Constructed languages (short: conlangs) are languages whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been consciously devised for human/human-like communication, instead of having developed naturally.
I. Constructed Languages Worth Checking Out
II. Making Your Own Conlang
- Esperanto
- Klingon - Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek
- Na’vi - James Cameron's Avatar (2009)
- Dothraki / Valyrian - George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire
- Toki Pona
- Ardalambion: The Tongues of Arda - J.R.R. Tolkien
- Elvish (Sindarin & Quenya) - J.R.R. Tolkien
- Tengwar and Sarati Alphabet - J.R.R. Tolkien
Word Generation
- Ogden's Basic English - The 850-word lists of Ogden's auxlang can serve as a starting point for vocabulary creation of conlangs
- Language Construction Kit - Zompist (Mark Rosenfelder)
- How to Create a Language - Pablo David Flores
- Richard Kennaway's Constructed Languages Index
- Language Creation Society
- Fantasist.net
Vocabulary Management
- Conlang Word Generator 2.0 - Let's you define letters, patterns, and syllables.
- Gleb - Random phonology generator by Alex Fink
- Wordo Word Generator - By Matthew Martin (web-based version of WordBuilder)
- A method of generating "flavoured" words
Testing Your Language
III. Font Creation
- Arthaey Angosii's collection of translation exercises
- Graded Sentences for Analysis
- Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax - A selected subset of the above
- FontStruct - A free font-building tool
- FontCreator - Paid software for creating fonts
Conlangs (Constructed Languages)
Some basic information and links in order to introduce you to conlangs.