Copious Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know—Madalena Cruz-Ferreira SpecGram Vol CLXIX, No 3 Contents Titles in Fantasy and Sci-Fi Linguistics—Announcement from Scholartastic Books
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Ergativiti
Binds to your sauce in a completely different way.
Monovalenci
With its long, elegant chains.
Triconsonanti
Perfect with arabiatta sauce.
Alveolini
Gives your conlang a sound best described as al dente.
Polysynthetti
So many long, thick strings of lexical material your mouth won’t know what to do with it all!
Dothracci
Delicious with horsemeat bolognese (available from UK supermarkets, but don’t say we told you).
Harmoni
Comes in similarly-flavored clumps.
Philippini
May trigger allergic reactions in some.
Mutagine
The first bite changes flavor depending on how many you spoon up!
Pirahiani
Quite unique! uncooked, amorphous, not made of wheat, dries when sauce is added, and tastes different to men and women (note: proprietary brand; not for general use).

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Copious Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t KnowMadalena Cruz-Ferreira
Titles in Fantasy and Sci-Fi LinguisticsAnnouncement from Scholartastic Books
SpecGram Vol CLXIX, No 3 Contents