I did a deep dive into Academic Databases and Libraries to find more of More’s Utopian language-to no avail. These correspond almost exactly to the 23-letter Roman alphabet with the exception of the letters f, k, q, and x. Utopian has 22 letters in its alphabet with letters based on the shapes of the circle, square, and triangle. There are only four verbs in the Utopian Tongue: Present 1 st person-barchin, dramme, impartiō, accipiō Perfect 1 st person -labarembaucha, expressīģ rd person polta, and fēcit. So better to receive I am ready with all my heart.
Have shaped for man a philosophical city.Īs I in me have nothing dangerous to impart,
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Has made of me an isle that erst no island was,įrought full of worldly wealth, pleasure and solace. Which verses the translator according to his simple knowledge and poor understanding of the Utopian tongue has thus roughly Englished:Ī prince of much renown and immortal fame, Voluala barchin heman la lauoluala dramme pagloni.] [ Utopos ha Boccas peu la chama polta chamaan.īargol he maglomi baccan soma gymnosophaon.Īgrama gymnosophon labarem bacha bodamilomin. La not lauoluala unwillingly dramme I receive Voluala freely, willingly barchin I impart heman those which are mine
Utopos Utopia ha me Boccas commander peu from la notĬhama island polta he has made chamaan Islandīargol one,the only he I maglomi of the lands baccan of allĪgrama city,village gymnosophon philosophy labarem I have representedīacha of all bodamilomin for the mortals. I have copied the translation by Robert Adams in bold:Ī Meter of IIII Verses in the Utopian Tongue, briefly touching both the strange beginning and also the happy and wealthy continuance of the same commonwealth.
The Frontispiece of the original edition of ‘Utopia’, shows the fictional, Utopian alphabet which More invented.īelow is the sample of the “Utopian Tongue” as described by More. How cool is this! A new language for me to study! As a Linguist, I am always looking for new languages to study, even if they are fictitious! Imagine my delight when I reached the addendum following Thomas More’s Utopia Book II and found a brief sample of “The Utopian Tongue” written by More’s friend Peter Giles to Jerome Busleiden.
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