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A '''kitchen sink conlang''' is a conlang that has "everything including the kitchen sink", i.e. a pejorative term for a conlang of unrealistic phonological and/or grammatical complexity.  While [[natlang]]s can be quite complex and a good [[naturalistic artlang]] reflects this, a kitchen sink conlang involves excessive complication without adding more depth.

No single feature can turn a conlang into a kitchen sink - what is called for is a combination of several perceivedly unusual features, or even ordinary features that do not "work together".

A conlang should not be call'd "kitchensinky" lightly, without considering the risk of [[ANADEW]]. The phonology of [[wikipedia:Dahalo language|Dahalo]] is a good example.

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