Ingliske

Ingliske is a constructed language (conlang) developed for use in a fictional world. It is described as the lingua franca of the imagined archipelago of Inglia, where merchants, sailors, and scholars communicate. The language originated in collaborative conlang projects started in the early 2000s and has been featured in novels, games, and online fan works.

Phonology and writing: Ingliske is written with a Latin-based alphabet augmented by diacritics to indicate vowel length and palatalization. Its phoneme inventory includes five vowels and a range of consonants such as stops, fricatives, nasals, and liquids. The typical stress pattern places primary stress on the penultimate syllable, aiding rhythm in speech.

Grammar: Ingliske is mostly analytic with a subject–verb–object (SVO) base. Noun phrases are simple and pre-nominal modifiers are common; adjectives commonly follow nouns. Tense and aspect are expressed with auxiliary particles and adverbs rather than extensive verbal inflection. The language uses prepositions rather than case endings to mark grammatical relations.

Lexicon and usage: The vocabulary emphasizes seafaring, trade, and daily life, with loanwords and calques from neighboring fictional languages within Inglia. A number of dialects exist across documented communities, reflecting regional trade routes and social registers.

Status and resources: Ingliske remains a created language used in media and fan communities. Dictionaries, grammars, and sample texts are publicly available online, and there are ongoing efforts to expand its documentation and sample literature.