How to make naturalistic vowel inventories | Conlang Tips

A conlang's vowel inventory has a big impact on the overall feel of the language. If you're aiming for a naturalistic language, don't just choose vowels at random. Look to the world's languages for inspiration. In this video, I survey some of the most common vowel inventories in the world's languages. I show you how to use concepts such as vowel system symmetry, dispersion, and peripherality to make vowel systems that feel like they came from a natural language. Things I mentioned: My article on conlang vowel inventories: https://www.colingorrie.com/articles/... ---------- This is a segment from live stream #4:    • 🔴 Vowelpocalypse cometh | How to make a la...   #conlang #vowels #worldbuilding For the latest news, follow me on social media: ---------- Patreon:   / colingorrie   Twitter:   / colingorrie   Youtube:    / colingorrie   Twitch:   / colingorrie   Discord:   / discord   Website: https://colingorrie.com/