peliv

Peliv is a fictional language created for a long-running world-building project used in speculative fiction and role-playing settings. It is described as the primary language of the fictional Peliv archipelago, spoken by multiple communities and used in daily conversation, literature, and media within the project’s universe. Because it is a constructed language, Peliv has formal documentation detailing its phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, developed by its creators for use in storytelling and world-building exercises.

Phonology and writing: Peliv’s phoneme inventory includes around 18 consonants and 5 vowels, with occasional vowel harmony in certain dialects and a contrast between aspirated and unaspirated stops. The official orthography is Latin-based with diacritics to mark vowel quality and stress; some texts employ digraphs for particular sounds. The writing system is designed to be accessible to learners while allowing expressive literary styles.

Grammar and syntax: Peliv is predominantly analytic with a basic subject-verb-object word order, though discourse-driven variations are common. Nouns do not carry grammatical case markers; demonstratives and adjectives follow the noun. Verbs bear inflection for aspect and mood through suffixes, and there is a system of evidential markers that indicate the source or certainty of information. Pronoun sets include inclusive and exclusive forms, and there is a formal–informal distinction in certain contexts.

Lexicon and usage: The vocabulary reflects the world’s cultures, including maritime trade, cuisine, diplomacy, and ritual practices. Peliv features formal and informal registers, with a range of honorifics and pronouns to express relationship and status. A dedicated community of learners, writers, and game designers publishes grammars, dictionaries, and translated texts, using Peliv in both in-universe media and real-world language-learning resources.