Ihoille

Ihoille is a fictional term that appears in speculative fiction to denote a language tradition and its writing system associated with coastal communities in the imagined archipelago of the Isles of Morhaven. It is not a real-world language or script, and there is no standardized vocabulary outside the published works that reference it.

Within the in-universe chronology, ihoille is said to derive from an older language family believed to be spoken by sailors and healers before a historic upheaval. The name is described as combining elements meaning sea and song, though scholars in the fictional world disagree about the exact roots and early forms.

Ihoille is described as having a syllabic structure that favors CV and CVC patterns, with a moderate consonant inventory including stops, nasals, fricatives, and a glottal stop. Vowels are typically a four-vowel system with some texts noting length distinctions. Prosody emphasizes musical pitch and tonal variation in ceremonial passages, aligning language use with ritual performance.

Texts in ihoille are rendered in a syllabary of around forty signs, used for both narrative and ritual inscriptions. The script is valued for its calligraphic qualities that mirror wave rhythms and tidal motion. Important works include mythic cycles, navigational logs, and ceremonial chants; translations and glossaries appear in companion volumes and in fan-created resources.

In academic and fan contexts, ihoille serves as a case study in constructed languages and script aesthetics. While there is no canonical standard across all works, the term is used to discuss language revival, oral tradition, and the role of writing in community memory within the fictional world.