vélaleg

Vélaleg is a fictional constructed language created for a speculative fiction universe and its media. It functions as the language of windward communities and serves as a cultural marker within stories, games, and fan projects that populate the setting. The name combines in-world roots linked to wind and speech, though exact etymologies vary by source. Vélaleg is presented as a naturalistic language with a coherent grammar and a usable vocabulary.

Linguistic features of vélaleg are described as agglutinative, with suffix-based morphology on verbs and nouns. Nouns carry case-like suffixes, while adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number. The basic word order tends toward subject–verb–object in simple statements, but the language allows flexibility for emphasis and poetry. Verbs encode aspect and mood through affixes, and pronouns appear as clitics attached to verbs or nouns.

The phonology of vélaleg centers on a five-vowel system with length contrasts and a moderate consonant inventory that includes stops, fricatives, and liquids. Stress is typically penultimate. The orthography uses the Latin alphabet with diacritics to indicate vowel quality and length, such as é and í, aiding phonemic distinction in prose and poetry.

In-world use and reception: vélaleg has an active community of learners and creators who publish dictionaries, grammars, and sample texts. It is employed in world-building, games, and artistic projects, with an emphasis on internal consistency and aesthetic cadence. See also: constructed language, conlang, Esperanto, Klingon.