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by raydiatian 1066 days ago
> Mini is a man-made language designed to be as simple as possible.

Okay. Now I want to know about non-man made languages.

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Well, not everything we're involved in and accidentally contribute is necessarily _made_ by us, in the sense of intentionally and purposefully brought into existence.

We just happen to learn one or more languages, and pass down a few of our mistakes and innovations to others, the vast majority of which have no effect on anybody.

"Made" and "evolved" aren't the same thing.
You can say that most languages aren't designed by people, but they were definitely made by people.
The original human language? Whale and bird songs?