Editing Synthetic language (section)

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Oligosynthetic languages are a theoretical notion created by [[Benjamin Whorf]]. Such languages would be functionally synthetic, but make use of a very limited array of morphemes (perhaps just a few hundred). The concept of an oligosynthetic language type was proposed by Whorf to describe the [[Native American languages|Native American]] language [[Nahuatl]], although he did not further pursue this idea.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ellos |first=William J |year=1982 |title=Benjamin Lee Whorf and Ultimate Reality and Meaning |journal=Ultimate Reality and Meaning |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=140–150 |doi=10.3138/uram.5.2.140 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Though no natural language uses this process, it has found its use in the world of [[conlang|constructed languages]], in [[international auxiliary language|auxlangs]] such as Ygyde<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://csqbtzv.cluster029.hosting.ovh.net|title=Ygyde Language Introduction|access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> and [[aUI (constructed language)|aUI]].