Re: How to name the languages of sentient beings?

Hi!

Jim Henry <jimhenry1973@...> writes:
> On 11/30/05, Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> wrote:
> > What's a good word for the set of languages, nat and con, that are meant
> > for communication between sentient beings -- i.e. excluding computer
> > programming languages, data modelling languages, and so on, but including
> > languages for aliens, and unusually smart hamsters, and what-have-you?
> >
> > "Human" languages is wrong, as is "natural". I'm rather at a loss.
>
> Maybe "people languages"?  Or "sophont languages"?
> ("Sentient languages" doesn't quite work, though it suggests
> an interesting story idea....)
But maybe "sentients' languages"?

**Henrik