Kzinti

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  • Language: Kzinti
  • Created: 1984
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  • Language family: professional fictional language
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A constructed language by Roger Kuiper (and Man-Kzin Wars authors).

It sounds like cats in a fight, with lots of hisses and growls. According to Larry Niven, the alphabet resembles dots and commas.

Language sources: None known (perhaps the language of housecats).

Several writers of Man-Kzin Wars stories have expressed interest for use in their work.

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