Lintua

Lintua is a fictional constructed language designed for use in contemporary fantasy and game media. It was created as part of world-building for the Lintara universe and has been developed by a community of writers and conlang enthusiasts. In-world, lintua refers to the common speech of the Lintari peoples and serves as a linguistic backbone for cultural and historical storytelling within the setting.

Phonology and script: Lintua features a modest phoneme inventory of about 18 consonants and five vowels. The language typically permits syllables of the form (C)(C)V(C), with vowel harmony influencing suffix vowels. There is no phonemic tone. The standard writing system is a Latin-based alphabet augmented with diacritics to indicate vowel length and certain affix vowels; in some game adaptations, a runic-influenced script is shown for ceremonial contexts.

Grammar and syntax: Lintua is described as an agglutinative, suffixing language with a primarily SOV (subject–object–verb) word order. Nouns decline for case and number, commonly including nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative forms, along with plural markers. Adjectives follow the nouns they modify. Verbs encode tense, aspect, and mood through sequential suffixes rather than separate auxiliary words. Negation is typically expressed by a dedicated negative affix or auxiliary preceding the verb.

Usage and reception: In its fictional setting, lintua is the official and everyday language of the Lintari, used in administration, education, and literature. In real-world communities, it appears in fan-made grammars, dictionaries, and language-learning resources associated with the Lintara franchise. It has no native-speaking population outside of the fictional world, but serves as a focus for linguistic experimentation and world-building.

See also: constructed language, conlang, world-building, Lintara universe.