IIIen
IIIen is a constructed language created for a contemporary science fiction and fantasy franchise. It serves as the lingua franca used by three allied planetary cultures within the fictional setting, enabling diplomacy, trade, and cultural exchange. The language is presented as deliberately regular and learnable, with a phonology designed to be pronounceable by speakers of diverse linguistic backgrounds.
Origins and design: IIIen was designed by a linguistic team working for the franchise, first described in
Grammar and syntax: Grammar is largely agglutinative, with suffixes marking tense, aspect, number, and mood. The
Script and usage: IIIen has a native syllabary script used in in-world inscriptions, alongside a romanization