D'ni - Conlang Profile	Advanced
Language Name D'ni Language Author Richard Watson Year Began 1994 Site D'ni - site 1 D'ni - site 2 Broken Link No Site Language English|German|French Language Type professional fictional language Editorial D'ni is the language of the computer game Riven (sequel to Myst). Also see the RivenGuild site. Uniqueness The D'ni language comes from the Myst series, created by the computer game company Cyanworlds (formerly Cyan). It is the primary language of the D'ni civilization, an ancient culture living deep below the deserts of New Mexico that was able to write books that literally transport readers to other worlds. Though D'ni has significant similarities with English and other European languages, it presumably was developed to reflect the long history of the D'ni people, which long predates modern civilization. Language Sources Unknown, although some vocabulary is similar to Hebrew (Yavo, YHVH; Shorah, Shalom) Design Principles SVO language. Particles play a significant grammatical role; articles, prepositions, pronominal possession, verb forms, and conversion between parts of speech are all indicated through affixes. Interest Of Others A significant fan community has developed around the language, devotedly researching the language and mining the few known resources for information. Little of the language is known, since nearly the only Rosetta stones are a map from Myst: The Book of Ti'ana (one of three Myst novels), a few inscriptions from Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1996), and newly discovered texts from Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (2003). Conculture Noun Phrase The Myst and Riven game worlds. Quotation Lihsho kehnehn ehrth nahvah. Translation Lihsho is a master. Dictionary Yes Etymologies Yes Grammar Yes Sample Texts Yes Unique Script Yes Primer Yes Babel Text No Lexicon Size 450 Submitted By Robin Lionheart Updated By Ethan Dickey Date Edited Monday, February 21, 2005 Description Of Update Added Hebrew similarities, second site. Date To Headline Thursday, March 03, 2005 < D'lateequ  D'ni  Doraya >
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