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**Langmaker** is a website run by **Jeffrey Henning** that acts as a database of [conlangs](/source/Conlang), [neographies](/source/Neography), and other resources related to conlanging and [conworlding](/source/Worldbuilding).[1] Prominent articles and the conlang directory were collected published by Yannia Press as *Langmaker: Celebrating Conlangs*, with an introduction by [David J. Peterson](/source/David_J._Peterson).[2] As of June 4, 2009, the site was offline. An unknown source took control of the website, hosting malware. After the takeover of the website, the owner regained control in 2022 making the site available through a [Tor network](/source/Tor_(network)) endpoint until 2023.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

As of 2025 a copy of the site is hosted as a [GitHub Pages](/source/GitHub#GitHub_Pages) site.[3]

## History

Langmaker began as *Model Languages*, a [newsletter](/source/Newsletter) published by Henning between 1995 and 1996,[4] in which he attempted to better publicize the hobby of conlanging and to explore various issues and questions related to conlanging. Shortly, Henning moved to a [website](/source/Website) format. He began not only discussing and commenting on [conlangs](/source/Conlangs) but also cataloguing them in a comprehensive database, with overviews of the languages and links to their respective websites. Henning ultimately began adding [neologisms](/source/Neologisms); babel texts; [neographies](/source/Neography); books on [languages](/source/Languages), [linguistics](/source/Linguistics), and conlanging; and other general resources to his database. Langmaker has been viewed by many as an information and activity hub in the online conlanging world.

In April 2007, Langmaker was converted to [wiki](/source/Wiki) format, allowing its many readers to themselves make contributions to the website. Henning has since left the maintenance of the site primarily to its casual contributors and administrators, who continued to contribute up until January 4, 2008, when the site was locked.[5]

[Mark Rosenfelder](/source/Mark_Rosenfelder) writes, "Jeffrey Henning writes and posts regularly on the process of creating model languages and reviews a number of projects."[6] As of November 11, 2015, the domain name has been bought.

## References

### Inline

1. **[^](#cite_ref-latimes_1-0)** Dance, Amber (August 24, 2007). ["In their own words – literally"](http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-conlang24aug24,0,4155484,full.story). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved 2007-08-29.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) - [paid version](https://web.archive.org/web/20080529063232/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1324699781.html?dids=1324699781:1324699781&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+24%2C+2007&author=Amber+Dance&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=A.1&desc=COLUMN+ONE%3B+Babel%27s+modern+architects%3B+Hush+now%2C+Tolkien+fans+and+grunting+Klingonists.+More+newly+created+tongues+are+getting+their+moment%2C+thanks+to+the+Web) and [PDF version](http://msl1.mit.edu/furdlog/docs/latimes/2007-08-24_latimes_conlangs_control.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130405034513/http://msl1.mit.edu/furdlog/docs/latimes/2007-08-24_latimes_conlangs_control.pdf) 2013-04-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Henning, Jeffrey (2020). *Langmaker: Celebrating Conlangs*. Chicago: Yonagu Books. p. 393. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1661715575](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1661715575).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["LangMaker/Win - Invent Your Own Language In Minutes"](https://langmaker.github.io/langmake/). *langmaker.github.io*. Retrieved 2025-03-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Langmaker Back issues](https://langmaker.github.io/backissu.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070629200232/http://www.langmaker.com/backissu.htm) June 29, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Langmaker Special:Recentchanges web page](https://langmaker.github.io/db/Special:Recentchanges.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070806090920/http://www.langmaker.com/db/Special%3ARecentchanges) August 6, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [The Language Construction Kit](http://www.zompist.com/kit.html), Accessed October 30, 2007.

### General

- Singh, Ishtla; C. Jones, Mari (2005). [*Exploring Language Change*](https://books.google.com/books?id=-QNn9RcupygC). London: Routledge. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-415-31775-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-415-31775-4).

## External links

- [Archive.org mirror of Homepage](https://web.archive.org/web/20080618214613/http://www.langmaker.com/db/Main_Page) (18 June 2008)

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