Planetpii Conlang Relay site

Pii Conlang relays

  • Piirelay #1, Summer-Winter 2001-2002; moderator Jonathan North Washington

    What is a conlang relay?

    Rules for the Conlang Relay Game by Sally Caves is a good reference, but are followed only on the Conlang list (whence originates Conlang relays, but anyway). Our rules for Piirelays are a little different (more loose, it seems). This is more or less how it goes:

    The first participant—the moderator (the one who starts a relay and controls it)—takes a text (preferably short: a few lines long, maybe a paragraph) and translates it to thei conlang. They send the translation and a description of the language's grammar to the next participant, who has a predesignated period of time (usually either a week or two days) to translate the text to their conlang—these translations are sent to the next participant and the moderator—and English—this translation is sent only to the moderator. A short grammar and vocab explanation is composed to go with the translations (to the next participant and the moderator). Each participant does this until, finally, the last signed-up participant treats the moderator as the last participant, sending the relay text and grammar details to him/her without the English translation. Once the moderator has translated the text to their conlang and English, the last participant may send the moderator his/her English translation. The moderator then organises a webpage with all the details of the progression of the relay, similar to any of the sites listed below.

    What is planetpii?

  • Planetpii home page

    What is a conlang?

  • Languages & Conlangs pages at firespeaker.org

    History of conlang relays

      These are the translation relays I know of. Seasons are your standard Northern Hemisphere ones. In chronological order:
    1. First Conlang relay, dubbed the "Starling Song" relay; Summer 1999, Irina Rempt
      First Conlang relay (duplicate)
    2. Second Conlang relay, entitled "Wisdom of Bast"; Autumn 1999, Sally Caves
    3. Third Conlang relay, entitled "Bliss of a Fairy"; Spring 2000, Nicole Perrin
    4. Fourth Conlang Relay; Summer 2001, Shreyas Sampat
    5. First Planetpii relay; Summer-Winter 2001-2002, Jonathan North Washington
    6. Fifth Conlang Relay; Winter 2001-2002, Irina Rempt
    7. Sixth Conlang Relay; Spring-Summer 2002 (in progress), Nik Taylor
      Sixth Conlang Relay; original list
    8. Seventh Conlang Relay; Summer-Autumn 2002 (in progress), Bob Greenwade
    9. Eighth Conlang Relay; Spring 2003, Pete Bleackley
    10. Ninth Conlang Relay; Spring 2004 (in progress), ?

    Potentially Useful Little Links

  • Planetpii home page which has not been updated in a while
  • Rules for the Conlang Relay Game by Sally Caves
  • My home page (firespeaker.org)
  • Translation Relays by Irinia, containing some info and history
  • Languages & Conlangs pages, with some info on the subject, maintained by me

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