Conlang vs. Natlang

Conlang vs. Natlang — Is There a Difference?

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Difference Between Conlang and Natlang

Conlangverb

(intransitive) To create a conlang (constructed language).

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

Natlangnoun

(conlanging) a natural language, one that arose without intentional design

Proto-Indo-European was a natlang that can only be reconstructed with the help of its attested daughter languages.

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