Minnian

Minnian is a term used in fictional world-building to name the people, language, and culture associated with the island nation of Minn, located in the eastern seas of the imagined continent of Eldara. The Minnian language is native to this population and forms a distinct branch of the broader linguistic family described in in-world grammars. It is typically described as an agglutinative, subject–object–verb language with extensive prefix and suffix systems, vowel harmony, and a robust nominal case system. The traditional script, known as the Lumen script, is an alphabet with diacritics, used in official inscriptions and literature; modern Minnian texts also use a Latin-based romanization.

Minnian society is organized around extended kin groups and maritime trade. The culture places a strong emphasis on craftsmanship, music, and oral storytelling. Festivals mark seasonal cycles, with the Midwinter Tide and the Harvest of Stars being prominent. Religion is pluralistic in many accounts, combining ancestor veneration with reverence to sea deities; in other traditions, monotheistic currents exist alongside local folk beliefs.

Historically, Minn gained prominence as a maritime trading culture in antiquity, formed a unified polity in the late medieval era, and developed into a constitutional monarchy in the early modern period in most in-world narratives. Today, Minnian political life centers on a parliament-advised council and local assemblies.

References and further reading appear in in-world compendia and fiction repositories.