Notes, essays, and development logs about constructed languages, linguistics, and worldbuilding.
Elarin's verb system is built around a root-based structure inspired by natural languages while remaining accessible for tabletop play.
Each verb root encodes a core semantic meaning, while affixes express aspect, polarity, and voice. This allows for compact but expressive constructions.
Read more →Non-concatenative morphology offers a fundamentally different way of thinking about words and meaning.
Instead of stacking morphemes linearly, meaning emerges from internal changes to a root—vowels, stress, or tone.
When a language is meant to be seen and heard by players, restraint is often more powerful than complexity.
This post explores strategies for designing conlangs that are emotionally evocative without overwhelming the audience.
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