Lyrish

Lyrish is a constructed language (conlang) created for use in fantasy settings and linguistic experimentation. It has been developed by a community of language enthusiasts and writers who sought a melodic, expressive tongue for storytelling and worldbuilding. The name signals its emphasis on lyric quality and musical cadence.

The term Lyrish derives from "lyre" and "lyrical," reflecting its musical character. It is presented as a fusional-to-synthetic language with moderate inflection and a flexible word order.

Phonology features a compact vowel inventory and a consonant set that includes stops, nasals, fricatives, and approximants. Syllables commonly follow a CV or CVC pattern, and stress is usually on the penultimate syllable. The writing system, called the Lyr script, is alphabetic with diacritics to mark vowel length and phonation.

Grammar is designed to support lyric expression: basic word order is SVO, but topics can be fronted; nouns carry case-like markers for focus and definiteness; verbs use affixes to indicate tense, aspect, mood, and evidentiality. Adjectives typically follow nouns.

Lyrish has gained popularity in online conlang communities, role-playing games, and fan literature. Dictionaries and grammar guides exist as collaborative projects, and the language is often studied for its phonetic and prosodic qualities.