13,463
edits
Urcea: Difference between revisions
m
→Language
m (→Transportation) |
m (→Language) |
||
| Line 246: | Line 246: | ||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
{{Main|Language in Urcea}} | |||
Over the course of its history, Urcea has had a diverse linguistic heritage spanning many different languages from different ethnic and regional backgrounds. Beginning in the late medieval period through the present, however, [[Julian Ænglish]] is the language spoken by the majority of people in Urcea. By 2010, census information suggested almost 90% of the population spoke Ænglish as a first language. It is an official language of the [[Government of Urcea]] and used in nearly every government document and meetings of government bodies, but it is not the only official language. [[Lebhan language|Lebhan]], the traditional language of the people of and around [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], is an official language and was once believed to be the traditional language of the entire country, though that theory has since been disproven. It is still spoken as a first language today in isolated, rural parts of the country, such as some parts of the [[Ionian Mountains]], and according to the 2010 census and subsequent studies this Lebhan-speaking population amounts to 5% of Urceans. [[Gassavelian people]], the majority of whom speak Ænglish as a first language, also have a small population of individuals who retain their unique ancestral language. This population, which speaks a Latinized version of the ancient Audonian language, comprise no more than 3% of all Urceans. Least prominent as a primary language - but extremely prominent otherwise - is Latin, which is spoken by a minority of Urceans of [[Derian people|Derian]] descent in the eastern frontier of the country. Latin, however, is an official language of state and is the primary liturgical language of Urcea according to a 2014 study which stated that 78.4% of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] parishes use the traditional mass, which is said entirely in ecclesiastical Latin. Some documents of the [[Ministry for the Church in Urcea]] are propagated in ecclesiastical Latin. | Over the course of its history, Urcea has had a diverse linguistic heritage spanning many different languages from different ethnic and regional backgrounds. Beginning in the late medieval period through the present, however, [[Julian Ænglish]] is the language spoken by the majority of people in Urcea. By 2010, census information suggested almost 90% of the population spoke Ænglish as a first language. It is an official language of the [[Government of Urcea]] and used in nearly every government document and meetings of government bodies, but it is not the only official language. [[Lebhan language|Lebhan]], the traditional language of the people of and around [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], is an official language and was once believed to be the traditional language of the entire country, though that theory has since been disproven. It is still spoken as a first language today in isolated, rural parts of the country, such as some parts of the [[Ionian Mountains]], and according to the 2010 census and subsequent studies this Lebhan-speaking population amounts to 5% of Urceans. [[Gassavelian people]], the majority of whom speak Ænglish as a first language, also have a small population of individuals who retain their unique ancestral language. This population, which speaks a Latinized version of the ancient Audonian language, comprise no more than 3% of all Urceans. Least prominent as a primary language - but extremely prominent otherwise - is Latin, which is spoken by a minority of Urceans of [[Derian people|Derian]] descent in the eastern frontier of the country. Latin, however, is an official language of state and is the primary liturgical language of Urcea according to a 2014 study which stated that 78.4% of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] parishes use the traditional mass, which is said entirely in ecclesiastical Latin. Some documents of the [[Ministry for the Church in Urcea]] are propagated in ecclesiastical Latin. | ||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
''Main Article: [[Culture of Urcea#Religion|Religion in Urcea]]'' | ''Main Article: [[Culture of Urcea#Religion|Religion in Urcea]]'' | ||