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Yerkish

artificial language developed for use by non-human primates
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Yerkish

Summary

Yerkish is an animal language[1]. Yerkish draws 301 Wikipedia views per month (animal_language category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yerkish is the creator of Ernst von Glasersfeld[3].
  • Yerkish's instance of is recorded as animal language[4].
  • Yerkish's instance of is recorded as artificial language[5].
  • Robert Yerkes is named after Yerkish[6].
  • Yerkish is a type of great ape language[7].
  • Yerkish is used for interspecies communication[8].
  • Yerkish's Commons category is recorded as Yerkish[9].
  • Yerkish's intended public is recorded as Quadrumana[10].
  • Yerkish's intended public is recorded as researcher[11].
  • Yerkish's intended public is recorded as animal-person[12].
  • Yerkish's CLCR language code is recorded as qry[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include animal language[4] and artificial language[5]. Yerkish is a type of great ape language[7].

Origins

Robert Yerkes is named after Yerkish[6].

Use and Application

Yerkish is used for interspecies communication[8].

Why It Matters

Yerkish draws 301 Wikipedia views per month (animal_language category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] Yerkish has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Yerkish is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · LeoGe25 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Clcr language code → qry
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14272]]: qry, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/282511009|Yerkish (#282511009)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7829|CLCR language code]] #mix'n"
  2. 4w ago · Tcyrus0 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Intended public → Quadrumana, researcher, animal-person
    Creator → —
    Subclass of → great ape language
    Has use → interspecies communication
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P305]]: art-x-yerkish"
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