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by Alexis Ulrich  

Jessie Sams

Jessie Sams is known in the conlang community for her Invented Languages course she gives at the Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas, where students construct their own languages throughout the semester. She has also worked with David J. Peterson on the Méníshè language for Motherland: Fort Salem, and the Engála, Tpaalha, Lalyáz, Mimignaqs, Wokuthízhű, Sarkezhe and Haughòf languages for the YouTube channel Langtime Studio, on Aazh Naamori (Vampire Academy) and Firish (Elemental), while working on her owns, like Gnóma, Hiutsath, Wóxtjanato, and Shu (Shadow and Bone).