Olendi
Olendi is a fictional ethnolinguistic term used in worldbuilding and speculative fiction to describe a distinct people and their language. In many settings, Olendi refers to inhabitants of the Olendian archipelago, a coastal cluster in the imaginary continent of Valara. The name is treated as the autonym, with the people calling themselves Olendi and their language also named Olendi. The term is not tied to any real-world culture.
Geographically, Olendi communities are described as distributed across several islands and rocky coastlines, with hilly interiors
The Olendi language is presented as an agglutinative, SVO language featuring vowel harmony and a rich system
Cultural life emphasizes seafaring, craftwork such as woodcarving and mat weaving, and oral storytelling. Music centers
In narrative use, Olendi stories explore themes of belonging, diaspora, and contact with other cultures. Some