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====Peripheral Dialects====
====Peripheral Dialects====
*'''Svéaran Kiravic''' - Native to the Svéa Coast and its hinterlands, over parts of Kiygrava and Axólega, as well as most of Bissáv, this dialect was spread to [[The Cape]], [[Pauldustllah]], and the [[Saxalin Islands|Saxalins]], as a disproportionately large number of traders, sailors, whalers, and early emigrants hailed from the Svéa Coast. Svéaran is notable for its nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment, and for the strong Taństan influence on its phonology and vocabulary.
*'''Svéaran Kiravic''' - Native to the Svéa Coast and its hinterlands, over parts of Kiygrava and Harma, as well as most of Bissáv, this dialect was spread to [[The Cape]], [[Pauldustllah]], and the [[Saxalin Islands|Saxalins]], as a disproportionately large number of traders, sailors, whalers, and early emigrants hailed from the Svéa Coast. Svéaran is notable for its nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment, and for the strong Taństan influence on its phonology and vocabulary.


*'''Far Northeastern Kiravic''' is spoken in the states of [[Fariva]], [[Axonléga]], and [[Serikordia]]. It has a strong Taństan Coscivian influence on its vocabulary, and includes a {{wp|progressive aspect}} for verbs borrowed from Taństan.
*'''Far Northeastern Kiravic''' is spoken in the states of [[Fariva]], [[Harma]], and [[Serikordia]]. It has a strong Taństan Coscivian influence on its vocabulary, and includes a {{wp|progressive aspect}} for verbs borrowed from Taństan.


*'''Upper Kiravic''' is spoken in north-central and northwestern Great Kirav, and borrows extensively from Central and North Coscivian languages. It has a rather singsong cadence and always distinguishes for animacy in third-person pronouns.
*'''Upper Kiravic''' is spoken in north-central and northwestern Great Kirav, and borrows extensively from Central and North Coscivian languages. It has a rather singsong cadence and always distinguishes for animacy in third-person pronouns.
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*'''Bayland Kiravic''' is spoken in rural and coastal areas of [[Hanoram]], [[Ventarya]], and [[Trinatria]], especially by ethnic [[Tínorem]]. It is known for its archæic vocabulary, extensive use of the passive voice and potential mood, and distinctive raising of the vowels ''e'' and ''a''.
*'''Bayland Kiravic''' is spoken in rural and coastal areas of [[Hanoram]], [[Ventarya]], and [[Trinatria]], especially by ethnic [[Tínorem]]. It is known for its archæic vocabulary, extensive use of the passive voice and potential mood, and distinctive raising of the vowels ''e'' and ''a''.


*'''Xirayic''' is spoken in the Kiravian overseas colony of [[Xirya]], where it is formalised and used for official purposes. One of its more salient features is the pronounciation of the adjectivial ''-x'' suffix as ''-s'', which erases any phonological distinction between adjectives and adverbs.
*'''Xirayic''' is spoken in the Kiravian overseas colony of [[Xirya]], where it is formalised and used for official purposes. One of its more salient features is the pronounciation of the adjectival ''-x'' suffix as ''-s'', which erases any phonological distinction between adjectives and adverbs.


==Usage==
==Usage==