Languages of Pelinai (Pacifica)

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Languages of Pelinai
OfficialPelinese
Semi-official
  • Loshkarian
  • Pelinai (Pacifica)Samaric
  • Sevarian
  • Pelinai (Pacifica)Stelossian
  • Pelinai (Pacifica)Yukisoran
MinorityLivanan; 17 other languages primarily of the Chorekic, Koryaric, Marahic, Polyaric, and Sevaric language families
Foreign86% of population:
  • Alman (61%)
  • Hinomoto (27%)
SignedPelinese 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.

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.

Region(s) Language Language family No. of speakers in Pelinai
National languages
 Pelinai Pelinese 141,938,103 (2020 census)
Regional languages
Loshkaria Loshkarian Polyaric
Pelinai (Pacifica) Samara Samaric Marahic
Sevaria Sevarian Sevaric
Pelinai (Pacifica) Stelossia Stelossian Chorekic
Pelinai (Pacifica) 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 before 1980.

Language Language family Region(s) No. of speakers in Pelinai Notes
Livanan Pelinai (Pacifica) Samara
Pelinai (Pacifica) Stelossia
Spoken by ethnic Livanans in the Marahu Delta and Zholtograd.
Neo-Maraqaic (eastern) Marahic Loshkaria
Pelinai (Pacifica) Samara
159,183 (2020 census) Spoken by Mriyites in western Loshkaria and eastern Samara.
Neo-Maraqaic (western) Marahic Pelinai (Pacifica) Samara 29,104 (2020 census) Spoken by Mriyites in western Samara.

Endangered languages in Pelinai

Immigrant languages

See also