KILIKI
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What is Kiliki?

A language designed to be the easiest in the world to learn — and to belong to everyone.

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The idea

A language
built from scratch

kiLiki is a language and script invented by Dr. Madhan Karky for the blockbuster Baahubali 1 & 2, where its songs were written entirely in kiLiki. It has grown since into a small, joyful language that anyone can pick up.

Where natural languages accumulate exceptions over centuries, Kiliki was designed for simplicity from the very first letter. The result is a phonetic system with a compact alphabet, a clean geometric script, and only a handful of grammar rules — light enough to learn quickly, expressive enough to sing.

Principles

How Kiliki is designed

Fully phonetic

Every letter is exactly one sound, and every sound has exactly one letter. There is nothing silent and nothing to second-guess.

A compact alphabet

A small set of vowels, consonants and clicks covers the sounds you need — easy to memorise, quick to read.

Geometric script

The letters and numerals are built from clean shapes — circles, lines and stars — so they are simple to write and recognise.

Simple grammar

Just a few consistent rules hold sentences together, with no irregular forms to trip over.

For everyone

Kiliki belongs to no single nation or mother tongue, which is what lets it move so freely between speakers.

Made to be played

Through songs, games and stories, Kiliki is meant to be enjoyed as much as studied.

The people

The team behind kiLiki

kiLiki is guided by the creative minds behind Baahubali and brought to life by a dedicated team at the Karky Research Foundation.

Dr. Madhan Karky

Dr. Madhan Karky

Language Creator
SS Rajamouli

SS Rajamouli

Advisor
Vijeyendra Prasad

Vijeyendra Prasad

Advisor
MM Keeravaani

MM Keeravaani

Advisor
Shobu Yarlagadda

Shobu Yarlagadda

Advisor
Nandakumar

Nandakumar

Technical Advisor
Chezhiyan

Chezhiyan

Data Manager
Rajapandian

Rajapandian

Project Coordinator
Aarthy

Aarthy

Programmer
Udhayan

Udhayan

Typographer
Nadesh Prabou

Nadesh Prabou

Art Coordinator
Jagadesh

Jagadesh

Logo Design
Sindhuja

Sindhuja

Designer
C.S. Iniyan

C.S. Iniyan

Sound Engineer, RT Studios
Keerthiga

Keerthiga

Audio Coordinator
Jeevanandan

Jeevanandan

Associate Tech Lead (Development)
Manivannan

Manivannan

Associate Tech Lead (Development)
Sathish

Sathish

Associate Tech Lead (Design)
Venkatesh

Venkatesh

Senior Software Engineer (Design)
Rajeshkumar

Rajeshkumar

Associate Tech Lead (QA / Testing)
Who makes it

From the Karky Research Foundation

Kiliki is developed and nurtured by Dr. Madhan Karky and the Karky Research Foundation, alongside their wider work on language, learning and Tamil computing. The foundation builds tools and experiences that make languages easier to learn and more fun to use.

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