audiniu

Audiniu is a fictional language and the associated ethnolinguistic group created for collaborative world-building projects. It is presented as the language of the Audini, a seafaring people inhabiting the Archipelago of Audinia in the western ocean. The term is used by authors and role-playing communities to describe both the language and its cultural context within the imagined world.

Linguistic features described for Audiniu emphasize an agglutinative morphology with extensive affixation and a predominantly SOV word order. The language is said to have a moderate phoneme inventory, with five basic vowel qualities and several consonant clusters. Some dialects reportedly employ mild vowel harmony. Pronouns distinguish inclusive from exclusive we, and verbs carry numerous aspectual and mood affixes.

The writing system combines a syllabary-like layer with an alphabetic component, and inscriptions are described as appearing on pottery, navigational charts, and carved wood in the fictional setting. In canon materials, Audiniu is used in storytelling, songs, and ceremonial texts, while everyday dialogue is depicted with a simpler register.

In fan communities, dictionaries, grammar sketches, and phrasebooks have been created. The article remains a fiction-based construct and has no presence outside of its world-building milieu.