Creating Languages on Notebook.ai
Language is a bond that weaves a culture together. Are there any new languages in your world?
Creating languages on Notebook.ai is easy.
To get started, just click Languages under the "Worldbuilding" header in the site sidebar. You'll be able to see or edit all of your existing language pages and create new ones at any time. You can also customize your Language template for all of your pages here.
Search your languages
If you've got a lot of languages, you can quickly get around to the right one with Notebook.ai's full-text search. It searches your entire notebook for anything you wrote about that language.
You can also filter your languages by tag, whether you've favorited that page, and which universe it's in.
Private by default
Your ideas are valuable. Every language you create in Notebook.ai is owned by you, completely private by default, and only accessible to you.
But of course, you also have full control over that privacy and can share any language page you want, however you want, whenever you want.
Languages are a Premium page
Language notebook pages require an active Premium subscription to create, but users on free plans can view and edit their existing language pages at any time.
Notebook.ai is your personal worldbuilding notebook; any page you create is yours forever and you'll never lose access to any part of it for any reason — even if you downgrade to a free account in the future.
forum Get a head start with a detailed, customizable language template
You can fill out as little or as much as you'd like on every new language. You'll see progress indicators every time you edit it to show where you can make progress on and our system will intelligently generate questions for you around the site that will automatically save your answers to the proper place on your language page.
Templates are also fully customizable across every language in your notebook.
You can browse the default template for languages here; just click a category to see the questions it starts with.
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NameWhat is this language named?
Other namesWhat other names is this language known by?
DescriptionWrite as little or as much as you want!
UniverseThis field allows you to link your other Notebook.ai pages to this language.
TagsThis field lets you add clickable tags to organize your languages.
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HistoryWhat is the history of this language?
TypologyWrite as little or as much as you want!
Dialectical informationWrite as little or as much as you want!
RegisterWrite as little or as much as you want!
GesturesWhat gestures are common for speakers of this language?
EvolutionHow has this language evolved over time?
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PhonologyWrite as little or as much as you want!
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GrammarWrite as little or as much as you want!
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GreetingsHow do people speaking this language greet each other?
GoodbyesHow do people speaking this language say "goodbye" to each other?
PleaseHow do people speaking this language say "please"?
Thank youHow do people speaking this language say "thank you"?
You are welcomeHow do people speaking this language say "you are welcome"?
SorryHow do people speaking this language say "I'm sorry"?
Excuse meHow do people speaking this language say "Excuse me"?
Yes wordsHow do people speaking this language say yes?
No wordsHow do people speaking this language say no?
Body partsWhat are the words for each body part in this language?
FamilyWhat are the words for each family member in this language?
TradeWhat words or phrases are commonly used in when purchasing/selling goods using this language?
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NumbersWhat are the words for each number in this language?
QuantifiersWhat words are there for quantifiers (a few, many, some, etc) in this language?
PronounsWhat pronouns are there in this language?
DeterminersWhat words are there for determiners (the, my, this, etc) in this language?
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NotesWrite as little or as much as you want!
Private notesWrite as little or as much as you want! Private notes are always visible to only you, even if content is made public and shared.
More language features
Languages require an active Premium subscription to create. Once you've created a page, it's yours forever! The following features are always enabled for all Language pages to help you build the wonderful world in your head.
AVAILABLE ON ALL PAGES
photo_library Upload images to your language
Languages and other worldbuilding pages all come with a dedicated area to upload and showcase your own uploaded images.
The images you upload replace any default images the site uses, which makes your notebook truly feel yours when you see all of your fancy languages around the site!
50MB
free for all users
+10GB
for Premium subscribers
AVAILABLE ON ALL PAGES
vpn_lock Focus on languages from a single universe
Building entire fictional worlds is hard! And it gets even harder when you've got ideas that span multiple universes or worlds.
To help you focus on what's relevant, Notebook.ai lets you focus on a single universe at a time. This hides your notebook pages from all other universes and lets you work on your world without distractions.
To focus on a single universe, simply select it from the top-left dropdown of any page.
AVAILABLE ON ALL PAGES
group_add Invite others to collaborate
Notebook.ai lets you add an unlimited number of collaborators to your universes for free. Each one has full access to work alongside you on your languages and other pages within that universe.
If you have a Premium subscription active, your collaborators can also share all of your Premium perks while working in your universe, too!
AVAILABLE ON ALL PAGES
brightness_4 Work in light or dark mode
Protect your eyes at night by choosing between light and dark themes at the click of a button, available across the entire website.
AVAILABLE ON ALL PAGES
forum Craft your perfect language piece by piece with personalized, smart writing prompts
Once you've started creating a language or two, you'll start noticing our worldbuilding tool asking you personalized questions about those languages around the site.
Whenever you write an answer to any of these prompts, they'll automatically be saved to the relevant field on your language notebook page and you won't be asked the same question again.
favorite We're here to stay.
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total Languages created
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forum Write smarter with your world at your fingertips.
When you're ready to start writing, Notebook.ai makes it easy to take the world you've built and keep it at your fingertips, ready to reference any time you need it.
Every account on Notebook.ai also includes unlimited document storage using our integrated editor that's full of smart features. You can link your languages and other worldbuilding pages to individual documents to see them directly inside the editor — making it easy to reference small details without losing momentum.
If you prefer to use another word processor, our page search makes it easy to look up any information you need about your world, letting you focus on the big picture story instead of fretting over the small details.
description Take your story to the next level with more integrated tools
Our other integrated tools allow you to build upon the foundation you lay from a world of languages and other notebook pages. Each feature offers new ways to enrich your world and write better stories within them.
- timeline Start working on a timeline and add your languages to the individual scenes that are relevant to them.
- description Create unlimited documents and link your languages to them.
- auto_stories Group your notebook pages together in new ways by adding them to Collections.
- ballot Share your languages to your followers or to the world to get comments and feedback.
- forum See in a single place all the timelines, documents, collections, and other pages your language is linked to.
Languages are just one of the 29 types of worldbuilding pages available on Notebook.ai.
Create your first language today!