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===Languages=== | |||
The traditional and most widespread language of Ventarya is Thínoran Coscivian, which is also spoken in Hanoram and parts of Trinatria. Although the grammatical and lexical base of Thínoran Coscivian is Taństan Coscivian, it is overlaid heavily with Vexin Coscivian vocabulary and (in most dialects) an unmistakable Vexin phonology, with strong influences from Postclassical recensions of [[High Coscivian]], especially in literary forms. Linguists accept as many as eight (but more often six or seven) main dialects spoken in Ventarya. Thínoran Coscivian has a history as a literary language, though it has always competed with High Coscivian in this respect, as well as more recently with Kiravic Coscivian. Thínoran Coscivian is the native language of the majority of the rural population, as well as in Deneva (52%) and many smaller cities and towns. Outside of the Federal Capital Region and Telmar, most people have some command of Thínoran even if they are not native speakers. The regional language was aggressively suppressed under Kirosocialism, resulting in many urban and suburban residents educated during the Kirosocialist era having a weaker command of it than their children and grandchildren. | |||
Kiravic Coscivian is the second most spoken language in the state, and is an important language in education and business. Second-languages speakers are common throughout the state, while native speakers are most heavily concentrated in the Kartika suburbs and Telmar, where it is the main language of daily life for most people, and the main ''lingua franca'' for interethnic communication, rather than Thínoran. Kiravic is a compulsory course of study in all secondary schools, and serves as the sole medium of instruction in just under half. Most school districts in majority non-Kiravic-speaking areas begin the transition to Kiravic in intermediate school. | |||
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