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Until the latter half of the <sup>ʀw</sup>20700s, the island continent was simply referred to as ''Kirav'' (or local equivalents, see below) in ordinary speech. The adjective ''Ambrix'' ("great", "noble") had been attached to ''Kirav'' as a poetic honorific since the Third Empire, but did not enter common usage until Kiravian overseas expansion made it more frequently necessary to distinguish the island continent from the whole of the growing Kiravian realm. The adoption of 'Great' was also driven by the concurrent cultural zeitgeist in the coastal states, which embraced the nation's rise as a major power with imperial ambitions. | Until the latter half of the <sup>ʀw</sup>20700s, the island continent was simply referred to as ''Kirav'' (or local equivalents, see below) in ordinary speech. The adjective ''Ambrix'' ("great", "noble") had been attached to ''Kirav'' as a poetic honorific since the Third Empire, but did not enter common usage until Kiravian overseas expansion made it more frequently necessary to distinguish the island continent from the whole of the growing Kiravian realm. The adoption of 'Great' was also driven by the concurrent cultural zeitgeist in the coastal states, which embraced the nation's rise as a major power with imperial ambitions. | ||
The ultimate etymology of ''Kirav'' is not definitively known. The theory with the most credibility among Occidental linguists traces it to the reconstructed Proto-Kasavic ''*ḱʏdɮ'', other descendants of which include the Kiravic ''Kūla'' ("planet Earth"), and the Æonaran Coscivian ''śad'' (" land"), and the leading minority theory traces it to ''*sḱəgʷʰ'', believed to be the endonym of the primordial Kasavic peoples for themselves. However, neither of these proposed etymologies has widespread acceptance among Coscivian [[Deep philology|dark philologists]], most of whom reject them as a superposition of Levanto-Sarpic thought patterns onto primitive Kiravian history, incongruent with attested patterns of semantic relationships between analogous words in later languages and unlikely given what is known about the cosmology and self-conceptions of the Kasavs. Some believe that academia is barking up the wrong tree entirely, and that the ''kir'' root is ultimately of [[Urom| | The ultimate etymology of ''Kirav'' is not definitively known. The theory with the most credibility among Occidental linguists traces it to the reconstructed Proto-Kasavic ''*ḱʏdɮ'', other descendants of which include the Kiravic ''Kūla'' ("planet Earth"), and the Æonaran Coscivian ''śad'' (" land"), and the leading minority theory traces it to ''*sḱəgʷʰ'', believed to be the endonym of the primordial Kasavic peoples for themselves. However, neither of these proposed etymologies has widespread acceptance among Coscivian [[Deep philology|dark philologists]], most of whom reject them as a superposition of Levanto-Sarpic thought patterns onto primitive Kiravian history, incongruent with attested patterns of semantic relationships between analogous words in later languages and unlikely given what is known about the cosmology and self-conceptions of the Kasavs. Some believe that academia is barking up the wrong tree entirely, and that the ''kir'' root is ultimately of [[Urom|Urom]] origin. | ||
Residents of Great Kirav are usually called ''Kiravites'' (Kiravic: ''Kiraviēxtya'') rather than ''Great Kiravians'', though the latter term has seen some use. People from Great Kirav who no longer live there, especially first-generation colonists in the Federacy's overseas possessions, are called ''Kiraviēþûrix'' ("Kiravborn") or ''iodevahomax'' ("islocontinental"). | Residents of Great Kirav are usually called ''Kiravites'' (Kiravic: ''Kiraviēxtya'') rather than ''Great Kiravians'', though the latter term has seen some use. People from Great Kirav who no longer live there, especially first-generation colonists in the Federacy's overseas possessions, are called ''Kiraviēþûrix'' ("Kiravborn") or ''iodevahomax'' ("islocontinental"). | ||
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Settled by groups of Coscivians (especially Ĥeldican Coscivians), Gaels, and Prythons who intermarried extensively with the local aboriginal population... | Settled by groups of Coscivians (especially Ĥeldican Coscivians), Gaels, and Prythons who intermarried extensively with the local aboriginal population... | ||
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During the later colonial period and the viceregal period, the Eastern Highlands - even those parts formally within the borders of established Cosco-Kiravian states or Gaelic kingdoms - remained largely outside the control of any lowland government. Instead, political order was provided by a complex and often overlapping assortment of chiefdoms, clan- and tribe-based polities, self-governing direct-democratic villages, and small mountaineer republics. This long history of self-reliance and independence from central authorities has engendered a lasting libertarian political streak in the region's culture. | During the later colonial period and the viceregal period, the Eastern Highlands - even those parts formally within the borders of established Cosco-Kiravian states or Gaelic kingdoms - remained largely outside the control of any lowland government. Instead, political order was provided by a complex and often overlapping assortment of chiefdoms, clan- and tribe-based polities, self-governing direct-democratic villages, and small mountaineer republics. This long history of self-reliance and independence from central authorities has engendered a lasting libertarian political streak in the region's culture. | ||
The Eastern Highlands also have a strong penchant for religious independence. Excepting the [[Insular Apostolic Church]], which is the largest individual denomination in most East Highland areas, the major Christian churches dominant in other parts of Great Kirav (e.g. Roman Catholic, Coscivian Orthodox) are markedly less influential in the Highlands. Instead, the Highlands are home to a number of more congregational and connexional denominations, such as the Discipular Church and the Mountain Quakers in [[Íarthakelva]] state, informal {{wp|house church movement|house churches}} and "clearing churches" without any organisational structure, and a large number of heterodox sects, many of which are considered outright heretical by mainstream churches. Some of the more notable heterodox denominations include the [[Kiravian Sectarians|Catholic-Apostolic Church of the Father, Christ, and Melchizadek]] (''Kaþolix-Áspaldix Æglasta Þíarnastursk us Xrístul us Melxisadesk'') and the [[Kiravian Sectarians|Triclavian Orthodox Church of Ateranda]]. It is believed that some of the more exotic quasi-Christian sects found in the highlands arose from the syncretism of Christianity with | The Eastern Highlands also have a strong penchant for religious independence. Excepting the [[Insular Apostolic Church]], which is the largest individual denomination in most East Highland areas, the major Christian churches dominant in other parts of Great Kirav (e.g. Roman Catholic, Coscivian Orthodox) are markedly less influential in the Highlands. Instead, the Highlands are home to a number of more congregational and connexional denominations, such as the Discipular Church and the Mountain Quakers in [[Íarthakelva]] state, informal {{wp|house church movement|house churches}} and "clearing churches" without any organisational structure, and a large number of heterodox sects, many of which are considered outright heretical by mainstream churches. Some of the more notable heterodox denominations include the [[Kiravian Sectarians|Catholic-Apostolic Church of the Father, Christ, and Melchizadek]] (''Kaþolix-Áspaldix Æglasta Þíarnastursk us Xrístul us Melxisadesk'') and the [[Kiravian Sectarians|Triclavian Orthodox Church of Ateranda]]. It is believed that some of the more exotic quasi-Christian sects found in the highlands arose from the syncretism of Christianity with Urom belief systems and the Christianisation of Urom deities. | ||
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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, Valtéra, 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 | 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, Valtéra, 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 | ||
South-Central Kirav has a large | South-Central Kirav has a large Urom population, as well as many Coscivians with substantial Urom ancestry. Some of the largest Urom tribes, including the X, Y, and Z, are native to the area, and Urom influence on the culture of the region at large is conspicuous. | ||
South-Central Kirav is a stronghold of adherence to the [[Kiravian Sectarians#Examples|Discipular Church]], a medium-seized {{wp|apostolic succession|apostolic}} Christian denomination with a Reconstructionist orientation and {{wp|connexionalist}} polity that seeks to emulate what it believes are the authentic ethos and practices of the early Church. Although the movement originated in Ateranda, it spread most successfully in South-Central Kirav, and proponents of South-Central as a distinct region often point to the distribution patterns of Discipular congregations in their efforts to define the region's extent. The Discipular Church is not, however, the majority or even plurality faith in the region. Coscivian Orthodoxy is the main Christian denomination, and in addition to the Discipular Church a number of other [[Kiravian Sectarians|Sectarian churches]] are also present. There are markedly fewer Roman Catholics and Insular Apostolics in South-Central than in other regions of the country. Followers of Coscivian religions, particularly Sarostivism, are a significant minority, and there is considerable syncretism between Coscivian Orthodoxy, Coscivian religions, and diverse folk traditions in the area. | South-Central Kirav is a stronghold of adherence to the [[Kiravian Sectarians#Examples|Discipular Church]], a medium-seized {{wp|apostolic succession|apostolic}} Christian denomination with a Reconstructionist orientation and {{wp|connexionalist}} polity that seeks to emulate what it believes are the authentic ethos and practices of the early Church. Although the movement originated in Ateranda, it spread most successfully in South-Central Kirav, and proponents of South-Central as a distinct region often point to the distribution patterns of Discipular congregations in their efforts to define the region's extent. The Discipular Church is not, however, the majority or even plurality faith in the region. Coscivian Orthodoxy is the main Christian denomination, and in addition to the Discipular Church a number of other [[Kiravian Sectarians|Sectarian churches]] are also present. There are markedly fewer Roman Catholics and Insular Apostolics in South-Central than in other regions of the country. Followers of Coscivian religions, particularly Sarostivism, are a significant minority, and there is considerable syncretism between Coscivian Orthodoxy, Coscivian religions, and diverse folk traditions in the area. | ||