Yerkish

Yerkish
Lexigram
Created byErnst von Glasersfeld
Setting and usageUse a keyboard to punch keys with logograms
Users4 (apes)[citation needed]
Purpose
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone
IETFart-x-yerkish

Yerkish is an artificial language developed for use by non-human primates. It employs a keyboard whose keys contain lexigrams, symbols corresponding to objects or ideas.[1]

Lexigrams were notably used by the Georgia State University Language Research Center to communicate with bonobos and chimpanzees. Researchers and primates were able to communicate using lexigram boards made in up to three panels with a total of 384 keys.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Interactive Lexigram, History of Ape Language". Great Ape Trust. 2010. Archived from the original on May 20, 2010.
  2. ^ Jeffrey Kluger, "Inside the Minds of Animals", Time, August 5, 2010.