icatla
Icatla is a constructed language created for the fictional archipelago of Icatla in modern speculative fiction. It was developed by linguist Arin Voss (pseudonym) in 2012 as part of the worldbuilding for the novel series The Isles of Icatla. The language is presented as the native tongue of the Icatlan people and is used in official, ceremonial, and everyday contexts within the works. A community of fans has studied and documented Icatla, producing dictionaries, grammars, and learning materials.
Phonology and writing: Icatla comprises 24 consonants and 5 vowels. It uses a Latin-based alphabet with diacritics
Grammar: Icatla is primarily agglutinative and analytic, with SOV word order in basic clauses. Nouns inflect
Lexicon and samples: Core vocabulary emphasizes kinship, nature, trade, and governance. New terms are often formed
Status and literature: In-world, Icatla underwent standardization in addition to regional dialects. In the real world,