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Replace term artificial language with term constructed language

It says "If the proposal is for an artificial language such as Esperanto". Esperanto isn't an artificial language, it is a constructed language. See:

1. ISO 639 uses "Constructed" to refer to a member of the group they refer to has "Language Type" https://iso639-3.sil.org/code_tables/639/data?field_iso639_language_type_tid=36
2. en:Artificial language "This article is about languages that naturally emerge in computer simulations or controlled psychological experiments with humans. For planned or constructed human languages, see constructed language. For formal computer languages, see formal language." So the relevant article is at en:Constructed language.

A more precise term for Esperanto, Ido, Interlingua, Interlingue, Lingua Franca Nova, Novial and Interslavic is "planned language".

Suggestion: Replace "artificial language" with "constructed language". TutČas (talk) 10:37, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

Why is no one paying attention to this request?:( 85.249.161.112 21:20, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

Nothing about extinct languages?

So far, this policy said

“

Ancient or historical languages

Only Wikisource wikis in ancient or historical languages are accepted, because resources in such languages continue to be important to the world, even in the absence of native, living speakers of those languages. Where possible, such languages should be bundled with the modern equivalent Wikisource project (such as Old English with English), though that is not required.

”

So something like Ancient Greek (grc) and other historical languages (sorry I didn't find any list of "ancient languages", probably they no longer use this type?) are not allowed for new non-Wikisource wikis, but didn't mention the extinct ones e.g. Unami (unm), where an opening Incubator deletion request suggests that they may be "endangered" and should keep as they may still have "speakers", earlier another example Taivoan (tvx) was rejected for deletion despite the RFL is also rejected, so I urgently need clarification on this matter. Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 23:37, 3 March 2025 (UTC)