I’m creating a blog post that has a list to all the resources that I know of, to help those.

I’m creating a blog post that has a list to all the resources that I know of, to help those who are interested in learning some Láadan! 🙂

I’ll make sure to edit this post when I make new resources (such as the zine I’m currently working on).

Grammar

There are a few resources to learn the grammar of Láadan. I would suggest starting with the Láadan Wikibook that I wrote and keep updated, it’s the easiest to read through and access.

There’s also an official book – A First Dictionary and Grammar of Láadan by Suzette Haden Elgin – but it is upwards of $700 used on Amazon at time of writing. I bought a copy back when it was only $60, and I uploaded most of that book here: first-dictionary_partial.pdf (it’s just missing the dictionary)

The last main resource is Amberwind’s Láadan lessons, which has a ton of lessons. Unfortunately, the original website has gone down, but the good news is that I host a mirror of that website and the PDF version. You can access those here: PDF version and Web version

Additional incomplete resources include:

Dictionaries

The official website has English to Láadan and Láadan to English dictionaries you can view on the web, but I’ve also taken those dictionaries and made a searchable webapp. It also has additional notes and word breakdowns. You can view that dictionary here: The Áya Dan dictionary. The wonderful Tea also made a Láadan to Spanish translation.

If you’re a programmer or otherwise know how to deal with computer-readable data, I have json and csv versions of the dictionary available here: http://data.ayadanconlangs.com/

You can also download the Láadan Helper – Android App which contains the dictionary (usable offline) and the same grammar lessons as the Láadan Wikibook.

Reading and Listening

There was a set of audio tapes that went along with the First Dictionary and Grammar of Láadan book that Suzette had made, but unfortunately I do not have access to those tapes. Lingweenie did rip part of one tape and upload it to their website as a sample, and you can hear Suzette use a little Láadan in the podcast from Language Creation Society. Additionally, IPA is given for the sounds of the language, so I’ve made a video of the Sounds of Láadan.

You can also sometimes find blogs about Láadan on Tumblr by doing some searching.

I also run a conlang channel on YouTube called Áya Dan, and I have a playlist of Láadan videos I’ve made.

Groups

There are a few groups around the internet where you can practice or talk about Láadan …

Additional resources

Finally, I have been storing and organizing various information on this website. These pages are currently split out, with the intention of staying as-they-are, only making updates and such, so that the pages are in a reliable place and don’t move around anymore.