Tarkentuvan
Tarkentuvan is a term used in fictional and speculative contexts to designate either the inhabitants of a hypothetical region called Tarkentuva, the language they speak, or both. The term appears most often in worldbuilding exercises, fantasy literature, and role-playing campaigns.
Because Tarkentuvan is a constructed term, its etymology varies by author. In some sources it describes people
In commonly circulated depictions, Tarkentuva is portrayed as a closed, sparsely populated region with distinct crafts
The term first appears in speculative fiction and role-playing circles in the early 2000s and has since
Scholars of worldbuilding discuss Tarkentuvan as an example of how fictive ethnonyms are constructed and used