<p>For varying definitions of "conlang", yes:</p>

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<li>The very most obvious example is <strong>Esperanto</strong> with a well-documented native speaker community. It has received limited official recognition, the most interesting of which currently seems to be PR of China's <a href="http://esperanto.china.org.cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>El Popola Ĉinio</em> magazine</a> and <a href="http://esperanto.cri.cn/" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>China Radio International</em> in Esperanto</a>. There are many more.</li>
<li>A less obvious example would be <strong>Classical Sanskrit</strong>, which was, arguably, constructed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81%E1%B9%87ini" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pāṇini</a>, and is a <a href="http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2001/1991Languages.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Scheduled Language of India</a> with some fifty thousand people speaking it in 1991; it is furthermore an official language of the Indian state of <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-uttarakhand/story-wxk51l8Re4vNxofrr7FAJK.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Uttarakhand</a>, and reportedly the language of the majority in a village called <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/This-village-speaks-gods-language/articleshow/1199965.cms" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mathoor</a>. It is used across all levels of education across India.</li>
<li>A more <em>controversial</em> example would be <strong>Modern Hebrew</strong>, one of the few successfully revived language in modern times. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revival_of_the_Hebrew_language" rel="nofollow noreferrer">page on Wikipedia</a> gives a solid overview of the situation, and is fairly unbiased. Of the three mentioned here, Hebrew is arguably the most successful "graduated" language — if you consider it a conlang to begin with.</li>
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There are other successfully revived languages, for varying levels of success. Hebrew is the most widely spoken one of course.
curiousdannii
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I'm not sure we can say "successfully" revived until they've healthily passed through at least a generation or two; Cornish and Manx are obvious examples. They've yet to graduate, but I consider them promising in all fairness.
Darkgamma
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Ahh, yeah that's a decent criterion.
curiousdannii
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It could be argued that if Modern Hebrew is a conlang, then so is Bahasa Indonesia. There is a very fuzzy line between constructing a language and updating/standardising a group of existing languages/dialects into one language.
Pseudonym
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Darkgamma
<p>In addition to the examples given by Darkgamma, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damin" rel="noreferrer">Damin</a>, an extinct ritual "register" of Lardil and Yangkaal, which in the traditional mythology of the speakers is considered a conlang, and believed by linguists to have been invented by the elders of one of the tribes, was in addition to ritual contexts also used in day-to-day life between initiated members of the tribe.</p>

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How much of a full language Damin is is debatable...
curiousdannii
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<p>That is, are there any such languages in use today that are in use for day to day activities, or are formally recognized, etc?</p>

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By definition, a constructed language can never be natural. Although, it is an interesting question as to if a conlang became widespread and started to evolve naturally, how would it be classified?
RothX
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As for becoming official, I'm pretty sure no conlangs are recognized by an official government, but Esperanto is pretty widespread, and there may be some communities where it is used in day to day life.
RothX
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I think that Esperanto is the closest that will ever come to happening. As for what to call such a language, I'd just call it a "naturalised invented language". In so far as it got its start as the creation of one man, it is now in the L1 minds of a few hundred and the L2 minds of thousands more. It has regional and temporal variance. It grows and changes the way any natural language does. By definition, yes, E-o did not *start out* as a natural language, but I see no reason why it can't graduate into one.
elemtilas
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Esperanto is the only artificial language I know of that has any native speakers.
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Is there a constructed language in existence that has graduated to "natural" status?
# Is there a constructed language in existence that has graduated to "natural" status?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-07)

That is, are there any such languages in use today that are in use for day to day activities, or are formally recognized, etc?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: By definition, a constructed language can never be natural. Although, it is an interesting question as to if a conlang became widespread and started to evolve naturally, how would it be classified?  
> **username_1**: As for becoming official, I'm pretty sure no conlangs are recognized by an official government, but Esperanto is pretty widespread, and there may be some communities where it is used in day to day life.  
> **username_2**: I think that Esperanto is the closest that will ever come to happening. As for what to call such a language, I'd just call it a "naturalised invented language". In so far as it got its start as the creation of one man, it is now in the L1 minds of a few hundred and the L2 minds of thousands more. It has regional and temporal variance. It grows and changes the way any natural language does. By definition, yes, E-o did not *start out* as a natural language, but I see no reason why it can't graduate into one.  
> **username_3**: Esperanto is the only artificial language I know of that has any native speakers.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2018-02-07. Score: 24

For varying definitions of "conlang", yes:

1. The very most obvious example is **Esperanto** with a well-documented native speaker community. It has received limited official recognition, the most interesting of which currently seems to be PR of China's [*El Popola Ĉinio* magazine](http://esperanto.china.org.cn/) and [*China Radio International* in Esperanto](http://esperanto.cri.cn/). There are many more.
2. A less obvious example would be **Classical Sanskrit**, which was, arguably, constructed by [Pāṇini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81%E1%B9%87ini), and is a [Scheduled Language of India](http://www.languageinindia.com/nov2001/1991Languages.html) with some fifty thousand people speaking it in 1991; it is furthermore an official language of the Indian state of [Uttarakhand](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/sanskrit-is-second-official-language-in-uttarakhand/story-wxk51l8Re4vNxofrr7FAJK.html), and reportedly the language of the majority in a village called [Mathoor](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/This-village-speaks-gods-language/articleshow/1199965.cms). It is used across all levels of education across India.
3. A more *controversial* example would be **Modern Hebrew**, one of the few successfully revived language in modern times. The [page on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revival_of_the_Hebrew_language) gives a solid overview of the situation, and is fairly unbiased. Of the three mentioned here, Hebrew is arguably the most successful "graduated" language — if you consider it a conlang to begin with.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: There are other successfully revived languages, for varying levels of success. Hebrew is the most widely spoken one of course.  
> **username_4**: I'm not sure we can say "successfully" revived until they've healthily passed through at least a generation or two; Cornish and Manx are obvious examples. They've yet to graduate, but I consider them promising in all fairness.  
> **username_5**: Ahh, yeah that's a decent criterion.  
> **username_6**: It could be argued that if Modern Hebrew is a conlang, then so is Bahasa Indonesia. There is a very fuzzy line between constructing a language and updating/standardising a group of existing languages/dialects into one language.  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2018-02-15. Score: 8

In addition to the examples given by username_4, [Damin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damin), an extinct ritual "register" of Lardil and Yangkaal, which in the traditional mythology of the speakers is considered a conlang, and believed by linguists to have been invented by the elders of one of the tribes, was in addition to ritual contexts also used in day-to-day life between initiated members of the tribe.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: How much of a full language Damin is is debatable...  

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