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==Historical spread== | ==Historical spread== | ||
Speakers of Raina languages, a thousand years ago, were dominant along the coasts of northeastern Védren and southern Márusúturon; Raina speakers settles all across the area as far east as present-day Karindelmā diocese in the Inquisition (about 90° east of the main present Raina-speaking territories). However, they were later assimilated first by | Speakers of Raina languages, a thousand years ago, were dominant along the coasts of northeastern Védren and southern Márusúturon; Raina speakers settles all across the area as far east as present-day Karindelmā diocese in the Inquisition (about 90° east of the main present Raina-speaking territories). However, they were later assimilated first by Dabuke languages (a subbranch of Yombu) in the westernmost part and then by the Chlouvānem; some Raina-speaking areas (with heavily Chlouvānemized but still Raina vernaculars), however, still survive to the present day in those areas, and the Hæligreiši-Mbusakitvi creoles were all born from the contact between speakers of those languages and the incoming Chlouvānem. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
There are nine main branches of Yombu-Raina languages, starting from north to south: <!-- notes are on inspiring aesthetics. Védren already looks much like Africa so let's not overuse Niger-Congo-related aesthetics --> | There are nine main branches of Yombu-Raina languages, starting from north to south: <!-- notes are on inspiring aesthetics. Védren already looks much like Africa so let's not overuse Niger-Congo-related aesthetics --> | ||
* Yombu <!-- not tonal for sure. Is Bazá a Yombu language or not? --> | * Yombu <!-- not tonal for sure. Is Bazá a Yombu language or not? --> | ||
** | ** Dabuke <!-- mainly Bantu-influenced, but no tone --> | ||
* Ɓalvöskian <!-- (northern) Germanic with a 'West African' touch, also no tone --> | * Ɓalvöskian <!-- (northern) Germanic with a 'West African' touch, also no tone --> | ||
* Raina <!-- Senegambian plus a bit of Hausa? at least some of them are tonal --> | * Raina <!-- Senegambian plus a bit of Hausa? at least some of them are tonal --> | ||