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====Peripheral Dialects==== | ====Peripheral Dialects==== | ||
*'''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 [[ | *'''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]], [[Paulastra]], 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 | *'''Far Northeastern Kiravic''' is spoken in large urban areas of [[Fariva]], [[Harma]], and [State C]. It has a strong Taństan 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. | ||
*''' | *'''Highland Kiravic''' is spoken in the general region of the Eastern Highlands, as well as overseas colonies settled by emigrants from this region. It borrows heavily from Celtic and Aboriginal languages and is notable for its nasal vowels and distinct cadence. | ||
*'''Bayland Kiravic''' is spoken in rural and coastal areas of [[Hanoram]], [[Ventarya]], and [[Trinatria | *'''Bayland Kiravic''' is spoken in rural and coastal areas of [[Hanoram]], [[Ventarya]], and [[Trinatria]]. 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 | *'''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 pronunciation of the adjectival ''-x'' suffix as ''-s'', which erases any phonological distinction between adjectives and adverbs. | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||