Dlaktaatit

Dlaktaatit is a constructed language (conlang) developed for linguistic experimentation and worldbuilding. It was created by linguist and author Elin Thorne and released in 2015 as part of a broader conlang project. The language is designed to function both within a fictional setting and as a platform for exploring morphosyntactic typology.

Dlaktaatit is principally agglutinative, using a system of suffixes to mark tense, aspect, mood, number, definiteness, and case. The basic syntactic frame is SOV (subject–object–verb), with postpositions rather than prepositions. Information structure is encoded through topic and focus markers.

The phonology contains a moderate consonant inventory (p b t d k g m n s l r f j) and five vowels a, e, i, o, u; vowel harmony is limited but present in certain affixes. Stress is typically penultimate.

The writing system uses the Latin alphabet with diacritics to indicate vowel quality and a few phonemic distinctions. Orthography is designed to be largely phonemic and regular, though optional digraphs exist for historical reasons within the conworld.

There are no native speakers; Dlaktaatit is learned and used by a community of enthusiasts and writers in online forums and in fan-fiction. It is primarily used as a vehicle for linguistic illustration and creative worldbuilding, with reference grammars and example texts produced by its community.