Vlaian

Vlaian is the name given to a fictional language that appears in various fantasy and science fiction settings. In many depictions, Vlaian is spoken by the Vla, an imagined population associated with the island archipelago of Vlaa in the northern seas. Because Vlaian is a constructed language, there is no single authoritative grammar; descriptions vary by author and project, and some works blend elements from different sources.

Linguistic features commonly attributed to Vlaian include a morphologically rich system with affixal morphology and noun case marking, and a verb system that marks tense, aspect, and agreement through suffixes. Word order is described as predominantly verb-final or flexible, allowing emphasis on topics. Some sources note vowel harmony or phonological alternations in affixes, though details differ among portrayals.

Phonology is depicted with a moderate consonant inventory and a five-vowel system; stress patterns vary across portrayals. The language is often shown with a native writing system in some materials, though many authors render Vlaian in a Latin-based transcription for readability.

Usage and status: Vlaian functions as a worldbuilding element used in literature, games, and fan or author-created resources. It has no status as a real language; scholarly discussion occurs only within fictional and constructed-language communities. Some projects publish grammars, dictionaries, and phrasebooks to support storytelling or gameplay, reflecting the diversity of interpretations across works.