Languages of Pelinai (Pacifica)

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Languages of Pelinai
OfficialPelinese
Semi-official
  • Pelinai (Pacifica) 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
Pelinai (Pacifica) Loshkaria Loshkarian Polyaric
Pelinai (Pacifica) Samara Samaric Marahic
Sevaria Sevarian Sevaric
Pelinai (Pacifica) Stelossia Stelossian Chorekic 47,017,563 (2020 census)
Pelinai (Pacifica) 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 Pelinai (Pacifica) Loshkaria 72,918 (2020 census) Spoken primarily by ethnic Einjeris on the Loshkarian side of the Marahu River.
Kholngo Koryaric Pelinai (Pacifica) Yukisora 96,305 (2020 census) Spoken in parts of western Yukisora by Kholnshins.
Khoshian Chorekic Pelinai (Pacifica) Stelossia 553,192 (2020 census) Spoken by Khoshians on the island of Zholtiya.
Livanan Pelinai (Pacifica) Samara
Pelinai (Pacifica) Stelossia
Spoken by ethnic Livanans in the Marahu Delta and Zholtograd.
Neo-Maraqaic (eastern) Marahic Pelinai (Pacifica) Loshkaria
Pelinai (Pacifica) Samara
359,183 (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.
Eastern Beilltemmic Pelinai (Pacifica) Loshkaria
Pelinai (Pacifica) Samara
52,947 (2020 census)
Eastern Beilltemmic Pelinai (Pacifica) 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 Pelinai (Pacifica) Loshkaria
Pelinai (Pacifica) Yukisora
409,188 (2020 census) Primarily spoken by Yamars in the far southwestern Yukisora Mountains.

Endangered languages in Pelinai

Immigrant languages

See also