iddiann

Iddiann is a fictional language and cultural designation created for speculative worldbuilding. It refers to the language spoken by the Iddianni, a population described in contemporary fantasy and science fiction narratives. The term also encompasses certain cultural practices, social structures, and artistic traditions attributed to that group within the imagined world.

Geography and speakers are described in sources as the Iddianni inhabiting river valleys in the eastern reaches of the fictional continent of Eldara, with diasporic communities in coastal cities. In the narratives, the language serves as a marker of identity for the community and is often depicted as closely tied to trade, ritual life, and local governance.

Phonology is described as having a simple vowel system with five phonemic vowels /a e i o u/, some dialects exhibiting vowel length contrasts. The consonant inventory commonly includes /p t k m n s l r/, with occasional glottal variation. Stress is reported to fall on the penultimate syllable in many dialects, though some speakers show variability due to loanword influence.

Grammar is characterized as analytic with a predominantly SVO basic word order in simple clauses, supplemented by postposed articles and clitic pronouns. Nouns mark number with a plural suffix in some dialects, while verbs incorporate aspectual markers. The language generally lacks grammatical gender, and evidential markers are described in a subset of more conservative varieties.

Writing systems in the lore range from a pictographic tradition to a phonemic alphabet influenced by a Latin-based script. Modern renderings of Iddiann in fiction often adopt a Latin orthography, with occasional references to an ancient runic-like script found in fictional inscriptions.