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Talaxian

Talaxian

9.9
The language spoken by a fictional alien people in Star Trek
  • noun
: talaxiano
  • Fans often try to learn basic phrases in Talaxian for conventions and role-playing games.

Examples

  • The linguist gave a lecture on the structure of Talaxian as depicted in Star Trek.

  • I learned some basic Talaxian phrases for the convention.

  • She studied the ancient Talaxian inscriptions to decipher the aliens' grammar.

  • The Talaxian language is quite unique.

  • She studied the ancient Talaxian inscriptions to decipher the aliens' grammar.

  • The linguist gave a lecture on the structure of Talaxian as depicted in Star Trek.

  • Fans often try to learn basic phrases in Talaxian for conventions and role-playing games.

Surface Forms

Talaxian singular
Talaxians plural

Morphology

Talaxian = Talax (transparent) = Talax + ian

The language name is formed by attaching '-ian' to the place/species name, a transparent and regular pattern (e.g., 'Russian').

Etymology

Talaxian was created for Star Trek to name the aliens' speech and people. The ending -ian shows a relation, so as a noun Talaxian can mean the language 'of the Talaxians', just like English is the language of England.