Linaminče

From Almeopedia

Linaminče [li na 'min tʃe] is a family of languages native to Arcél, spoken in almost the entire north of the continent. The Beic languages arose in the middle of this zone and by now have displaced or absorbed many Linaminče languages and peoples and divided the family in two branches.

The languages tend to be agglutinative, SOV, and affixing, though those in contact with Beic have absorbed many of its features.

The family is divided into two branches:

• Linaic, spoken in the northwest of Arcél, including
  • Lina in the Łima valley
  • Sibra between Łeisau and Pahsau
  • Hipra south of Pahsau
  • Ayalampan, language of the state of Ayalampa
• Minče, spoken to the east of the Beic zone, including
  • Hake, spoken in the remoter regions of Mɔłɔsɔu, once the speech of Hakesata
  • Minče itself, spoken north of Mɔłɔsɔu
  • Sunčan, language of Rimasača

Notable figures

• Fánao, an Ayalampan warrior