Yerkish
English
editEtymology
editFrom Yerkes + -ish, after Robert M. Yerkes, the founder of the laboratory within which the lexigrams were first used.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editYerkish
- 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.