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Tenctonese

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The language spoken by the alien people in the Alien Nation series

noun
/ˌtɛŋktoʊˈniːz/

: tenctonés

She learned to speak Tenctonese for her role in the science fiction series.

Examples

In the 'Alien Nation' series, the characters often speak in Tenctonese to communicate their unique culture.
The Tenctonese language is unique and complex.
Fans of 'Alien Nation' often try to write messages in Tenctonese at conventions.
The show's creators developed a full alphabet for the Tenctonese language.
Did you understand any Tenctonese phrases?
The film features subtitles that translate Tenctonese phrases for the audience.
Many fans are curious about the grammar rules of Tenctonese language created for the series.

Surface Forms

Tenctonese singular

Tenctonese plural

Morphology

Tenctonese = Tencton (transparent) = Tencton + ese

The suffix '-ese' commonly marks languages (e.g., 'Chinese'), so this denotes the language associated with Tencton in a regular way.

Etymology

Tenctonese also names the fictional language of those aliens in 'Alien Nation', and the ending -ese tells you it is a language, like Chinese or Japanese. So Tenctonese means 'the language of the Tencton people'.