Kir people
The Kir people are an ethnic group traditionally inhabiting lowland areas across the upper-middle latitudes of Great Kirav. The most populous Coscivian ethnic group, Kir people have a common identity rooted in perceptions of shared ancestry, folkways, and use of the Kiravic language. The Kir people have played a central role in the history of Coscivian civilisation since the end of the Third Empire, and their culture is a primary influence on the wider national culture of Kiravia.
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| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Kiravic Coscivian | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Coscivian religions, Islam |
Distribution
Today Kir people can be found throughout the Kiravian Federacy, particularly in urban areas. However, most live in the Mid-Oceanic and Mid-Continental zones of Great Kirav. Kir account for an outright majority of the population in the states of Kernea, Vironat, and Karrakar.
Diaspora
Millions of Kir people and people of Kir descent live outside the Kiravian Federacy, whether as expatriates, immigrants, or native-born descendants of Kir migrants and settlers, a legacy of the historic and present influence of Kiravia overseas.
Many (perhaps most) of the Kiravian colonists who settled in what is now the Cape and Paulastra were ethnic Kir. However, due to the subsequent emergence of strong national identities in these countries and the greater salience of generalised Coscivian identity as a social category, it is believed that relatively few people of Kir descent in mainland South Crona would still identify specifically as Kir today.
Subgroups
- White Kir - Traditionally associated with Kastera
- Red Kir or Kandans - Native to the region of Kiygrava surrounding the city of Evira, but now settled across much of the hemiboreal belt from Śeridan to the Northwest Territories.
- Old Niyaskans - The traditional Kir inhabitants of Niyaska, now a small minority in their historic homeland.
- Svéarans - Originally from the Svéara Peninsula and adjacent Bissáv State, Svéaran Kir have scattered across the world as sailors, merchants, and pioneers.
- Lékaśran Kir - Traditionally associated with Váuadra.