D’s Comments (group member since Aug 13, 2025)

D’s comments from the Conlangs! Constructed languages in literature group.

The conlang I created is called "wan khu". I developed this language with the intent of adding another layer of complexity and realism to the stories I tell. Here's a brief background:

https://www.maliscash.com/wankhulanguage

I first sketched out a basic grammar and phonology, as well as several hundred words. A few years later I decided to translate a children's book my brother wrote, The Legend of Poo Panties the Cat: Poo Panties and Froggy, into wan khu. This exercise was to help flesh out the wan khu language a bit more, though it wasn't really the reason for me creating the language.

I developed wan khu to be used in stories, whether it be literature that I write or in some video games that I have developed. For example, wan khu appeared in a demo I made for a NES video game titled "HouYi Shot the Suns". The game is based loosely around the legend of Chang'E. When the protagonist makes it to the moon, the rabbits are speaking in wan khu! I wanted to make the dialogue on the moon feel exotic and foreign, no matter what the origin of the gamer was.

Later, I used wan khu as the language in a full game, titled "Kearf ze Haenaekh", which I then translated as "Dark Cave Legend". The whole text in the game is in wan khu language, once again to add another layer of depth to the game. Once again, for those interested in seeing more about this, feel free to check below.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

My brother has been writing a series of children's books for several years, titled "The Legend of Poo Panties the Cat", which tells the adventures of a ginger cat, named Poo Panties, and is forest friends. For one of his books, "Poo Panties and Froggy", I took the time to translate it into a conlang I had written, wan khu. You can take a look at it here, if you are interested.

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue...

Wan khu is an original language with its own grammar and structure, though it does share some influences from languages such as Dutch, Portuguese and Mandarin.