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Kiliki
Pronunciation[kɪɫɪkɪ]
Created byMadhan Karky
Date2015
Setting and usageBaahubali
Purpose
Language codes
ISO 639-3qkk (local use)
GlottologNone
IETF art-x-kiliki (local use)

Kiliki or Kilikili is a fictional language originally created by Madhan Karky for the 2015 Indian epic action film Baahubali: The Beginning.[1][2] It has 3000 words[3] and is written using 22 symbols.[4][5] In February 2020 on International Mother Language Day, the film's director SS Rajamouli launched the official website of Kiliki.[6] It reportedly has 40 grammar rules but the grammar section of the website is empty.

Usage

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In the film Baahubali: The Beginning, the Kalakeya tribe speak Kiliki.[7] After the success of the film in December 2015, singer Smita released "Baha Kiliki", the first song in Kiliki language, onto YouTube.[8] It has over 108 million views. In 2017, it was used in the film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, the sequel of Baahubali: The Beginning.[9]

The fictional language Kiliki (also referred to as Kilikili) spoken by the Kalakeyas, a ferocious warrior tribe, was created by Madhan Karky for the film. It is said to be the first fictional language to be created for Indian film.[10]

While Karky was pursuing a PhD in Australia, he took up a part-time job of teaching and baby-sitting children. During one such interaction, he thought it would be fun to create a new language that could be easily grasped. Basic words were first made up and opposites were represented by word reversals – me was min and you was nim. The language, with 100 words, was called "Click" to highlight its simplicity. This formed the foundation for Kiliki.[11]

  • Kilikili consists of at least 750 words and more than 40 concrete grammar rules.
  • It was designed to be an intuitive language: Karky said he used hard consonants and soft consonants depending on the nature of the words' meanings.
  • The language was created keeping in mind that the Kalakeya warriors had to be portrayed as terrifying brutes.

On 21 February 2020, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, Rajamouli launched the official website of Kiliki language. He called the language as "world's youngest and easiest language."[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Baahubali' fans rejoice! Now you can officially learn the 'KiLiKi' language online". The News Minute. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Hey, do you speak Kiliki?". Deccan Chronicle. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "SS Rajamouli launches "KiLiKi" website; calls it the world's youngest and easiest language". The Times of India. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (21 February 2020). "Baahubali's Kiliki language evolves online". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Will Kilikki from the Baahubali franchise become our very own Klingon?". The Indian Express. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ "WHATTT??!! S.S RAJAMOULI TO BRING KALAKEYA'S LANGUAGE INTO PRACTICE? WHAT IS IT NAMED?". behindwoods.com. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Baahubali does a Lord of the Rings! The film establishes a new language called Kilikili". Firstpost. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Video: Singer Smita releases new song in 'Kiliki', Bahubali's fictional language". The News Minute. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Released as the sequel to the 2015 blockbuster 'Baahubali: The Beginning'". newstracklive.com. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Baahubali does a Lord of the Rings! The film establishes a new language called Kilikili". Firstpost. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
  11. ^ "5 Sentences And Their Translations in Kiliki, The Fictitious Language Used In 'Baahubali'". Huffington Post India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  12. ^ "SS Rajamouli launches 'KiLiKi' website; calls it the world's youngest and easiest language". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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