tulkitsien

Tulkitsien is a constructed language used in speculative fiction and worldbuilding. It is attributed to the fictional Tulkits, a people whose culture and history are explored through language. In many narratives, the language serves to convey identity, social relations, and ceremonial life, and it is frequently referenced in dictionaries, glossaries, and in-universe inscriptions.

Origins and classification: Tulkitsien emerged in modern conlang and fan‑worldbuilding communities. There is no single canonical grammar; different authors have published competing grammars or drafts. Descriptions commonly categorize it as an agglutinative language with rich affixation. Its typical basic word order is flexible, often described as subject–object–verb (SOV) or subject–verb–object, because case marking helps indicate grammatical roles.

Phonology and writing: The phonology is described as having five vowels and a modest consonant inventory including stops, nasals, fricatives, and approximants; glottal stops appear in some dialects. Stress is usually penultimate. The writing system is usually Latin-based with diacritics in dictionaries, while ceremonial inscriptions sometimes appear in an ornamental script within the fictional world.

Grammar and morphology: The language uses affixes to mark tense, aspect, mood, number, and case; nouns take case endings to indicate role; adjectives generally follow nouns; pronouns distinguish person and number and may reflect inclusive/exclusive sets in some variant. Lexicon incorporates compounding and derivation from roots; neologisms are common in new narratives.

In culture and reception: Tulkitsien features in novels, role-playing games, and fan-made grammars. Dedicated communities publish dictionaries, learning guides, and language-learning exercises. Because it is fictional, there is no official standard; readers or players may encounter varying dialects or registers within different stories or media.