18 - A book with a made-up language

[Irma]

I will fit shadow and bone by Leigh Bardugo into this

[Ali]

Sue wrote: "I have just read Once on a Moonless Night by Dai Sijie. It has a made up language called Tumchooq."
Thanks for this one Sue - I've been looking for months for something in this category with a different cultural context, and this looks amazing!

[Amanda]

Where the Forest Meets the Stars The young girl has several words of a made up language that she uses.

[Amy]

I’m torn and would love to know what people think:

I’m reading Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore, and it’s a story about a woman who jumps back and forth in time. There are sections of the book devoted to specific years/decades and those sections are out of order...get it?

Anyway, in big chunks of the book, the protagonist is using words and phrases from the future and this causes a lot of confusion because it is a “'made up language,'” even though we know these words today.

Does this book, then, count for this prompt?

Hmmm...

[Bex]

Totally being cheeky with this prompt, but i'm going to use So Brilliantly Clever: Parker, Hulme and the Murder that Shocked the World for this, as a) I'm currently reading it :P and b) the Girls made up their own secret language so it kinda counts yeah?

[Drakeryn]

Amy wrote: "Anyway, in big chunks of the book, the protagonist is using words and phrases from the future and this causes a lot of confusion because it is a “'made up language,'” even though we know these words today. "

Personally, if it's actual words we know today, I wouldn't count it.

If she's going into the future and using made-up slang from 2070 (or whatever) then I would count that.

[Renee]

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[Yoo]

I haven't seen this one mentioned but I'm currently reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Maya Angeloubriefly mentions two made-up languages she spoke as a child. Pig Latin was a common amongst children, who though adults couldn't understand them, but all the adults used to speak it as kids. Also the more complicated Tut language she spoke with her friend Louise.

[Luca]

I read The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater and was surprised to find a made-up language in it.

[Amy]

Drakeryn wrote: "Amy wrote: "Anyway, in big chunks of the book, the protagonist is using words and phrases from the future and this causes a lot of confusion because it is a “'made up language,'” even though we kno..."

Thank you so much for your thoughts, Drakeryn! After your post, I see what you mean and will find another book.

[Camilla]

Neha wrote: "I have started reading Children of Blood and Bone , and not wholy but there are some words/enchantments in some made up language (I guess).

Can it be considered for this challenge ?"

I read this book - the enchantments / spells are in Yoruba, which is a real language.

[Sara]

Does any book in the Dragonriders of Perm series count as a made-up language? I'm reading the first book in the series. It also has maps inside, so it could count for that prompt too.

[Sarah]

I just finished reading which includes a made up language..

Another book I have that includes a lot of made up language is

[N Caroline]

I read The Sparrow for this prompt. Unlike anything I've read before and features a Catholic priest/linguist that learns the (made up) language of an alien race.

[Megan]

Amy wrote: "I’m torn and would love to know what people think:

I’m reading Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore, and it’s a story about a woman who jumps back and forth in time. There are sections of the..."

No

[Britany]

Finished My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lilia]

Doesn’t An Ember in the Ashes have a made up language?

[Arunimaa]

Taming Demons for Beginners ( Guildcodex : Demonized 1 ) by Annette Marie. This has demons who have their own weird demonic language so this should work.

[Sasha]

Has anyone ever read Dark Lover? Would you say that would count for this?

[Ashleigh]

I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. May be pushing the limits a little, but Harry uses Parseltongue to open the locket in this, and Ron the Chamber of Secrets

[Anshita]

I will be reading 1984 by George Orwell. This books does have a made up languaged called Newspeak, which is made up of words modified from English, but since it is an intentive language by Orwell for the purpose of the book. It counts as a made up language in my eyes.

[Laura]

I just finished The Deep by Rivers Solomon and although there isn't a lot of made up language as far as I can tell all the words in Wajinrun are not from any real language. I listened to the book (read by Daveed Diggs).

[[deleted user]]

Does anyone know if any books by N K Jemisin or Octavia Butler fit this prompt? I haven't read anything by either but have been meaning to try both out for ages!

[HisGirlFriday]

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

More than one made up language in this one.

[Jessica]

For the reading prompt: a book with a made up language, I chose “Lord of the Rings”

[Lilith]

I had read somewhere that The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You was Alice Walker's favorite book, or at least one of them. Didn't need any other recommendation.

You will hate the MC. You should. The question whether or not he can be redeemed.

I can see why Alice Walker loved this Utopian society and novel. The made-up language is key, as it includes words for concepts we don't really have in the West ... or perhaps East, either. The MC starts collecting and writing down the words, as the Kin do not have a written language. It's very thought-provoking, and I'm glad I read it.

[Heather L]

Happened across a copy of Ella Enchanted in one of the neighborhood Little Free Libraries—total score!

[Cornerofmadness]

For this I read a YA book The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi

[Azuki]

I think I only saw one or two comments about it, but Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next's series totally qualify, and something I can highly recommend. If you are new to the series you can start with The Eyre Affair.

Thursday's son, Friday, spent his childhood inside the bookworld, and he speaks only Lorem ipsum.

Here's what I got from Wiki:

Languages

(according to Bradshaw's BookWorld Companion) 'Courier Bold is the traditional language of those in the support industries such as within the Well of Lost Plots, and Lorem Ipsum is the gutter slang of the underworld - useful to have a few phrases in case you get into trouble in Horror or Noir'.[3]

(Lorem ipsum is a dummy text used to demonstrate layout. It is the only language Friday Next speaks as a young child).

[Laura]

I just finished The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh for this prompt.

[Pam]

I'm reading Terra by Mitch Benn, set on the planet Fnrr. The made-up language is the language on this planet. Per the author's note, the dialogue has been translated and appears italicized. But, the proper names and a few words are included in the Fnrr language. It's a fun book! I needed something light after my last one.

[Tamara]

I read "The Grammarians" by Cathleen Schine.

[Katelyn]

Megan wrote: "If you love Lisa See like I do, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan"

I wouldn't necessarily count this one as a made-up language - but it depends on your interpretation of the prompt. Yes, the language Nushu is made up - but it wasn't made up by the author, it was a real language used in China.

[Virginia]

I read Desperation by Stephen King for this prompt. In October, of course. :)