Amindii (language)

Amindii is a shorthand name for the native language family of the Amindii.

Description (Specifications)

Amindii is an isolating, positional language. It almost entirely lacks inflection.

Structure

Subject - Verb - Object - Indirect Object

Nouns tend to end in a consonant. Verbs tend to end in i.

There are a notable number of noun-verb pairs which have their two final letters reversed, or are only one letter different.

Examples:

  Ajan   drink (n)
  Ajani  drink (v)

  Akrin  blood (n)
  Akrini cut (v)

  Iikir  foot (n)
  Iikari run (v)

  Krasin  knee (n)
  Krasani kick (v)

  Madin  back (n)
  Madani be behind (v)

  Mitin  name (n)
  Mitani call (v)

Noun Morphology

a is a genitive postclitic for a noun. Sii "you" => Sii a => "your/of you"

The genitive phrase comes before the noun being modified. Sii a madin => "your back".

Verb Morphology

idi is an imperative mood postclitic. Dasa "look" => Dasa idi "must look"

Examples

Amindii	Anglic Literal	Anglic Gloss
Sii a madin dasa idi!	You to-behind look-must!	Look behind you!

Lexicon

• Dasa: look (verb)
• Dii: Literally, forest; more broadly, the world.
• Madin: back (noun)
• Madni: be behind (verb)
• Sii: you

See also: Amindii dictionary

History & Background (Historical Linguistics)

Amindii is the native language of the eponymous race from Regina.

The Amindii are divided into five cultures despite a common language family:

• Idinii
• Ka*tami
• Mi*ti
• Ni*dami
• Tida*ii

With the exception of the Idinii, who place emphasis on inflection, these cultures use posture and hand gesture in combination with vocalisation to convey emotional context.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This language is primarily in use in the following areas:
Charted Space

• Spinward Marches Sector
  • Regina Subsector
    • Regina

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