Great Kirav: Difference between revisions

There are several language families native to Great Kirav. At present, there is no ''demonstrable'' genetic relationship between the top-level families listed here, though ancestral connexions of great {{wp|time depth}} have been hypothesised. Occidental linguists generally presume, based on non-linguistic evidence of ancient migrations, that all of the indigenous languages of Great Kirav must ultimately descend from ''at most'' three proto-languages; two proto-languages are regarded as the most likely scenario, and a monogenetic hypothesis also has some support. In Coscivian academia, no such presumption is made. Some Coscivian linguists have classified Kiravian language families into three phyla - Atrassic, Macro-[[Koskenkorva|Koskenkorvan]], and Demomappic - mainly on non-linguistic grounds such as common origin myths, folk-religious rituals, and phrenological similarities of speech communities, but this classification scheme is not entertained in the Occident. The three-phylum model is reproduced below:

**'''Trans-Kiravian languages'''

***Adratic branch: Classical Adratic†, Modern Adratic

****Kironic family: [[Kiravic Coscivian]], Dir, Kinnír, Kirkir, Kelkar, Korlan,

****Striburyan

****Xarbasurian

***Ixtoric branch: [[High Coscivian]], Sʑvoʎatellic†, Costratic languages (descended from High Coscivian)

***Tholian branch: [[North Coscivian]], Kilikas-Valēkas Coscivian, Enurian†, Kapernik-Kapeniak

***Foxtro-Viskiyan branch: Ĥeiran A, Ĥeiran B, Phrydhian Coscivian, Old Suderavic

***Heronic branch: Engrian, Iforian, Insdean, Ƕairan, Pine Swamp Coscivian, Arnórian Coscivian (Male)

**'''Austro-Kiravian languages'''

***'''Kapushitic languages:''' South Coscivian, Serradan, Thygiastran†, Fever Swamp Coscivian

**'''Northeastern languages:''' Eshavian Coscivian, Arnórian Coscivian (Female), Liśkan, Ebondan, Demarești, Wynntran, Wastani

 

 

**'''Elutic languages:''' Ossiryan, Déurian, Ellyrian, Kópistonian

**'''Intheric languages:''' Cyptovi, Issantak, Surrian, Qódavan, Rifpito, Xufur-Xafre-Gaur,  

**'''Rulo-Swadeshi languages:''' Rulote†, Sikuryan, Draili, Skithanawite, Aınaromanote, Durdeshi†

The smallest cultural region, encompassing [[Fariva]] and [[Harma]] (with the exception of [[Åstor Island]]), and extending into southeastern [[Serikorda]], the Northeast has its roots in the early Coscivian settlements that took root around Fariva Bay. This region was settled heavily by [[Eshavian Coscivians]], who remain the majority in Harma and rural parts of Fariva and southeast Serikorda, and continue to dominate the region politically and culturally.  

Eshavian Coscivian is the traditional and most widely-spoken native language in Andera, although Kiravic has become the main language of interethnic communication in the [[Bérasar]] metropolitan area.  

Also known as 'Deep Inland Kirav', South-Central Kirav is a vaguely defined region that stretches from the southwestern foothills of the Aterandic Mountains to the Miradèt Desert along its east-west axis, extending from southern Kannur and Avidrona in the north to the northernmost peripheries of Andrēdan, Issyria, Xula, and Korlēdan in the south. It blends into and overlaps heavily with South Kirav, Mid-Continental Kirav, and the Premontane West, so much that Kiravians do not consider South-Central Kirav a true cultural region in its own right, and it is often omitted from books and papers on this topic. Yet residents of the region insist that