CONLANG

Etymology

Noun

conlang (plural conlangs)

A constructed language; a language that has been artificially constructed, such as VolapĂĽk, Esperanto, Quenya or Klingon.

Synonyms

• artificial language

• constructed language

• planned language

Verb

conlang (third-person singular simple present conlangs, present participle conlanging, simple past and past participle conlanged)

To make a constructed language.

Brithenig was conlanged with the purpose of looking how Welsh might have developed if it were a Romance language.

Source: Wiktionary



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