Quavinoi

Quavinoi
Ḱavino
Pronunciation	[kʷavino]
Created by	Aenil2
Date	2025
Native to	Quivan Republic, Mareta
Dialects	Quivan dialect Maretan dialect City dialect Setivian dialect
Official status
Official language in	Quivan Republic
Recognised minority language in	Mareta, Setivi Free state
Regulated by	Ḱavino sireǵin

Introduction

Quavinoi (ethnonym: Ḱavino [kʷavino]) is the official language of the Quivan republic, but is also spoken as a minority language in Mareta (official language: Maretan) and in the Setivi Free state (official language: Slevin). Quavinoi is the language of the pleb and the language used in national broadcasts and in music , whereas Sikalon is the language of the kings and of the higher-classes. The origin of this language is relatively unknown, even though one of the most well-known theories about the provenance of this language is that it could come from Ǵarinārḱe, which is one the prophets of the Quinvan religion that, according to the sayings, brought the sacred speech to the old Quanivian people, who interpreted the text as they understood it.

Phonology

Vowel inventory

The vowel inventory of Quavinoi is quite simple, even though most studies don't really agree on the real vowel inventory of the language.

Raunēir estimation (1992)

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Mid	ɛe̯	ɔə̯
Open	ɑ~a

Evieltō estimation (2009)

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Mid	ɛ	ʌ̜
Open	ɑ

Siḱara estimation (2017)

	Front	Back
Close	iy̯	u
Mid	ɛ	ɔ̜
Open	ɑ