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'''Teonaht''' is a [[constructed language]] that has been developed since 1962 by [[w:science fiction|science fiction]] writer and [[w:University of Rochester|University of Rochester]] English professor Sarah Higley, under the pseudonym of [[w:Sally Caves|Sally Caves]]. It is spoken in the fantasy setting of the '''Teonim''', a race of [[w:polydactyly|polydactyl]] humans who have a cultural history of worshipping catlike deities. | '''Teonaht''', [ˈteɪoʊnɑːθ], is a [[constructed language]] that has been developed since 1962 by [[w:science fiction|science fiction]] writer and [[w:University of Rochester|University of Rochester]] English professor Sarah Higley, under the pseudonym of [[w:Sally Caves|Sally Caves]]. It is spoken in the fantasy setting of the '''Teonim''', a race of [[w:polydactyly|polydactyl]] humans who have a cultural history of worshipping catlike deities. | ||
Teonaht uses the [[w:object–subject–verb|object–subject–verb]] (OSV) word order, which is rare in natural languages. An interesting feature of Teonaht is that the end of the sentence is the place of greatest emphasis, as what is mentioned last is uppermost in the mind. The language has a "Law of Detachment" whereby suffixes can be moved to the beginnings of words for emphasis and even attach onto other words such as pronouns. | Teonaht uses the [[w:object–subject–verb|object–subject–verb]] (OSV) word order, which is rare in natural languages. An interesting feature of Teonaht is that the end of the sentence is the place of greatest emphasis, as what is mentioned last is uppermost in the mind. The language has a "Law of Detachment" whereby suffixes can be moved to the beginnings of words for emphasis and even attach onto other words such as pronouns. | ||