lennoissa

Lennoissa is a fictional language family created for worldbuilding, literature, and tabletop role-playing. In the lore, Lennoissan languages originate from the Lennoi archipelago in the northern seas and are spoken by communities across island chains and adjacent coastal regions. The name Lennoissa is used to refer to the group of related languages rather than a single language.

According to in‑world antiquity, proto-Lennoissan emerged in a maritime society that traded with inland neighbors. Through contact and settlement, several daughter languages developed, including dialects on northern shores, central islands, and southern coasts. The family is often portrayed as conservative in core phonology while showing diversification in vocabulary and syntax due to island geography and trade networks.

Lennoissan languages are commonly described as agglutinative with rich case systems and verb morphology. The canonical word order is generally subject–object–verb, though some dialects allow flexible ordering under discourse conditions. Pronouns show clusivity and evidentiality marks. The phoneme inventory typically includes a five-vowel system with a mix of stops, fricatives, and a small set of ejectives in some island dialects.

Historically, Lennoissan writing is said to have used a syllabary drawn from rune‑like signs; modern depictions and games often render Lennoissa with a Latin transcription or a decorative script inspired by the fictional glyphs. In-world usage centers on seafaring lore, guild records, and poetry, with regional dialects reflecting island identities and trade relations.

Lennoissa has appeared in multiple fantasy novels and role‑playing campaigns as part of broader worldbuilding, with translations and glossaries published by fans and game designers.