dr. C. George Boeree | 1965 | Euroclone | 642 | 1613 |
February 19 | 90 | 99 | Volapük | Johann Martin Schleyer | 1880 | Euroclone | 641 | 1576 |
February 18 | 91 | NA | Neo | Arturo Alfandari | 1964 | international auxiliary language | 637 | NA |
February 17 | 92 | NA | Kzinti | Roger Kuiper | 1984 | fictional language | 630 | NA |
February 16 | 93 | NA | Eloi | John Logan | 2002 | professional fictional language | 629 | NA |
February 15 | 94 | 100 | Lilipu | Victor Medrano | 2002 | personal language | 626 | 1571 |
February 14 | 95 | 81 | Romanova | multiple contributors | 2005 | international auxiliary language | 624 | 1723 |
February 13 | 96 | NA | Novial | Otto Jespersen | 1928 | international auxiliary language | 607 | NA |
February 12 | 97 | NA | Kinya | Maurizio Gavioli | 1995 | fictional language | 606 | NA |
February 11 | 98 | NA | Lincos | Dr. Hans Freudenthal | 1960 | interstellar auxiliary language | 601 | NA |
February 10 | 99 | 93 | Essential World English | Lancelot Hogben | 1963 | international auxiliary language | 600 | 1597 |
February 9 | 100 | NA | Ro | Rev. and Mrs. Edward Powell Foster | 1906 | philosophical language | 595 | NA |