Aorian

Aorian is a fictional language created by linguist Mark Rosenfelder for use in his fantasy novels. It is a constructed language, meaning it was deliberately designed rather than evolving naturally. Aorian is a member of the constructed language family known as "Austronesian," which includes languages like Hawaiian and Maori. This family is characterized by its use of vowel harmony, a phonological phenomenon where vowels in a word must agree in terms of their height (high, mid, or low).

Aorian is notable for its complex phonology and morphology. It has a large inventory of consonants and vowels, and its phonotactics (the rules governing the combination of sounds) are quite restrictive. Morphologically, Aorian is an agglutinative language, meaning that words are formed by adding affixes to a root. These affixes can indicate tense, aspect, mood, and other grammatical categories.

The vocabulary of Aorian is largely derived from natural languages, with influences from English, French, and other languages. However, it also includes a significant number of loanwords from other constructed languages, reflecting Rosenfelder's interest in language creation.

Aorian has been used in several of Rosenfelder's novels, including "The Chronicles of the Aorians" series. It has also been used in various role-playing games and other forms of media. Despite its fictional nature, Aorian has been praised for its complexity and elegance, and it has inspired many linguists and language enthusiasts.