langasta

Langasta is a constructed language created for the fictional world of Langara, appearing in a series of novels and an associated video game. It was designed to be self-contained, with its own phonology, grammar, and writing system, and to reflect the culture and history of its speakers. Within the fictional world, Langasta serves as a marker of identity for the Langaran people and as a vehicle for narrative detail and worldbuilding.

Phonology and writing: Langasta features a moderate consonant inventory with sounds typical of many world languages and a five-vowel system. Syllable structure generally allows open CV or CVC patterns, with no complex consonant clusters. The standard writing system is a Latin-based script augmented with diacritics to distinguish certain phonemes, and is used in formal texts and public inscriptions in the fiction.

Grammar and syntax: Langasta is an agglutinative language with extensive affixal morphology. The typical word order is subject–object–verb (SOV), and it employs case marking to indicate grammatical roles. Nouns show number and definiteness distinction, while verbs conjugate for aspect, mood, and evidentiality. Noun incorporation and verb serialization are features in some dialects within the story.

Usage and reception: In its fictional setting, Langasta is taught in schools and used in media, literature, and ceremonial contexts. Real-world readers and players often study it as a constructed language; fan communities produce dictionaries and grammars. As a fictional construct, Langasta is primarily a tool for storytelling and immersive worldbuilding rather than a living language.