Languages of Pelinai (Pacifica)

Languages of Pelinai
Official	Pelinese
Semi-official	Loshkarian Samaric Sevarian Stelossian Yukisoran
Minority	Livanan; 17 other languages primarily of the Chorekic, Koryaric, Marahic, Polyaric, and Sevaric language families
Foreign	86% of population: Alman (61%) Hinomoto (27%)
Signed	Pelinese Sign Language

Among the languages of 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 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 liturgical language in Samara.

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.

Region(s)	Language	Language family	No. of speakers in Pelinai
National languages
Pelinai	Pelinese		141,938,103 (2020 census)
Regional languages
Loshkaria	Loshkarian	Polyaric
Samara	Samaric	Marahic
Sevaria	Sevarian	Sevaric
Stelossia	Stelossian	Chorekic	47,017,563 (2020 census)
Yukisora	Yukisoran	Koryaric	3,827,100 (2020 census)

Minority languages

Pelinai possesses a total of 18 non-official languages with greater than 25,000 native speakers that do not have official status at the federal or regional level, though some have status in smaller subdivisions. Most minority languages spoken in Pelinai are of 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 before 1980.

Language	Language family	Region(s)	No. of speakers in Pelinai	Notes
Einjeri	Polyaric	Loshkaria	72,918 (2020 census)	Spoken primarily by ethnic Einjeris on the Loshkarian side of the Marahu River.
Kholngo	Koryaric	Yukisora	96,305 (2020 census)	Spoken in parts of western Yukisora by Kholnshins.
Khoshian	Chorekic	Stelossia	553,192 (2020 census)	Spoken by Khoshians on the island of Zholtiya.
Livanan		Samara Stelossia		Spoken by ethnic Livanans in the Marahu Delta and Zholtograd.
Neo-Maraqaic (eastern)	Marahic	Loshkaria Samara	359,183 (2020 census)	Spoken by Mriyites in western Loshkaria and eastern Samara.
Neo-Maraqaic (western)	Marahic	Samara	29,104 (2020 census)	Spoken by Mriyites in western Samara.
	Eastern Beilltemmic	Loshkaria Samara	52,947 (2020 census)
	Eastern Beilltemmic	Samara	41,846 (2020 census)
Teremykh	Sevaric	Sevaria	1,229,741 (2020 census)	A close linguistic relative of Sevarian spoken predominantly in western and northern Sevaria.
Yamar	Polyaric	Loshkaria Yukisora	409,188 (2020 census)	Primarily spoken by Yamars in the far southwestern Yukisora Mountains.

See also

• Demography of Pelinai