natural language
C244
concept
Natural language is a human-developed system of spoken, written, or signed communication characterized by grammar, vocabulary, and usage conventions that evolve within a linguistic community.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| language | 2,317 |
| natural language canonical | 1,150 |
| language variety | 331 |
| creole language | 99 |
| proto-language | 97 |
| spoken language | 57 |
| human language | 45 |
| literary language | 33 |
| standard language | 24 |
| standardized language | 19 |
| macrolanguage | 14 |
| vernacular language | 13 |
| subject–verb–object language | 9 |
| modern language | 5 |
| standard language variety | 4 |
| living language | 2 |
| simplified language | 1 |
| vernacular | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: natural language
Generated description
Natural language is a human-developed system of spoken, written, or signed communication characterized by grammar, vocabulary, and usage conventions that evolve within a linguistic community.
Instances (3,985)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Demotic Greek | vernacular language |
| Old Georgian | literary language |
| Kurux | language |
| Malto language | — |
| Sadri | — |
| Sorani | language |
| Miskito Coast Creole English | creole language |
| Kriol | creole language |
|
Nama/Damara
surface form:
Nama language
|
language |
| Masa | language |
| Mofu-Gudur | language |
|
Mandara
surface form:
Mandara language
|
— |
| Bura | language |
| Gude | language |
| Mubi | language |
| Gidar | language |
| Osing language | language |
| Banten Javanese | language variety |
| Huizhou Chinese | language variety |
| Louisiana Creole | creole language |
| Khoikhoi language | language |
| Kwadi | — |
| Pontic Greek | language |
| Wixarika language | — |
| Proto-Corachol | proto-language |
| Runashimi | language |
| Kurmanji | language variety |
| Nobiin | language |
| Cirebon Javanese | language variety |
|
Manipur
surface form:
Meitei
|
language |
| North Sámi | — |
| Awankari | language variety |
| Kitanemuk | language |
| Metropolitan French | language variety |
| Northern Ndebele | — |
| Tigré | — |
| Kalabari language | — |
| Nembe language | language |
| Okrika language | language |
| Izon language | language |
| Bille language | language |
| Akassa language | language |
| Kugbo language | language |
| Kolokuma language | language |
| Opokuma language | language |
| Gbarain language | language variety |
| Apoi language | language |
| Arogbo language | language |
| Kumbo language | language |
| Defaka language | language |