Conlang

A Conlang (short for "Constructed Language") is an artificial language that is created without regards to natural language formation. Whereas most spoken languages evolve over thousands of years, conlangs are created from scratch. (It should be noted, however, that some devoted conlangers attempt to make languages that appear to result from natural changes and indeed, very few actually go back and explore the changes that their language has supposedly undergone.)

There are numerous reasons for developing conlangs. Some linguists have created languages for use in place of natural languages (most notably, Esperanto). Some linguists create them for use in stories (for instance, Klingon). Some create them simply for pleasure or for educational purposes.

Planned, constructed, artificial

The terms "planned", "constructed", and "artificial" are used differently in some traditions. For example, few speakers of Interlingua consider their language artificial, since they assert that it has no invented content; its proponents prefer to describe its vocabulary and grammar as standardised rather than artificial or constructed.

Similarly, Latino sine Flexione (LsF) is a simplification of Latin from which the inflections have been removed. As with Interlingua, some prefer to describe its development as "planning" rather than "constructing".

Some speakers of Esperanto and Ido also avoid the term "artificial language" because they deny that there is anything "unnatural" about the use of their language in human communication.

By contrast, some philosophers have argued that all human languages are conventional or artificial.

Micronational conlangs

The micronational world is home to a number of conlangs. They include the following:

Name	Native name	Usage	Official usage	Developer(s)	Regulated by	ISO 639
Apiyan	Fiaula apiana	Apiya	Apiya
Belcityan	Belcitese	Belcity	Belcity			bc/blc
Cet	Cet	Ceticilia Eodus Miakoku	Ceticilia Eodus Miakoku	Cet Consortium	Cet Consortium
Centralian	Centralysk	Kingdom of Centralia	Kingdom of Centralia	Centralian Ministry of Linguistical Development	Centralian Ministry of Linguistical Development	centr
Democratic Union British	Demokrata Uniista Britansk	Arura Novale Democratic Union of British States	Arura Novale Democratic Union of British States	Democratic Union of British States
Driets	Driezic	Drietsland	Drietsland	Seved I	Kånicist Akademie	dr/dri
Edallic	Edallic	Sirocco	Sirocco	Nicholas Woode-Smith
Glebish	Glebisk	Glebiania	Glebiania	Jakob Gleby	Department of Culture of Glebiania	gl/gle
Gutaish	Gütäisi	Bascal	none, recognised as a "Regional language" by Bascal.	Amir Syafiq	Gütäisisphrëagënkønswel	gt
Linitian	Linitian	Linian, People's Republic of	Linian, People's Republic of	Maximilian Christian	Linitian State Bureau of Linguistics	ln
Malinovian	Gürdvürt	Malinovia, Kingdom of	Malinovia, Kingdom of	Lawrence I, King of Malinovia	Lawrence I, King of Malinovia	mn
Papian	Papiane	Koss	Koss	Lucas Campos	Academie den Lingui	pp
Phoklandian	Phoklandish	Phokland (formerly) Navārdia	Refliasia Navārdia (Arcelia)	Charles Ross		pp
Stradan	Stradans linguå	Pejaten Ruslandia The Badgers Strada Area Alliance Adiwiyata Sundan Republic Ameringpang Concordia	Pejaten Ruslandia Strada Area Alliance	Aaron Penyami	Koncil nyål Stradans linguå (February 2019 - November 2019) Ministry of soculed (November 2019 - present day)
Prsänëan	Persänëtagarë	Prsänëa	Prsänëa	James E Wilary	Prsänëan Language Regulation Board	ps
Riküçreb		Rikuchar	Rikuchar	Bin Stùrd	Riküçreb Pak Yitü sü Ribizrøk (Proposed)	rc rcx
Siroccan	Sirokie	Sirocco	Sirocco	Daniel Anderson	Siroccan Language Authority	sp
Slavstrian	Cлaвcтpiшкiя язїкa	Tsardom of Slavstria	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
Theodian	ʼə́ plə fyɔ́ tya	No speakers; still incomplete.	Theodia	Miles B Huff	The Theodian Jury of Theodia	art, mis
Tiwikean	Tiwikean	Suwerenny	Suwerenny	T Cherepuschak	Government of Suwerenny	tx
Westlandian	Westlandisch	Westland	New Dale-Westland	A.T. Phoenix	Westlandian Language Institute	ws
Zairskaj	Zairskaj	Linian, People's Republic of	Linian, People's Republic of (Only regional, not official.)	Maximilian Christian		zr czr (Cyrillic) lzr (Latin)
Zealandian	Zålandienska	Zealandia	Zealandia	Charlotte Lindström	Zålandienska Språketinstitutiet	ze
Cópanajú	Cópanajú	Royal empire of copan	Royal Empire of Copan	Jarn Útréjúd ciit Cópan	Þan manesn celangrromkenoliip (The people's central institution of language knowledge)
Lululandian	Lululantien	Lululand	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)

Amokolia

• Fartian
• Cryliccy
• New Amokolian (being constructed)

Ark Maramia

• Arkian

Aryez

• Aryezi

Craitland

• Craitish

Cranda / Arminy

• Arminian
• Crandish
• Northworthian (?)
• Slobovian

Danland

• Dannish
• Tencan
• Further soon new conlangs, originating from Fictional nations by dancar, will appear.

Deseret

• Adamic

Iridia

• Iridian

Kuhugstan

• Kuhugi

Lurk Federation

• Aerian

Olland

• Ollandic

Qootärlænt

• Qootärfloams

SanderNations

• feianovedo
• Lemurian
• Mediterranean
• Pacarian
• Triáni

Satirocity

• Satirocitan
• Zibber Zabber
• Ancient Pwarfadian

Shireroth

• Yardistani
• Silika'Borelan
• Rantsilastani
• Benacian
• Horjinic
• Del-al'Enetet
• Written Halluci
• Garla Solarian

Talossa (both)

• Talossan

Treithar

• Treithak
• Sarovinian

Slavstria

• Slavstrian
• Nampendish

Ultamiya

• Sekany

UMMOA

• Interlingua

External links

• The ConLang Construction Kit
• Language Creation Society