Zan - Conlang Profile

Zan - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	Zan
Language Author	Edrik
Year Began	2001
Site	Zan - site 1 Zan - site 2
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Site Author	Zanar
Language Type	naming language
Uniqueness	Two periods, one for mid-paragraph endings and one for ending the last sentences of a paragraph or for long sentences. Words are written as they sound. Many letters for different sounds.
Language Sources	Runes inspired some of the written characters. Words are completely original.
Design Principles	I am designing it to be a little more simplistic than other languages and to have an aesthetic beauty to it.
Interest Of Others	Mostly just the inventor is involved in it. Some others are interested. The inventor hopes to make it a formal language rather than a fictional one someday.
Dictionary	Yes
Etymologies	No
Grammar	Yes
Sample Texts	Yes
Unique Script	Yes
Primer	No
Babel Text	No
Lexicon Size	232
Submitted By	Edrik
Date Submitted	Monday, February 09, 2004
Updated By	Edrik
Date Edited	Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Description Of Update	Updated Lexicon size, checked off sample texts and added my design principles.
Date To Headline	Thursday, March 04, 2004