How to translate alien language when the aliens are dead?
Aug 2, 2025 · The alien ship could have a literal "teach humans our alien language"-tablet with easy to use buttons in storage. Or a tablet used to teach alien children to read, with …
Biological human-alien language barrier - Worldbuilding Stack …
Jul 29, 2023 · Something I've been pondering- spacefaring humanity makes contact with alien species who, while being intelligent enough to learn to understand human languages, their …
Could an Alien decipher human languages using only comms traffic?
Jun 19, 2024 · Could a hiding alien ship decipher all of our languages only using the comms traffic of our civilization without our cooperation (assuming our civilization has expanded across the …
language - Are there techniques for creating alien or foreign …
Nov 3, 2014 · It should be assumed I do not have in mind what any particular culture’s language sounds like. What I would like is a technique for developing consistent-sounding, alien …
How would the phonetics of a snake be? - Worldbuilding Stack …
Aug 4, 2021 · I am trying to create my first alien language, I am creating an alien race that is like a two-legged reptile, has a head similar to snakes, has something similar to feathers (mostly on …
Universal Phonetic Alphabet - Worldbuilding Stack Exchange
Jul 14, 2022 · As we were learning their language the <alien people> we noticed their dictionary had additional symbols after each entry word. Upon asking they showed us some copy of …
science fiction - Would an alien species be able to make the same ...
I have started creating a language for a primitive alien civilization I am (slowly) making, and my first step was selecting sounds for this languge. But I was wondering if aliens could make …
Should I attempt to make my aliens all have their own language?
Aug 15, 2020 · Their would of course be a galactic common, that language will be spoken English, but I will change what letters look like. should I make most aliens have a basic …
Minimum phonemes for a conlang? - Worldbuilding Stack Exchange
Mar 17, 2021 · 8 I'm designing an alien race with limited points of articulation, and it got me thinking what is the minimum number of phonemes needed for a language to function? That …
biology - How does one approach phonology notation for a non …
Then how would we write the alien language? When alien language is to be represented in a book one must necessarily use some sort of tranliteration or transcription scheme using Latin …