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 |
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Apiyan | Fiaula apiana | ![]() |
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Belcityan | Belcitese | ![]() |
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Cet | Cet | ![]() ![]() Miakoku |
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Cet Consortium | Cet Consortium | |
Centralian | Centralsk | ![]() |
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Democratic Union British | Demokrata Uniista Britansk | ![]() ![]() |
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Driets | Driezic | ![]() |
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Seved I | Kånicist Akademie | dr/dri |
Edallic | Edallic | ![]() |
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Glebish | Glebisk | ![]() |
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Jakob Gleby | Department of Culture of Glebiania | gl/gle |
Gutaish | Gütäisi | ![]() |
none, recognised as a "Regional language" by Bascal. | Amir Syafiq | Gütäisisphrëagënkønswel | gt |
Kyrete | Kyrete[1] | ![]() |
Soaring | Non-Regulated | krt | |
Lienish | Lienio sperhe | ![]() |
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Michayel Lienere | Lienish Departament of Using Lienish Language (LDULL) | |
Linitian | Linitian | ![]() |
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Maximilian Christian | Linitian State Bureau of Linguistics | ln |
Malinovian | Gürdvürt | ![]() |
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Lawrence I, King of Malinovia | Lawrence I, King of Malinovia | mn |
Papian | Papiane | ![]() |
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Lucas Campos | Academie den Lingui | pp |
Phoklandian | Phoklandish | ![]() ![]() |
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Charles Ross | pp | |
Stradan | Stradans linguå | ![]() ![]() Sundan Republic Ameringpang Concordia |
Aaron Penyami | Koncil nyål Stradans linguå (February 2019 - November 2019) Ministry of soculed (November 2019 - present day) |
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Prsänëan | Persänëtagarë | ![]() |
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James E Wilary | Prsänëan Language Regulation Board | ps |
Riküçreb | ![]() |
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Bin Stùrd | Riküçreb Pak Yitü sü Ribizrøk (Proposed) | rc rcx |
Siroccan | Sirokie | ![]() |
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Daniel Anderson | Siroccan Language Authority | sp |
Slavstrian | Cлaвcтpiшкiя язїкa | ![]() |
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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. | ![]() |
Miles B Huff | The Theodian Jury of Theodia | art, mis |
Vyomani | ७ᓴፀժ☉ᓂႩ | 2 speakers; incomplete | ![]() |
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Westlandian | Westlandisch | ![]() |
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A.T. Phoenix | Westlandian Language Institute | ws |
Zairskaj | Zairskaj | ![]() |
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Maximilian Christian | zr czr (Cyrillic) lzr (Latin) | |
Zealandian | Zålandienska | ![]() |
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Charlotte Lindström | Zålandienska Språketinstitutiet | ze |
Cópanajú | Cópanajú | ![]() |
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Jarn Útréjúd ciit Cópan | Þan manesn celangrromkenoliip (The people's central institution of language knowledge) | |
Lululandian | Lululantien | ![]() |
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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 | Imperial States of Forestria
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Elias (Ninjoan: Eluiæs Forestara Ⅰ Overholtzen | DoFaIR | lzr |
- Fartian
- Cryliccy
- New Amokolian (being constructed)
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.
Iridia
- Iridian
- Aerian
- Ollandic
SanderNations
- feianovedo
- Lemurian
- Mediterranean
- Pacarian
- Triáni
Satirocity
- Satirocitan
- Zibber Zabber
- Ancient Pwarfadian
- Yardistani
- Silika'Borelan
- Rantsilastani
- Benacian
- Horjinic
- Del-al'Enetet
- Written Halluci
- Garla Solarian
Talossa (both)
Treithar
- Treithak
- Sarovinian
- Slavstrian
- Nampendish
External links
- ↑ https://conworkshop.com/view_language.php?l=KRT Conworkshop