noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
Any language—whether a human language, a programming language, or markup language—that is not a natural language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
A human language that has been consciously devised by an individual or a group, as opposed to having naturally evolved as part of a culture like a natural language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: artificial language, conlang, conlanguage, planned language
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Any language used by people, as opposed to less civilized means of communication, such as the socialization between animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
kunsmatige taal
— artificially created language
Arabic:
لُغَة مُصْطَنَعَة
— artificially created language
Aragonese:
luenga construita
— artificially created language
Asturian:
llingua construyida
— artificially created language
Azerbaijani:
süni dil
— artificially created language
Basque:
hizkuntza eraikia
— artificially created language
Bengali:
নির্মিত ভাষা
(nirmito bhaśa)
— artificially created language
Bulgarian:
изкуствен език
(izkustven ezik)
— artificially created language
Bulgarian:
построен език
(postroen ezik)
— artificially created language
Bulgarian:
съграден език
(sǎgraden ezik)
— artificially created language
Catalan:
llengua artificial
— artificially created language
Chinese Mandarin:
人工語言 /人工语言
(réngōng yǔyán)
— artificially created language
Czech:
umělý jazyk
— artificially created language
Danish:
kunstsprog
— artificially created language
Dutch:
kunsttaal
— artificially created language
Esperanto:
planlingvo
— artificially created language
Estonian:
tehiskeel
— artificially created language
Finnish:
keinotekoinen kieli
— artificially created language
Finnish:
tekokieli
— artificially created language
Finnish:
keinokieli
— artificially created language
French:
langue construite
— artificially created language
French:
idéolangue
— artificially created language
West-Frisian:
keunsttaal
— artificially created language
Galician:
lingua artificial
— artificially created language
German:
Kunstsprache
— artificially created language
German:
Plansprache
— artificially created language
German:
konstruierte Sprache
— artificially created language
Greek:
τεχνητή γλώσσα
(technití glóssa)
— artificially created language
Hebrew:
שָׂפָה מְתֻּכְנֶנֶת
— artificially created language
Hindi:
कृत्रिम भाषा
(kŕtrim bhāṣā)
— artificially created language
Hungarian:
mesterséges nyelv
— artificially created language
Icelandic:
tilbúið tungumál
— artificially created language
Icelandic:
gervimál
— artificially created language
Ido:
planlinguo
— artificially created language
Indonesian:
bahasa buatan
— artificially created language
Interlingua:
lingua construite
— artificially created language
Interlingua:
lingua artificial
— artificially created language
Irish:
teanga chumtha
— artificially created language
Italian:
lingua artificiale
— artificially created language
Japanese:
人工言語
(jinkōgengo)
— artificially created language
Javanese:
basa damelan
— artificially created language
Kannada:
ಕೃತಕ ಭಾಷೆಗಳು
(kṛtaka bhāṣegaḷu)
— artificially created language
Kazakh:
жасанды тіл
(jasandy tıl)
— artificially created language
Korean:
인공어
(in'gong'eo)
— artificially created language
Latin:
lingua artificialis
— artificially created language
Latin:
lingua constructa
— artificially created language
Limburgish:
kunstaol
— artificially created language
Malagasy:
fiteny foronina
— artificially created language
Maltese:
lingwa mibnija
— artificially created language
Marathi:
कृत्रिमरित्या तयार केलेली भाषा
(kŕtrimrityā tayār kelelī bhāṣā)
— artificially created language
N'Ko:
ߞߊ߲߫ ߛߌ߲ߘߌߣߍ߲
— artificially created language
Norman:
laungue construite
— artificially created language
Norwegian Bokmål:
kunstig språk
— artificially created language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kunstig språk
— artificially created language
Occitan:
lenga construcha
— artificially created language
Persian:
زبان فراساخته
— artificially created language
Polish:
język sztuczny
— artificially created language
Portuguese:
língua artificial
— artificially created language
Punjabi:
مصنوعی زبان
(mṣnoʻy zbān)
— artificially created language
Russian:
иску́сственный язы́к
(iskússtvennyj jazýk)
— artificially created language
Russian:
конла́нг
(konláng)
— artificially created language
Scots:
conleid
— artificially created language
Scots:
constructit leid
— artificially created language
Serbo-Croatian:
umjetni jezici
— artificially created language
Serbo-Croatian:
umjetni jezik
— artificially created language
Sicilian:
lingua artificiali
— artificially created language
Slovak:
umelý jazyk
— artificially created language
Slovene:
umetni jezik
— artificially created language
Spanish:
lengua construida
— artificially created language
Spanish:
lengua artificial
— artificially created language
Swahili:
lugha ya kuundwa
— artificially created language
Turkish:
yapay dil
— artificially created language
Turkish:
yapma dil
— artificially created language
Ukrainian:
шту́чна мо́ва
(ru)
— artificially created language
Ukrainian:
конла́нг
(konlánh)
— artificially created language
Vietnamese:
ngôn ngữ được xây dựng
— artificially created language
Volapük:
mekavapük
— artificially created language
Volapük:
pük mekavik
— artificially created language