langvarte

Langvarte is a constructed language (conlang) developed as a linguistic experiment and used in speculative fiction. Initiated by the Langvarte Collective in the early 2010s, it has published grammar sketches, a basic dictionary, and learning materials. The design balances learnability for new speakers with distinctive features intended to showcase a coherent and workable linguistic system.

Phonology and writing: Langvarte uses a 26-letter Latin-based alphabet. Vowels are a, e, i, o, u; consonants include p, t, k, s, m, n, l, r, and others. There is no phonemic tone. Stress is typically on the penultimate syllable. Orthography marks long vowels with a macron and employs diacritics for a few consonant sounds. The writing system is primarily Latin-based, with occasional digraphs representing single phonemes.

Grammar: Langvarte is predominantly analytic with a light agglutinative layer. Default word order is SVO, though topicalization allows variations. Nouns are not gendered; number is expressed with a plural suffix -li on the noun or through context. Case relations are shown with postpositions rather than inflection. Articles la (definite) and un (indefinite) appear in noun phrases. Verbs mark aspect rather than tense; aspect markers include -na (perfective) and -li (imperfective). Pronouns include mi (I), si (you), li (he/she), and there is an inclusive/exclusive distinction in the first-person plural.

Sample: Mi varto langvarte. Translation: I speak Langvarte. The language has a small but growing lexicon and is used in language-learning exercises and fictional world-building. It continues to be updated by community contributors who document its rules and vocabulary.