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{{infobox country languages
| country = Pelinai
| official = Pelinese
| semi-official = {{ubl|Loshkarian|{{flagicon|Pelinai|Samara}}Samaric|Sevarian|{{flagicon|Pelinai|Stelossia}}Stelossian|{{flagicon|Pelinai|Yukisora}}Yukisoran}}
| minority = Livanan; 17 other languages primarily of the Chorekic, Koryaric, Marahic, Polyaric, and Sevaric language families
| foreign = 86% of population:<br>{{ubl|Alman (61%)|Hinomoto (27%)}}
| sign = Pelinese Sign Language
|keyboard layout = Pelinese keyboard
}}

Among the '''languages of [[Pelinai (Pacifica)|Pelinai]]''', the one accorded official status at the federal level is Pelinese. Five other regional languages consisting of Loshkarian, Samaric, Sevarian, Stelossian, and Yukisoran possess official status in their respective [[Administrative divisions of Pelinai (Pacifica)#Federal_regions|Federal Regions]], while 18 other non-official languages are used in Pelinai to varying degrees of prevalence. Imperial Samaric, an ancestor of modern Samaric, is also prevalent as a [[Wikipedia:Sacred language|liturgical language]] in Samara.

==History==

==Official languages==
Pelinai currently possesse a total of 6 official languages used in government affairs and taught as standard in public education: one national-level language, and five regional-level languages. Virtually all Pelinese citizens know Pelinese and at least one regional language, while immigrants proficient in any Pelinese languages typically know Pelinese only.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Region(s)
! Language
! [[Wikipedia:Language family|Language family]]
! No. of speakers in Pelinai
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Wikipedia:National language|National languages]]
|-
| {{flag|Pelinai}}
| Pelinese
| 
| {{formatnum:141938103}} (2020 census)
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Wikipedia:Regional language|Regional languages]]
|-
| Loshkaria
| Loshkarian
| Polyaric
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Pelinai|Samara}} Samara
| Samaric
| Marahic
| 
|-
| Sevaria
| Sevarian
| Sevaric
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Pelinai|Stelossia}} Stelossia
| Stelossian
| Chorekic
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Pelinai|Yukisora}} Yukisora
| Yukisoran
| Koryaric
| 
|}

==Minority languages==
Pelinai possesses a total of 18 non-official languages with greater than 25,000 native speakers, primarily consisting of languages in the Marahic, Chorekic, Koryaric, Sevaric, and Polyaric families. Livanan is also spoken in the Marahu Delta, Zholtograd, and other regions historically part of the Kingdom of Arcania and [[Livana (Pacifica)|Livana]] before 1980.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Language
! [[Wikipedia:Language family|Language family]]
! Region(s)
! No. of speakers in Pelinai
! Notes
|-
| Livanan
| 
| {{flagicon|Pelinai|Samara}} Samara<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Pelinai|Stelossia}} Stelossia}}
| 
| Spoken by ethnic Livanans in the Marahu Delta and Zholtograd.
|-
| Neo-Maraqaic (eastern)
| Marahic
| Loshkaria<br>{{flagicon|Pelinai|Samara}} Samara
| {{formatnum:159183}} (2020 census)
| Spoken by Mriyites in western Loshkaria and eastern Samara.
|-
| Neo-Maraqaic (western)
| Marahic
| {{flagicon|Pelinai|Samara}} Samara
| {{formatnum:29104}} (2020 census)
| Spoken by Mriyites in western Samara.
|}
===Endangered languages in Pelinai===

==Immigrant languages==

==See also==
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*[[Demography of Pelinai (Pacifica)|Demography of Pelinai]]
}}

[[Category:Pelinai (Pacifica)]]