Polevian

Polevian is a fictional language associated with the Polevia setting, a fictional region and culture in contemporary fantasy and speculative fiction. It is described as the native tongue of the Polevi people and is used for dialogue, signage, and cultural lore within the canon.

Origin and classification: Polevian was created for the Polevia works and has appeared in novels, games, and companion guides since the early 2000s. It is presented as an agglutinative, predominantly SVO language belonging to the fictional Polevan language family, with related terms and grammatical parallels in neighboring languages mentioned in some texts.

Phonology and writing: The language features five vowel phonemes and a consonant inventory including p, t, k, m, n, s, r, l, h. Stress is typically on the syllable before the final mora or on the penultimate syllable. Polevian uses a Latin-based alphabet in most editions, with diacritics to mark vowel quality in certain spellings.

Grammar and lexicon: Polevian largely relies on affixal morphology and analytic syntax, with prepositions and word order providing grammatical relations. The lexicon covers core domains such as family, nature, trade, and myth; loanwords from imagined neighboring languages appear in some texts. A number of fan-made grammars and dictionaries have emerged online.

In popular culture: The language appears in multiple media formats and has a small but active fan community that studies and expands Polevian resources. It is fictional and not used outside the Polevia canon, though it has inspired constructed-language enthusiasts.