Languages of Pelinai (Pacifica)
| Languages of Pelinai | |
|---|---|
| Official | Pelinese |
| Semi-official |
|
| Minority | Livanan; 17 other languages primarily of the Chorekic, Koryaric, Marahic, Polyaric, and Sevaric language families |
| Foreign | 86% of population:
|
| 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.
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 | |
 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. |