Chorukor

Chorukor is a fictional artificial language featuring in Czech playwright Václav Havel's 1966 play The Memorandum. The play concerns the events that unfold when Ptydepe is introduced as the new official language of an unspecified organization. At the end of the play, Ptydepe is tentatively replaced by Chorukor.^[1]

Example of the language

From Scene 11:
PERINA: Of course. In Chorukor, Monday is ilopagar, Tuesday ilopager, Wednesday ilopagur, Thursday ilopagir, Friday ilopageur, Saturday ilopagoor. How do you think Sunday is in Chorukor? Hmm?
(Only Kalous moves) So Kalous!
KALOUS: (standing up) Ilopagor. (he sits down)
PERINA: Correct, Kalous! Good point! Isn't it easy? ^[2][3].

See also

• The Memorandum
• Ptydepe

References

1. ^ Gabrielle H. Cody, Evert Sprinchorn, The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, Volume 2,Columbia University Press, 2007
2. ^ Czech version. 11. obraz :
   PERINA: Samozřejmě. Pondělí se v chorukoru řekne ilopagar, úterý ilopager, středa ilopagur, čtvrtek ilopagir, pátek ilopageur, sobota ilopagoor. Jak myslíte, že se řekne neděle? No?
   (Hlásí se jediný Kalous) Tak Kalous!
   KALOUS: (vstane) Ilopagor. (Usedne)
   PERINA: Správně, Kalous! Máte jedničku! Že to je velmi lehké?
3. ^ HAVEL, Václav, Vyrozumění, Hra o dvanácti obrazech, Praha, 1965