koduriiki

Koduriiki is a constructed language (conlang) created for worldbuilding in speculative fiction and tabletop games. In its fictional setting, it is spoken by the Koduri, an imagined ethnic group in a highland region.

Phonology and writing: Koduriiki has a vowel system of five vowels [a e i o u] and a consonant inventory of around 20 phonemes, with a preference for open syllables (CV) and limited consonant clusters. The language is primarily written using the Latin script with diacritics representing glottalized and ejective sounds; alternative scripts, such as a stylized syllabary, are described in in-world grammars.

Grammar: It is largely agglutinative with SOV word order. Nouns mark case via suffixes; including nominative, ergative, genitive. Verbs mark aspect, mood, tense via affixes; evidentiality is encoded.

Vocabulary and semantics: The lexicon emphasizes kinship, nature, and ritual terminology; metaphor and body-part metaphors are common.

Usage and reception: In the fictional universe, Koduriiki is taught in schools and used in ceremonial contexts as a marker of identity; outside the story, fans have created dictionaries and learning resources.