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| name = Eshavians<br>''Eśavs Param'' | | name = Eshavians<br>''Eśavs Param'' | ||
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| endogamy = | | endogamy = | ||
| lifestyle = | | lifestyle = | ||
| pda_status = | | pda_status = Advanced (in diaspora)<br>''Unranked'' (in Andera) | ||
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| orig_state = [[Fariva]], [[Harma]], [[Valta]] | | orig_state = [[Fariva]], [[Harma]], [[Valta]] | ||
| dias_state = ''Throughout Kirav'' | | dias_state = ''Throughout Kirav'' | ||
| kolor = coscivian | |||
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The '''Eshavians''' are a Coscivian ethnic group, one of the largest single ethnic groups in the Kiravian Federacy. | The '''Eshavians''' are a Coscivian ethnic group, one of the largest single ethnic groups in the Kiravian Federacy. | ||
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[General characteristics, morphological typology] | [General characteristics, morphological typology] | ||
[Notable features] | [Notable features] | ||
Eshavian belongs to the Northeastern language family, related to Taństan, Liśkan, Ebondan, and Wynntran (spoken by Coscivians), and to [[Ethnic_groups_in_Kiravia#Demarești|Demaric]] and Wastani (spoken by Kiravite Minorities). | |||
Eshavian has a {{wp|Nominative–accusative alignment|nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment}}, an unusual property among Kiravite languages, most of which follow {{wp|Ergative–absolutive alignment|ergative–absolutive alignment}} | |||
Eshavian Coscivian is one of the most widely-spoken ethnic vernacular languages of Kirav, with a long literary tradition and a well-developed network of Eshavian-medium educational institutions, newspapers, and radio stations. It is an official language of Fariva, Harma, and the Austral and Itapau Islands. However, there are far fewer monolingual speakers of Eshavian Coscivian than of the other vernacular languages of commensurate size, with most Eshavian-speakers outside of the Northeast also speaking in Kiravic. Monolingual Eshavian-speakers are also found in the [[Overseas Regions]]. | Eshavian Coscivian is one of the most widely-spoken ethnic vernacular languages of Kirav, with a long literary tradition and a well-developed network of Eshavian-medium educational institutions, newspapers, and radio stations. It is an official language of Fariva, Harma, and the Austral and Itapau Islands. However, there are far fewer monolingual speakers of Eshavian Coscivian than of the other vernacular languages of commensurate size, with most Eshavian-speakers outside of the Northeast also speaking in Kiravic. Monolingual Eshavian-speakers are also found in the [[Overseas Regions]]. | ||
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==Culture and Customs== | ==Culture and Customs== | ||
The Eshavians have a stratified, hierarchical culture that places great importance on notions of social rank, propriety, and protocol. | The Eshavians have a stratified, hierarchical culture that places great importance on notions of social rank, propriety, and protocol. The Eshavian reckoning of {{wp|social status}} combines elements of both achievement and ascription: While individual merit, performance, and accomplishment are highly valued and rewarded by Eshavian society - more so than in most other Coscivian cultures - an individual's achievements are heavily contextualised by age, seniority, class, formal educational qualifications, and family background, which can often create status "ceilings" resistant to personal merit. | ||
Although a minority of Eshavians adhere to Sarostivism, Eshavians and Taństans, like the unrelated Lúnstans but unlike most other seafaring Coscivian peoples, have traditionally not observed the Sarostivist-derived taboo against whaling. | |||
Eshavian and general Northeastern professional culture has a strong expectation that managers, officers, political appointees, and others in positions of responsibility should readily tender their resignations in the event of a failure or controversy within their bailiwick, even if the adverse event is not reasonably attributable to the resignor's leadership. Quickly offering one's resignation is seen as honourable on the part of the individual, and also as a sign of respect to one's superiors, demonstrating sincere regret and offering the superiors a way to {{wp|Face (sociological concept)|save face}}. This contrasts with other ethno-regional professional subcultures in Kiravia, where resignations of this nature are rare, and it is considered more respectful to await a superior's judgement in the event of a failure. | |||
Adorning buildings with ivy. | Adorning buildings with ivy. | ||
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The Eshavians have a strong {{wp|tea culture}} that sets them apart from other Coscivian-Kiravians, who have generally come to prefer coffee since settling in Ixnay and have developed a coffee culture adapted from [[Culture_of_Caphiria#Food_.26_Drugs|the Hekuvian]]. Eshavian tea culture includes several {{wp|tea ceremony|tea-centred rituals}}, a literary canon of {{wp|Tea classics|tea classics}}, and the inclusion of tea consumption into other aspects of life, such as business meetings and hospitality customs. Like other Coscivians, the Eshavians regularly visit the graves of deceased relatives, and have the unique traditions of leaving cups of tea or burning tea leaves as a grave offering. | The Eshavians have a strong {{wp|tea culture}} that sets them apart from other Coscivian-Kiravians, who have generally come to prefer coffee since settling in Ixnay and have developed a coffee culture adapted from [[Culture_of_Caphiria#Food_.26_Drugs|the Hekuvian]]. Eshavian tea culture includes several {{wp|tea ceremony|tea-centred rituals}}, a literary canon of {{wp|Tea classics|tea classics}}, and the inclusion of tea consumption into other aspects of life, such as business meetings and hospitality customs. Like other Coscivians, the Eshavians regularly visit the graves of deceased relatives, and have the unique traditions of leaving cups of tea or burning tea leaves as a grave offering. | ||
===Marital customs=== | |||
Most Eshavian marriages are endogamous, but patterns of exogamy vary according to social rank and class. Rural Eshavians are the most strictly endogamous segment of the ethnic group, followed by Republican-class Eshavians in metropolitan and micropolitan areas who trace their ancestry to the old yeomanry and lesser nobility of Old Eshav. Eshavians involved in the maritime industry, seaborne commerce, and the navy have traditionally been more open to exogamy, while many aristocratic Eshavian families have intermarried with families of comparably high status from other Coscivian groups. With regard to intra-ethnic marriages, rank, class, and ancestry play a major role in determining whether a pairing is acceptable. Marriages between Eshavians from very different levels of the social hierarchy are strongly discouraged, and families often have strict standards as to which bloodlines are worthy of marrying their sons and daughters. Several services, including both for-profit companies and nonprofit societies, collect information on Eshavian marriage prospects in a particular region, as well as their family histories, and publish this information in annual "marriage almanacs" to help young Eshavians seeking spouses. {{wp|Cousin marriage}} is traditionally accepted among the Eshavians, and in fact preferred among some subgroups. | |||
==Interethnic Relations== | ==Interethnic Relations== | ||
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In the multiethnic metropolitan areas of Fariva, such as [[Bérasar]] and [[Norvimur]], members of the many non-Eshavian/Taństan groups that have immigrated to these areas over the centuries have adopted many aspects of Eshavian-derived Farivan regional culture, but nonetheless maintain identities distinct from the dominant urban Eshavian minority. Interethnic tension in these cities is strongly related to perceptions of social class and institutional power differentials. | In the multiethnic metropolitan areas of Fariva, such as [[Bérasar]] and [[Norvimur]], members of the many non-Eshavian/Taństan groups that have immigrated to these areas over the centuries have adopted many aspects of Eshavian-derived Farivan regional culture, but nonetheless maintain identities distinct from the dominant urban Eshavian minority. Interethnic tension in these cities is strongly related to perceptions of social class and institutional power differentials. | ||
Eshavians are notably the wealthiest and best-educated of the major Coscivian ethnic groups, but are consistently ranked by public opinion research as the most ethnically chauvinist. | |||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eshavians can be found throughout the Kiravian Federacy. Their traditional homeland is located in the Far Northeastern states of [[Fariva]], [[Harma]], Ostona, Serikorda, and [[Bissáv]]. Areas of newer settlement where | Eshavians can be found throughout the Kiravian Federacy. Their traditional homeland is located in the Far Northeastern states of [[Fariva]], [[Harma]], Ostona, Serikorda, and [[Bissáv]]. Areas of newer settlement where Eshavians are similarly dominant include Erinava and the Aromatic Isles. Large populations can be found in the [[Kaviska]] (divided between the long-established Green Eshavians and more recent migrants from Andera, termed Blue Eshavians), much of Upper Kirav, [[Venèra]], northeastern [[Kastera]], [[Devahoma]], and Oceantropica. | ||
Important cities outside of the officially Eshavian-speaking states where Eshavians comprise a large percentage of the population include: | Important cities outside of the officially Eshavian-speaking states where Eshavians comprise a large percentage of the population include: | ||
*Þanetsar, capital of [[Devahoma]]: 36% | *Þanetsar, capital of [[Devahoma]]: 36% Eshavian | ||
*Klívhoma, [[Kastera]]: 42% | *Klívhoma, [[Kastera]]: 42% Eshavian | ||
*Hilarśad, [[Kaviska]]: 56% | *Hilarśad, [[Kaviska]]: 56% Eshavian | ||
*Tavroa, [[Venèra]]: 31% | *Tavroa, [[Venèra]]: 31% Eshavian | ||
==Notable Eshavians== | |||
*[[E. Sarna Kośikarin]] - Businessman, politician, and diplomat. First president of the [[Institute for Cronan Studies]]. Former State Affairs Executive of [[South Æonara]], Chief Tourism Executive of [[East Æonara]], and [[League of Nations]] Tourism and Travel Commissioner. | |||
*[[Darius Torsigram]] - President of the [[Avenirskara]]n Colonial Congress. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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