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| '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 5 | | '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 5 | ||
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| '''Official languages''' || [[Kiravic Coscivian|Kiravic]], | | '''Official languages''' || [[Kiravic Coscivian|Kiravic]], [[Kilikas-Valēkas Coscivian|Kilikas-Valēkas]] | ||
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| '''Other Languages''' || Paisonic Coscivian | | '''Other Languages''' || Paisonic Coscivian | ||
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Due to its large, extremely diverse population and central economic position in the federation, Kaviska has come to be regarded as a fountainhead of Kiravian and Coscivian culture. The southern and eastern portions of the state are the heartland of the Northeastern cultural region of great Kirav, which extends into neighbouring [[Niyaska]] and [[Etivéra]]. Centred on the [[Valēka|Valēka Metropolitan Area]], this region is home to its own distinctive [[Kiravic Coscivian#Dialects|Kiravic dialect]], customs, cuisine, and cultural ethos influenced by the numerous Coscivian ethnic cultures that have settled there over the centuries. This region often acts as the cultural "face" of Kiravia abroad, from which foreign perceptions of Kiravia and Kiravians tend to be generalised. | Due to its large, extremely diverse population and central economic position in the federation, Kaviska has come to be regarded as a fountainhead of Kiravian and Coscivian culture. The southern and eastern portions of the state are the heartland of the Northeastern cultural region of great Kirav, which extends into neighbouring [[Niyaska]] and [[Etivéra]]. Centred on the [[Valēka|Valēka Metropolitan Area]], this region is home to its own distinctive [[Kiravic Coscivian#Dialects|Kiravic dialect]], customs, cuisine, and cultural ethos influenced by the numerous Coscivian ethnic cultures that have settled there over the centuries. This region often acts as the cultural "face" of Kiravia abroad, from which foreign perceptions of Kiravia and Kiravians tend to be generalised. | ||
More inland and upland regions of the state preserve a more traditional, rural culture dominated by the [[Sedhan Coscivians|Sedhan Coscivian]] ethnic group, while some communities in the Aterandic Mountains are better placed in the Eastern Highlands cultural region. | More inland and upland regions of the state preserve a more traditional, rural culture dominated by the [[Ethnic groups in Kiravia#Sedhan Coscivians|Sedhan Coscivian]] ethnic group, while some communities in the Aterandic Mountains are better placed in the Eastern Highlands cultural region. | ||
===Ethnic Groups=== | ===Ethnic Groups=== | ||
Paisonic Coscivians are the largest single ethnic group in Kaviska, followed by [[Kir people]], Sedhan Coscivians, [[Ensciryan Coscivians|Æran Coscivians]], [[Taństem Coscivians|Taństan Coscivians]], and Gaels, but the state is home to members of virtually every Coscivian ethnic group, as well as many non-Coscivian peoples, ranging from Gaels to [[Azikorians]] to the indigenous Tapkek. | Paisonic Coscivians are the largest single ethnic group in Kaviska, followed by [[Kir people]], [[Ethnic groups in Kiravia#Sedhan Coscivians|Sedhan Coscivians]], [[Ensciryan Coscivians|Æran Coscivians]], [[Taństem Coscivians|Taństan Coscivians]], and Gaels, but the state is home to members of virtually every Coscivian ethnic group, as well as many non-Coscivian peoples, ranging from Gaels to [[Azikorians]] to the indigenous Tapkek. | ||
Traditionally a Kir-majority state, large-scale migration from elsewhere in Kiravia and abroad since industrialisation has given modern Kaviska a highly multiethnic character. Many Kaviskans today are described (or describe themselves) as ''Úramdikir'' (roughly "hyphenated Kir") who speak Kiravic as their mother tongue and live in a primarily Kirish cultural context but also owe ancestry and affinity to other (mostly Coscivian) ethnic groups. Numerous (mostly perjorative) terms exist for the converse phenomenon of upwardly-mobile people who identify affirmatively as non-Kir but use Kiravic as their main language and do not live in a compact ethnic community. | Traditionally a Kir-majority state, large-scale migration from elsewhere in Kiravia and abroad since industrialisation has given modern Kaviska a highly multiethnic character. Many Kaviskans today are described (or describe themselves) as ''Úramdikir'' (roughly "hyphenated Kir") who speak Kiravic as their mother tongue and live in a primarily Kirish cultural context but also owe ancestry and affinity to other (mostly Coscivian) ethnic groups. Numerous (mostly perjorative) terms exist for the converse phenomenon of upwardly-mobile people who identify affirmatively as non-Kir but use Kiravic as their main language and do not live in a compact ethnic community. | ||
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Because it contains the Federacy's economic capital and primary port, Kaviska has long been a gateway for immigration to Great Kirav. | Because it contains the Federacy's economic capital and primary port, Kaviska has long been a gateway for immigration to Great Kirav. | ||
The main cities where immigrants have settled in post-Kirosocialist times have been Valēka, [B], [C], and [D]. The largest post-Kirosocialist immigrant groups have been | The main cities where immigrants have settled in post-Kirosocialist times have been Valēka, [B], [C], and [D]. The largest post-Kirosocialist immigrant groups have been Azikorians, [[Sydona#Ethnic_groups|Thrakoscivians]], Kulukusi refugees from Varshan, [[St. Kennera|St. Kenneran]] and [[Pribraltar|Pribraltarian]] Coscivians during their islands' independence struggle, Echoese, Beryllians, and {probably Cartadanians n' Kommenorenes n' stuff}. | ||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
The official and primary language of Kaviska is [[Kiravic Coscivian]]. There are several traditional areal variants and dialects of Kiravic native to Kaviska, including Róvidrean Kiravic (spoken in Róvidrea), Estuary Kiravic (spoken on the lower Iaspara Peninsula and the South Bank), [Eviran Kiravic], and Svéaran Kiravic (spoken on the Svéa Peninsula and influenced heavily by Taństan Coscivian). In addition to these areal dialects, newer local dialects have developed in the state's larger cities since industrialisation, often quite distinct from the dialect of the surrounding countryside. Due to the eclectic mix of ethno-linguistic groups in the largest cities and strong neighbourhood effects, the population of Valēka and [other city] exhibit a diverse array of speech patterns, including many accents and sociolects identifiable with a certain part of the city or a particular social group. | The official and primary language of Kaviska is [[Kiravic Coscivian]]. There are several traditional areal variants and dialects of Kiravic native to Kaviska, including Róvidrean Kiravic (spoken in Róvidrea), Estuary Kiravic (spoken on the lower Iaspara Peninsula and the South Bank), [Eviran Kiravic], and Svéaran Kiravic (spoken on the Svéa Peninsula and influenced heavily by Taństan Coscivian). In addition to these areal dialects, newer local dialects have developed in the state's larger cities since industrialisation, often quite distinct from the dialect of the surrounding countryside. Due to the eclectic mix of ethno-linguistic groups in the largest cities and strong neighbourhood effects, the population of Valēka and [other city] exhibit a diverse array of speech patterns, including many accents and sociolects identifiable with a certain part of the city or a particular social group. | ||
[[Kilikas-Valēkas Coscivian]], which is spoken by the Sedhans, Kerēgulans, and a few smaller Coscivian ethnic groups, also has official status in the state, and is used for public administration in localities where its speakers predominate. | |||
Excluding Kiravic and Kilikas-Valēkas, the languages with the most speakers in Kaviska are Paisonic Coscivian, Ensciryan Coscivian, Gaelic, Antaric Coscivian, Erasan Coscivian, Taństan Coscivian, Hesperan Coscivian, Lusonic, Síkutran Coscivian, Eskean Coscivian, Austral Coscivian, and Melotic. However, according to the Census Bureau, all Coscivian and Elutic languages with at least 10,000 speakers in the Federacy had at least one speaker recorded as living in Kaviska on the 21200 census. | |||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||