The language was developed by Ernst von Glasersfeld and used by Duane Rumbaugh and Sue Savage-Rumbaugh of Georgia State University while working with primates at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bahasa ini dikembangkan oleh Ernst von Glasersfeld dan digunakan oleh Duane Rumbaugh dan Sue Savage-Rumbaugh (lexigram: ) dari Georgia State University saat bekerja dengan primata di Yerkes National Primate Research Center di Emory University di Atlanta, Georgia.