Conlang

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The conlang flag, representing the Tower of Babel

A conlang, short for "constructed language", is a language deliberately crafted by humans, rather than by natural evolution. People create conlangs for many reasons, and the conlangs they create fall into several types. Some conlangs, like Esperanto, are widely used; but most are never learned to the point of fluency by anyone.

Typology

There are a number of typological systems used to categorize conlangs. One of the most-well-known deals with the origin of the language's components: a priori vs a posteriori, with the former referring to languages that were created from scratch, and the latter referring to languages that were created from pieces of other already-existing languages. Another typology relates to the intentions of and methodologies used by the conlang's creator(s): artlangs (artistic languages), engelangs (engineered languages), auxlangs (auxiliary languages), and so-on. Languages may (and often do) belong to more than one type in each system.

Conlangs may also be typologized along the same lines as natlangs (natural languages); for example: morphosyntactic alignment, head-directionality, animacy, et cetera.

Nomenclature

There is some contention among conlangers around the differences between the words "planned", "constructed", and "artificial". Proponents of some extremely a posteriori languages, like Interlingua and Latino sine Flexione, eschew the term "artificial", and prefer to think of their respective tongues as having been standardized, or "planned". Others eschew the use of the term "artificial", feeling that there is nothing "unnatural" about the use of their language(s) for human communication; on the other hand, some philosophers have argued that all human languages are artificial. "Constructed" is a more-general term without these such connotations, and it has accordingly become the standard term used to refer to the origins of human-created languages.

Micronational conlangs

The micronational world is home to a number of conlangs, information about which can be found in the following table; though, please note that this directory is non-exhaustive:

Name Native name Usage Official usage Developer(s) Regulated by Code
Aethodian ʼə́ plə ʼái fɔ tya No speakers; still incomplete.  Aethodia Miles B Huff The Linguistics Jury of Aethodia the
Apiyan Fiaula apiana Flag of Apiya.png Apiya Flag of Apiya.png Apiya
Belcityan Belcitese  Belcity  Belcity bc/blc
Cet Cet  Ceticilia
 Eodus
Miakoku
 Ceticilia
 Eodus
Miakoku
Cet Consortium Cet Consortium
Centralian Centralsk New Flag of Centralia.png Kingdom of Centralia New Flag of Centralia.png Kingdom of Centralia New Flag of Centralia.png Centralian Ministry of Linguistical Development New Flag of Centralia.png Centralian Ministry of Linguistical Development centr
Democratic Union British Demokrata Uniista Britansk Arura novale.png Arura Novale
Da308f42ff936ba49bff9d70a6be8ddd.png Democratic Union of British States
Arura novale.png Arura Novale
Da308f42ff936ba49bff9d70a6be8ddd.png Democratic Union of British States
Da308f42ff936ba49bff9d70a6be8ddd.png Democratic Union of British States
Driets Driezic Driez Flakt feåm 2018.png Drietsland Driez Flakt feåm 2018.png Drietsland Seved I Kånicist Akademie dr/dri
Edallic Edallic  Sirocco Federal Commonwealth of Sirocco Sirocco Nicholas Woode-Smith
Finnian Finnliec  Finnistan  Finnistan Finn Putnam fn
Glebish Glebisk GlebianaFlag.png Glebiania GlebianaFlag.png Glebiania Jakob Gleby Department of Culture of Glebiania gl/gle
Gutaish Gütäisi Bascal flag.jpg Bascal none, recognised as a "Regional language" by Bascal. Amir Syafiq Gütäisisphrëagënkønswel gt
Kyrete Kyrete[1] Flag of Regelis.svg Regelis Soaring Non-Regulated krt
Lienish Lienio sperhe Lienish flag.png Lienish Sovereign Republic Lienish flag.png Lienish Sovereign Republic Michayel Lienere Lienish Departament of Using Lienish Language (LDULL)
Linitian Linitian Flaglinian.png Linian, People's Republic of Flaglinian.png Linian, People's Republic of Maximilian Christian Linitian State Bureau of Linguistics ln
Malinovian Gürdvürt Kingdom of malinovia flag.png Malinovia, Kingdom of Kingdom of malinovia flag.png Malinovia, Kingdom of Lawrence I, King of Malinovia Lawrence I, King of Malinovia mn
Mussian Dåććoćqi Thulian flag.png Thulia Thulian flag.png Thulia None None
Papian Papiane Crasager flag.png Koss Crasager flag.png Koss Lucas Campos Academie den Lingui pp
Phoklandian Phoklandish PhoklandUnion.png Phokland (formerly)
Flag of Naveria.svg Naveria
Navembourg.png Refliasia
Flag of Naveria.svg Naveria (Arcelia)
Charles Ross pp
Stradan Stradans linguå Screen Shot 2018-04-14 at 07.17.49.PNG Pejaten
IMG 5608.PNG Ruslandia
LDNr5C9.png The Badgers
IMG 4301.JPG Strada Area Alliance
IMG 1328.jpg Adiwiyata
Sundan Republic
Ameringpang
Concordia
Screen Shot 2018-04-14 at 07.17.49.PNG Pejaten
IMG 5608.PNG Ruslandia
IMG 4301.JPG Strada Area Alliance
Aaron Penyami Koncil nyål Stradans linguå (February 2019 - November 2019)
Ministry of soculed (November 2019 – present day)
Thulian Ńotkósna srŕàneń Thulian flag.png Thulia
Aeland flag.png Aeland
Thulian flag.png Thulia
Aeland flag.png Aeland
Svante Axelsson Svante Axelsson
Prsänëan Persänëtagarë Prsanea Flag.png Prsänëa Prsanea Flag.png Prsänëa James E Wilary Prsänëan Language Regulation Board ps
Riküçreb RikuchrebinRikuchreb.png RikucharFlag.png Rikuchar RikucharFlag.png Rikuchar Bin Stùrd Riküçreb Pak Yitü sü Ribizrøk (Proposed) rc
rcx
Siroccan Sirokie  Sirocco Federal Commonwealth of Sirocco Sirocco Daniel Anderson Siroccan Language Authority sp
Slavstrian Cлaвcтpiшкiя язїкa Flag of Slavstria.png Tsardom of Slavstria Flag of Slavstria.png Tsardom of Slavstria Matthew Manning Slavstrian Ministry of Culture and Language slv
Spaldian Spaldsk House of Nassau-Ter Haar House of Nassau-Ter Haar Unknown House of Nassau-Ter Haar sp
Sprinske Langa Sprinske 2 Speakers  Sprinske Empire Emperor Aaron I of Sprinske Kolniaric Union
Vyomani ७ᓴፀժ☉ᓂႩ 2 speakers; incomplete Vyomania Maharaja Mohak I
Westlandian Westlandisch Westland new flag.png Westland Flag of DWFR.png New Dale-Westland A.T. Phoenix Westlandian Language Institute ws
Zairskaj Zairskaj Flaglinian.png Linian, People's Republic of Flaglinian.png Linian, People's Republic of (Only regional, not official.) Maximilian Christian zr
czr (Cyrillic)
lzr (Latin)
Zealandian Zålandienska Zealandian Flag (2016).png Zealandia Zealandian Flag (2016).png Zealandia Charlotte Lindström Zålandienska Språketinstitutiet ze
Cópanajú Cópanajú Copan resised.jpg Royal empire of copan Copan resised.jpg Royal Empire of Copan Jarn Útréjúd ciit Cópan Þan manesn celangrromkenoliip (The people's central institution of language knowledge)
Lululandian Lululantien Lululandian flago.png Lululand Lululandian flago.png Lululand Daniel Lim lul
Essian Essiai limba N/A; "The language's development has been invested in the Essian Historical Society since the Commonwealth's dissolution" N/A (Refer to Usage) Ministry of Culture (Esse)
Kuhugi Kuhugkesh Republic of Kuhugstan Republic of Kuhugstan Max Kasbar Kuhugkare Godena (Kuhugi Government)
Qootärfloams Qootärfloams N/A; The language's usage was previously in Empire of Qootärlænt;this country is now defunct. N/A (Refer to Usage)
Ninjoan Ninjoa'Æ Imperial States of Forestria


Most Great Puppet of the Grand Duchy of Krell

Imperial States of Forestria


Grand Duchy of Krell

Elias Overholtzen DoFaIR lzr
Chowolian Thowotileman Chowolia[2] Chowolia King and Prime Minister of Chowolia Chowolian Language Institution
Proto-Cotter Menace Suglogh  Cotter Menaceland  Cotter Menaceland President Connor Hetner Institute of the Cotter Menace and Suglogh Languages

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