C'ao language (Pacifica)

C'ao
Pronunciation	k'aʊ
Native to	Alcoalitania
Region	Alcoalitania, Bailtem
Ethnicity	Coalitanian
Native speakers	Alcoalitania (99.34% classifying C'ao as a first language) (2024)
Language family	Loakmian Language Family
Early form	Loakme
Dialects	Indigenous Highland People dialect (3% of the population) Western Coalitanian dialect (68% of the population) Eastern Coalitanian dialect (29% of the population)
Language codes
Language code	ca
Official majority language   Co-official or administrative language but not majority native language   Secondary language (more than 20% C'ao speakers) or culturally important

C'ao (or k'aʊ) is the national language of Alcoalitania. It is considered a first language by around 99.34% of native speakers.

Used in:

• Coalitanian street signs
• Second, Third, and Fourth Constitution of Alcoalitania
• Coalitanian anthem
• Coalitanian legal documents
• Used in the name of 9 cities in Alcoalitania (Yok, Botshkua, East Dholok, Dholok, Manat, East and West Pai'an, Ere˩s City, and Cintralia.)

Dialects

Main article: Alcoalitania

Dialects of C'ao depend on the region the speaker is from. Dialects of C'ao only have different pronunciation of words, with the same spelling as formal C'ao. However, dialects may have different slang words and different informal C'ao words and phrases.

Western Coalitanian dialect (68% of native speakers)

The Western Coalitanian dialect is the major and most popular dialect of C'ao. The dialect likely emerged from the division of Alcoalitania in 1750. The western dialect is the base dialect due to most of west Alcoalitania having coastal access, which means the western areas are way more populated.

Eastern Coalitanian dialect (29% of native speakers)

The Eastern Coalitanian dialect is the second biggest dialect of C'ao. This dialect, similarly to the western dialect, emerged from the division of Alcoalitania in 1750. The eastern dialect is based in more rural areas, with no coastal access, which makes it significantly less populated than the west.

Map of origins of Coalitanian dialects

Indigenous Highland People dialect (3% of native speakers)

The indigenous Highland People dialect is the least popular and smallest dialect of C'ao. This dialect, which is based in the mountainous regions of Alcoalitania is one of the major close-knit communities of Alcoalitania. The Indigenous highland people or the highland people for short is a group of around 630,000 people who live in the Great Mountains mountain range in Alcoalitania.

Different dialects

Even though there are 3 different dialects of C'ao, there is pretty much a dialect for every neighborhood. Alcoalitania is a haven for close-knit communities, and each neighborhood has created its own jokes, phrases and slang.

Etymology

The name C'ao came from the Loakmian word "C'aoge" meaning "Language, which was later adopted into C'ao.

Symbol

The C'ao symbol is a mixture of the Coalitanian flag and the flag of the Ancient Alcoalitanian Empire.

Alcoalitania and the Ancient Alcoalitanian Empire, which was Alcoalitania's predecessor, are the only known countries to have made the language a official and recognized national language.

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