undaydi
Undaydi is a fictional ethnolinguistic construct that refers to a distinct people, language, and cultural practice associated with the imagined Undaydi Archipelago, a chain of small islands in the southern seas. The term is used in world-building, ethnography, and linguistics to illustrate island societies and language contact. In the fictional setting, the archipelago lies near historical trade routes, and Undaydi communities are organized into coastal and inland villages. The population is described as several thousand individuals, with the language community estimated at eight to twelve thousand speakers in contemporary sketches.
The Undaydi language is presented as either a language isolate or part of a small, poorly attested
Historically, Undaydi is depicted as developing through marine trade networks and inland farming communities, with gradual