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The Æonaran Coscivians, who trace their ancestry back to the first and (to a lesser degree) second waves of Coscivian settlers, form the largest ethnic group on the island. They share most of their culture in common with the Umcaran Coscivians. Their language, Æonaran Coscivian, is characterised by many archæic and divergent features that differentiate it from modern Kiravic Coscivian (with which it is not mutually intelligible), as well as by a great many loanwords from the Snávic languages. It is an official language in all states of Æonara; and is spoken natively by an outright majority of the population in South Æonara. The second largest Coscivian ethnic group on the island are the closely related Umcaran Coscivians.

The Snávian or Sinyolan peoples (Snávic: ''Sanyao-lako'') are the autocthonous Cronite inhabitants of Æonara, tracing their ancestry to before Coscivian colonisation. Homogeneous Snávian communities are mostly found in lowland areas and on the island of Snávin, though just under half of the ethnic Snávian population is urbanised and lives in Coscivian cities and towns at higher elevations. Snávians are considered to have been absorbed into [[Coscivian civilisation]] centuries ago, having adopted the Coscivian script and adapted their language to Coscivian literary culture by the XXXXXs. Most Snávians living in Æonara consider themselves non-Coscivian and distinguish themselves sharply from the Æonaran Coscivians, Umcaran Coscivians, and "Mainlanders" (more recent immigrants from [[Great Kirav]] or other parts of the Coscivian world). However, most Snávians living elsewhere in the Federacy consider themselves Coscivians and are accepted as such. They are classified as a Coscivian people for most purposes by the federal government, but not by the governments of the states and territories that make up Æonara.

After Capetians, Pauldustllahanis account for the majority of foreign nationals living and working in Æonara. Pauldusllahani is the most widely-spoken foreign language among Æonarans after Portuguese and along with it is the language taught in schools, whereas in most other parts of the Federacy Latin or Lebhan are preferred. In Sar-i-Pául, the largest city of West Æonara, some 72% of Coscivian-Kiravian (including Sinyolan) residents reported having a "good command" of Pauldustllahani or better. The total percentage of residents speaking Pauldustllahani is estimated to be around 90-94%, accounting for Pauldustlaahani nationals living in the city and Kiravian citizens of Pauldustllahani origin or ethnicity.

Coscivian Orthodoxy is the largest religion in Æonara by number of adherents, followed by Lutheranism. Æglasta-i-Xristul, an {{wp|Adoptionism|Adoptionist}} denomination founded in Æonara, also has a significant presence. Other religions with a significant presence in Æonara include Roman Catholicism, Ruricanism, and Reformed Orthodoxy.

Æonara has a large Protestant population, composed mostly of Lutheran Umcarans and Sinyolans of various denominations, including Methodists, Lutherans, [Some Paulreich denomination], and Adventists. The [[Mormon Church]] has a long history of missionary activity on the island, and has left a significant Mormon population, especially among the Sinyolans. There is also a visible {{wp|Eastern Orthodox|Cronan Orthodox}} presence, due to the influence of nearby [[Cronzcovina]], escpecially in North Æonara.