Eriauhan

Eriauhan refers to the language, culture, and people of the fictional Eriauhan archipelago, a tropical group of islands located in the southern seas of the imagined world of Aramath. The term is used across speculative novels and role-playing games to explore island society, language contact, and maritime trade.

The archipelago comprises about ten inhabited islands, with the largest settlements on the island of Vesa. The terrain ranges from volcanic coasts to mangrove bays. The climate is tropical, with distinct wet and dry seasons.

Eriauhan is described as an agglutinative language with SVO word order and a rich system of evidential markers. It uses a syllabary-inspired script, sometimes combined with Latin letters in modern texts. Loanwords come from neighboring trade languages.

Social structure is clan-based but centralized under a council of elders and navigators. The economy emphasizes seafaring, fishing, spice trade, and craft production. Music and storytelling are central to ceremonial life, with oral literature featuring sea myths.

In the fictional chronology, Eriauhan society emerges from coastal communities that forged trade networks with continental neighbors. Later periods involve maritime treaties, urbanization on major islands, and contact with external powers, leading to hybrid cultural forms.