Conlang
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒnlæŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Conlang is a noun meaning (ambitransitive, linguistics) To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).
Meaning
(ambitransitive, linguistics) To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).
More Meanings
- (linguistics, colloquial) 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”)
Example Sentences
I've been conlanging since I was nine years old.
The Klingon language is a conlang created for use in the Star Trek franchise.
Brithenig was conlanged with the purpose of looking how Welsh might have developed if it were a Romance language.
Word Forms
- conlangs
- conlanging
- conlanged
Synonyms for conlang
Depending on context, synonyms include clong.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include construe, lingualize, convert, lexiconize, compose, consonantize.
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