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conlang

noun
/ˈkɒnlæŋ/UK/ˈkɑnˌlæŋ/US

Etymology

The noun is a blend of constructed + language, while the verb is derived from the noun. By surface analysis, con- (“constructed”) + lang or -lang (“language”).

  1. derived from *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s✻
  2. derived from dingua
  3. derived from lingua
  4. derived from *linguāticum✻
  5. derived from language
  6. inherited from langage
  7. compounded as conlang — “constructed + language”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of constructed language (“a human language consciously devised by an…

    Alternative form of constructed language (“a human language consciously devised by an individual or a small group, as opposed to having naturally evolved as a natural language”)

    • The Klingon language is a conlang created for use in the Star Trek franchise.

  2. To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).

    • I've been conlanging since I was nine years old.
    • Brithenig was conlanged with the purpose of looking how Welsh might have developed if it were a Romance language.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for conlang. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA