öeyi

Öeyi is a term used in world-building and linguistic construction to denote a language, its associated culture, and a geographic region in an imagined world. It does not refer to a real-world language or place, but rather to a fictional or speculative construct developed by conlangers and writers.

In description and grammar sketches, Öeyi is commonly presented as an agglutinative language with suffixing morphology and typically rigid subject–object–verb word order. The phonology is described as featuring a relatively wide vowel system, including front rounded vowels, and a consonant inventory that some creators align with influences from Turkic or Caucasian languages. Many writers also explore phonological processes such as vowel harmony and consonant palatalization as stylistic features of Öeyi.

Morphology and syntax in Öeyi sketches often include explicit case marking on nouns, number or definiteness inflections, and verb affixes that encode tense, aspect, mood, and evidentiality. Pronouns may distinguish inclusive and exclusive forms, and demonstratives interact with spatial deixis in the noun phrase. The writing system varies by project but commonly uses a Latin-based script with diacritics to reflect phonemic distinctions.

Geographically, in imagined settings, Öeyi-speaking communities are sometimes placed in coastal or archipelagic regions, with maritime trade and oral-poetic traditions playing prominent roles in culture. Some projects tie the language to mythic origins or ritual practices, though such elements are not standardized across all works.

Öeyi has multiple independent interpretations, and there is no single canonical grammar. It serves as a flexible framework for exploring linguistic ideas and world-building rather than as a proposed real language.