Re: Conlang as a divider from others

abrigon wrote:
> I wonder if a small group could not invent a Conlang, use it as a
> lingo of thier group/commune/sect/etc so that amongst themselves they
> can communicate, but the outside can't. Like the Amish and like groups
> go with old High German and like lingos..
Actually, the Amish use the so-called Pensylvania Dutch, a descendant of
a dialect of Old High German (or was it Old Low German?), thus a cousin
to Modern High German.  Yiddish is another good example.

But, as far as actual conlangs go, there's Damin
(http://www.rick.harrison.net/langlab/damin.html), which is used by the
men of the Lardil tribe in Australia, it's believed to have been a
conlang.

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