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An '''a priori''' language (from [[w:Latin language|Latin]] [[wikt:a priori|a priori]] - from the former) is any constructed language whose vocabulary is not based on existing languages, unlike [[A posteriori language|a posteriori]] constructed languages. | An '''a priori''' language (from [[w:Latin language|Latin]] [[wikt:a priori|a priori]] - from the former) is any constructed language whose vocabulary is not based on existing languages, unlike [[A posteriori language|a posteriori]] constructed languages. | ||
Examples of famous a priori languages include [[ | 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. | ||