notesthan
Notesthan is a fictional language and accompanying cultural setting developed for world-building and speculative fiction. It has appeared in several interconnected works and is discussed in online communities dedicated to constructed languages (conlangs). The term refers both to the speech system and to the Notestan people, who in these narratives inhabit a maritime archipelago and interact through trade, ritual, and storytelling.
Linguistic features: Notesthan is described as an agglutinative language with a subject–object–verb base order. It employs
Writing and phonology: The phonology includes about 20 consonants and 5 vowels, with predictable stress on
Cultural context and usage: In the Notestan setting, the language reflects a maritime culture with navigational
See also: Constructed language, conlang, worldbuilding, fictional languages.