langsmalt

Langsmalt is a constructed language (conlang) created in the early 21st century by linguist Aila Varn and a community of language enthusiasts. Its designers describe Langsmalt as a tool for exploring typology, language learning, and cross-cultural communication. The project emphasizes regular grammar, a compact phonology, and a flexible lexicon, and it has been documented in academic discussions, wordlists, and online learning materials.

Langsmalt has a phonemic inventory of five vowels and a modest consonant set: p, b, t, d, k, g, f, s, h, m, n, l, r, w. Syllables are typically CV or CVC, and stress falls on the penultimate syllable. The language is not tonal and allows predictable pronunciation rules.

Langsmalt is primarily analytic with some agglutinative affixes. The basic word order is subject–verb–object. Nouns can take plural suffixes, such as -ni, and adjectives generally follow the nouns they modify. Verbs show aspect and mood through affixes, with -ar marking imperfective and -en marking perfective; tense is expressed through aspect or context. Noun case is indicated by postposed particles rather than internal inflection.

Langsmalt uses a Latin-based alphabet with diacritics to indicate vowel quality and stress. Orthography is designed to be phonemic, so spellings closely reflect pronunciation. Punctuation generally follows standard Latin-script conventions.

Since its creation, Langsmalt has sustained a small but active community of learners and writers. Texts range from beginner readers to short stories and essays, and there are online dictionaries and language-learning resources. The language remains primarily a hobbyist project and has not achieved widespread use in daily communication.