Urban Lynian

Urban Lynian (: linlane murre "city-like dialect") is a loosely-defined  of  and is spoken predominantly by young,  people in the  parts of Kärlinn, Nonun. It is said to have emerged in the late 20th-century, due to large-scale and the mandatory learning of Lynian as part of a nascent Nonunese identity. Urban Lyinian is characterized by, shortening of , and the  of.

in select neighborhoods and workplaces largely defines whether a speaker of Lynian adopts Urban Lynian, as well as which lexical and grammatical features thereof are present in that. Through its widespread use in, Urban Lynian has been somewhat , although it is not unusual for it to take the form of a premature , especially among inexperienced speakers of Lynian proper.

Adjectives

 * Bonne — meaning "ballsy; brave; courageous" (from bold "ball" and  -ne )
 * Honne — meaning "fast; swift; rapid" (presumably from honi "smoke")
 * Köödee — meaning "cool; awesome; incredible" (from koodoo "mad")

Nouns

 * Aamän — meaning "family; lineage; bloodline; stock" (from aiman "tribe")
 * Buudar — meaning "attractive/promiscuous fat woman" (from budun "obese" and  -tar )
 * Jaudäl — meaning "audacity; audacious act" (from iaudele "behavior", but possibly also via  from  jodeln "to yodel")
 * Manni — meaning "youth gang; street gang" (either from mani "group" or from  mand "man; person")
 * Sinäeg — meaning "macho man; tough but cunning guy" (etymology unclear; suggestions include saire "tough guy",  sineigs "old-aged", and  sinnach "fox")
 * Sirstu — meaning "dickhead; asshole; idiot" (presumably from cirecihe "penis" and  -stu )
 * Tsihäm — meaning "cash; money; payment" (from jihaa "currency" and  -m )

Verbs

 * Tattuma — meaning "to huff an /a " (presumably from (uaa)tate "to sniff" and  -tuma )