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==Demomap== | ==Demomap== | ||
'''Demomap''' is an indeterminate location of interest to Coscivian prehistory and [[dark philology]], with great significance to reconstructing the chronology of the peopling of Great Kirav. It is a recurring element in Coscivian traditional histories and mythologies, and features prominently in the origin myths and oral histories of numerous [[Ethnic groups in Kiravia|Kiravian ethnic groups]], many of whom hold Demomap to have been their ancestral homeland. | '''Demomap''' (Kiravic: ''Demomāv'' gen. ''Demomapsk'', High Coscivian: ''Demomaṿra'') is an indeterminate location of interest to Coscivian prehistory and [[dark philology]], with great significance to reconstructing the chronology of the peopling of Great Kirav. It is a recurring element in Coscivian traditional histories and mythologies, and features prominently in the origin myths and oral histories of numerous [[Ethnic groups in Kiravia|Kiravian ethnic groups]], many of whom hold Demomap to have been their ancestral homeland. | ||
The name ''Demomap'' is also used in modern academia to refer to the point of origin for the Mesolithic, {{wp|Paleo-European languages|non}}-{{wp|Indo-European languages|Levanto-Sarpic}} migrants from Levantia to Great Kirav who contributed [haplotype] to the Kiravian gene pool. | The name ''Demomap'' is also used in modern academia to refer to the point of origin for the Mesolithic, {{wp|Paleo-European languages|non}}-{{wp|Indo-European languages|Levanto-Sarpic}} migrants from Levantia to Great Kirav who contributed [haplotype] to the Kiravian gene pool. In this context, ''Demomap'' is merely an artful term of convenience, and scientists stress that Y-Chromosomal Demomap may or may not bear any relation to the literary/traditional Demomap. | ||
The questions of where and {{wp|time depth|when}} Demomap is have vexed Coscivian scholars for hundreds of years, and the modern scientific quest for the "historical Demomap" has been fraught with ambiguities and complications. | The questions of where and {{wp|time depth|when}} Demomap is have vexed Coscivian scholars for hundreds of years, and the modern scientific quest for the "historical Demomap" has been fraught with ambiguities and complications. | ||
According to Dr. Jumbuck Jones, Y-Chromosomal Demomap | According to Dr. Jumbuck Jones, Y-Chromosomal Demomap was probably located (wholly or primarily) on the territory of modern-day [[Faneria]]. | ||
Demomap is often used in idiomatic expressions by Kiravians. For example, a | Demomap is often used in idiomatic expressions by Kiravians. For example, a | ||
Xides é rædur skúl? - "Where's your brother?" | ''Xides é rædur skúl?'' - "Where's your brother?"<br> | ||
Des Demomav. - "Where Demomap | ''Des Demomav.'' - "Where Demomap?" | ||
Things named after Demomap: | Things named after Demomap:<br> | ||
-A space shuttle | -A space shuttle<br> | ||
-Several counties | -Several counties<br> | ||
-A vacation resort | -A vacation resort<br> | ||
-A casino in Paulastra probably | -A casino in Paulastra probably<br> | ||
==Duties of the Federal Subjects== | ==Duties of the Federal Subjects== | ||