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The '''Sinatolean languages''' are a group of languages spoken primarily and natively in the Sinatolean Archipelago as well as the Nelahgan Islands east of the Sinatoleans. There are about 8,500,000 speakers of the Sinatolean languages. About 80% are [[Sinatolean]] speakers, with 58.8% of those being native speakers from the region of [[Sinat’]], the homeland of Sinatolean speakers. | The '''Sinatolean languages''' are a group of languages spoken primarily and natively in the Sinatolean Archipelago as well as the Nelahgan Islands east of the Sinatoleans. There are about 8,500,000 speakers of the Sinatolean languages. About 80% are [[Sinatolean]] speakers, with 58.8% of those being native speakers from the region of [[Sinat’]], the homeland of Sinatolean speakers. | ||
The reconstructed proto-language of the language family is [[Proto-Sinatolean]], which was spoken around 300 CE before diverging. | |||
Although Sinatolean is by far the most spoken Sinatolean language, and also where the family gets its name, there are other major Sinatolean languages: [[Mowinda-Moyeng]], with 765,000 speakers as of 2024, [[Mitu Õa]], with 391,000 speakers and [[Nillíno]] with 204,000 speakers. | Although Sinatolean is by far the most spoken Sinatolean language, and also where the family gets its name, there are other major Sinatolean languages: [[Mowinda-Moyeng]], with 765,000 speakers as of 2024, [[Mitu Õa]], with 391,000 speakers and [[Nillíno]] with 204,000 speakers. | ||
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By number of languages, the Southern group is by far the largest. The branch alone has hundreds of languages, but some of the more common ones include Mowinda-Moyeng, Mitu Õa and Yangaela(양앨아, one of the only languages aside from [[w:Korean language|Korean]] that uses the Hangul system). | By number of languages, the Southern group is by far the largest. The branch alone has hundreds of languages, but some of the more common ones include Mowinda-Moyeng, Mitu Õa and Yangaela(양앨아, one of the only languages aside from [[w:Korean language|Korean]] that uses the Hangul system). | ||
===Naéllang=== | ===Naéllang=== | ||
Naéllang(Nillíno: [[Help:IPA|[nahɛːjaŋ͡m]]]) are a small Sinatolean language family that developed primarily on the former Spanish colony of Santa Valeria(Nillíno: ''Ngoé-kk’''), so most of the languages in this family, such as the most spoken language on the island [[Nillíno]] have mostly Spanish-derived orthographies. However, the language of [[Narabõa]], spoken on the island of Narabõa/São Cezário, was influenced by Portuguese instead, because of Portuguese colonial influence on the island. | Naéllang(Nillíno: [[Help:IPA|[nahɛːjaŋ͡m]]]) are a small Sinatolean language family that developed primarily on the former Spanish colony of Santa Valeria(Nillíno: ''Ngoé-kk’''), so most of the languages in this family, such as the most spoken language on the island, [[Nillíno]], have mostly Spanish-derived orthographies. However, the language of [[Narabõa]], spoken on the island of Narabõa/São Cezário, was influenced by Portuguese instead, because of Portuguese colonial influence on the island. | ||
===Sinat’=== | ===Sinat’=== | ||
Sinat’(Assiha’: [[Help:IPA|[zinˈɑːtˀ]]] is a completely extinct branch of the Sinatolean language family, and also gave its name to the region where many Sinatoleans live today. | Sinat’(Assiha’: [[Help:IPA|[zinˈɑːtˀ]]]) is a completely extinct branch of the Sinatolean language family, and also gave its name to the region where many Sinatoleans live today. It was spoken between around 600 CE-900 CE, when the dramatic rise of the [[Sinatolean|Sinatolean language]] and [[Sinatolean Empire|empire]] led to the decline and gradual extinction of the Sinat’ languages around 1000 CE. | ||
[[Category:Sinatolean languages]] [[Category:Language families]] | [[Category:Sinatolean languages]] [[Category:Language families]] | ||