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Övüsi is a language created by David Peterson for the elves from the Netflix film ''[[Bright]]''. The language is a priori with few borrowings, due to the elves' insular nature. Despite the presence of front rounded vowels and back unrounded vowels, Övüsi has no vowel harmony. While I intended for [[Castithan language|Castithan]] to be a language that was spoken very quickly, the result was a failure, resulting in rapid fire bursts punctuated by numerous halting pauses. In Övüsi, I tried to correct the mistakes I made with [[Castithan language|Castithan]] and create a truly speedy language. I believe I was quite successful this time around. For more information about the language, use the links provided below:
'''Övüsi''' is a language created by David Peterson for the elves from the Netflix film ''[[Bright]]''. The language is a priori with few borrowings, due to the elves' insular nature. Despite the presence of front rounded vowels and back unrounded vowels, Övüsi has no vowel harmony. While I intended for [[Castithan language|Castithan]] to be a language that was spoken very quickly, the result was a failure, resulting in rapid fire bursts punctuated by numerous halting pauses. In Övüsi, I tried to correct the mistakes I made with [[Castithan language|Castithan]] and create a truly speedy language. I believe I was quite successful this time around. For more information about the language, use the links provided below:


* [[Övüsi Phonology|Phonology]]
* [[Appendix:Övüsi pronunciation|Phonology]]
* [[Övüsi Grammar|Grammar]]
* [[Övüsi Grammar|Grammar]]
* [[Övüsi Vocabulary|Vocabulary]]
* [[Övüsi Vocabulary|Vocabulary]]

Revision as of 09:41, 13 September 2023

Övüsi is a language created by David Peterson for the elves from the Netflix film Bright. The language is a priori with few borrowings, due to the elves' insular nature. Despite the presence of front rounded vowels and back unrounded vowels, Övüsi has no vowel harmony. While I intended for Castithan to be a language that was spoken very quickly, the result was a failure, resulting in rapid fire bursts punctuated by numerous halting pauses. In Övüsi, I tried to correct the mistakes I made with Castithan and create a truly speedy language. I believe I was quite successful this time around. For more information about the language, use the links provided below: