Yerkish

English

Etymology

From Yerkes +‎ -ish, after Robert M. Yerkes, the founder of the laboratory within which the lexigrams were first used.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɜːrkɪʃ/

Proper noun

Yerkish

  1. An artificial language of lexigrams developed for use by non-human primates.
    • 2022, Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater, chapter 8, in The Language Game […] , →ISBN:
      Kanzi's ability to ‘speak’ in Yerkish and understand English is impressive.

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