Yerkish

English

Etymology

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.

Further reading

• Yerkish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Shirkey, shrieky