Kiliki | |
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Pronunciation | [kɪɫɪkɪ] |
Created by | Madhan Karky |
Date | 2015 |
Setting and usage | Baahubali |
Purpose | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | qkk (local use) |
Glottolog | None |
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.
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]
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]