Altlang
//ˈɑlt.læŋ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A constructed language created as an alternate history of a real language.
"Make a con-script, if your language would have it. (If your language is simply a Romance altlang that stays reasonably close to the original locations, it probably wouldn't use any alphabet other than the Roman.)"
Example
More examples"Make a con-script, if your language would have it. (If your language is simply a Romance altlang that stays reasonably close to the original locations, it probably wouldn't use any alphabet other than the Roman.)"
Etymology
Blend of alternative + language. By surface analysis, alt + -lang.
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