conlang

Etymology

author J. R. R. Tolkien as a language spoken by elves in his Lord of the Rings works.]] The noun is a blend of constructed + language, while the verb is derived from the noun.

noun

1. (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”)
   The Klingon language was a conlang created for use in the Star Trek franchise.
   You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think: The Klingon language from the television series "Star Trek," the Na'vi language from the movie "Avatar," and the Dothraki language from the television series "Game of Thrones" are all examples of a priori languages. 31 October 2012, Laura Wright, “UT Language Creation Society invites students to learn origins of newer languages”, in The Daily Texan, Austin, Tex.: Texas Student Media, University of Texas at Austin, published 8 April 2013, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-08-14

verb

1. (intransitive, linguistics) To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).
   the conlanging community
   Brithenig was conlanged with the purpose of looking how Welsh might have developed if it were a Romance language.