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Examples of famous a priori languages include [[Ro]], [[Solresol]], [[Mirad]], [[Klingon]], and [[Na'vi]]. By contrast, a posteriori languages are ones whose vocabulary is based on existing languages, either as a variation of one language (e.g., [[Latino sine flexione]]) or as a mixture of various languages. | Examples of famous a priori languages include [[Ro]], [[Solresol]], [[Mirad]], [[Klingon]], and [[Na'vi]]. By contrast, a posteriori languages are ones whose vocabulary is based on existing languages, either as a variation of one language (e.g., [[Latino sine flexione]]) or as a mixture of various languages. | ||
Some a priori languages are designed to be international auxiliary languages that remove what could be considered an unfair learning advantage for native speakers of a source language that would otherwise exist for a posteriori languages. Some a priori languages try to categorize their vocabulary, either to express an underlying philosophy or to make it easier to recognize new vocabulary. These are also known as [[Philosophical language|philosophical or taxonomic languages. | Some a priori languages are designed to be international auxiliary languages that remove what could be considered an unfair learning advantage for native speakers of a source language that would otherwise exist for a posteriori languages. Some a priori languages try to categorize their vocabulary, either to express an underlying philosophy or to make it easier to recognize new vocabulary. These are also known as [[Philosophical language|philosophical]] or taxonomic languages. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[A posteriori language]] | *[[A posteriori language]] | ||
*[[:Category:A priori | *[[:Category:A priori|List of a priori languages on Linguifex.]] | ||
[[Category:Types of conlangs]][[Category:Conlangery]] | [[Category:Types of conlangs]][[Category:Conlangery]] | ||