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Note how many country names (and their associated demonyms) for major Evandorian countries (plus Spocius) come from Nâdjawārre, the lingua franca in the large area east of Evandor called ''Vīṭadælteh'' (itself a Nâdja borrowing from ''wírdaryȁngdé'') - which even today is exactly between Evandor and the Inquisition. Only Chlouvānem and Fathanic kept such toponyms for all of these countries - nowadays even languages of the Nâdjasphere that had them have shifted to more Evandorian names for all or at least most of them.<br/> | Note how many country names (and their associated demonyms) for major Evandorian countries (plus Spocius) come from Nâdjawārre, the lingua franca in the large area east of Evandor called ''Vīṭadælteh'' (itself a Nâdja borrowing from ''wírdaryȁngdé'') - which even today is exactly between Evandor and the Inquisition. Only Chlouvānem and Fathanic kept such toponyms for all of these countries - nowadays even languages of the Nâdjasphere that had them have shifted to more Evandorian names for all or at least most of them.<br/> | ||
Transcontinental countries, in the tables below, are listed in all continents where they occupy a part of the ''mainland''; islands in other continents that are part of the metropolitan territory are only counted if they form a significant (i.e. at least one-fifth) part of the territory and/or population. (Therefore, for example, the Inquisition is not counted as transcontinental despite the Kāyīchah Islands being geographically in Védren). Due to unclear definitions on where the Evandor/Márusúturon border actually lies north of the Síluren mountains, all of Gathuráni is counted as Evandorian. | Transcontinental countries, in the tables below, are listed in all continents where they occupy a part of the ''mainland''; islands in other continents that are part of the metropolitan territory are only counted if they form a significant (i.e. at least one-fifth) part of the territory and/or population. (Therefore, for example, the Inquisition is not counted as transcontinental despite the Kāyīchah Islands being geographically in Védren). Due to unclear definitions on where the Evandor/Márusúturon border actually lies north of the Síluren mountains, all of Gathuráni is counted as Evandorian. | ||
Note that there is a very common term, '''kerultuga''', which is often presented in textbooks for Chlouvānem as a foreign language as the translation for "Evandor". However, ''kerultuga'' more properly refers to Western countries as a cultural concept: while the Western world is basically synonymous with Evandorian-based civilization<ref>All ''contemporary'' Calémerian societies are considered to belong to one of six large civilization groups: Evandorian-based (Evandor, Púríton, Queáten, northern Ceránento), hybrid Evandorian-native (southern Ceránento, Fárásen, Ogúviutón, most of Védren, the Nâdja area, the southern coast of the Carpan Sea), the Spocian world (northern Védren; more or less Evandorian influence is present depending on the area), the Chlouvānem world (including the Brono-Fathanic and Qualdomelic cultures), the Skyrdegan world, and a small series of modern day hybrids of native customs and Chlouvānem-influenced communism (the Kenengyry area) and Evandorian-native-Chlouvānem communist (parts of eastern Védren).</ref>, the term also refers to the former colonies of Evandorian countries in Púríton, northern Ceránento, and Queáten (less so for those of the other continents, which had a different colonization history). Until the Nāɂahilūmi era conquests, all of Vīṭadælteh was considered part of ''kerultuga'', as was the Spocian world until the early Kaiṣamā era. | |||
The ''-tave'' or similar endings in countries of eastern Vīṭadælteh/former Kaiṣamā (all with related, Kenengyry languages) are always ''-tava'' in Chlouvānem. | The ''-tave'' or similar endings in countries of eastern Vīṭadælteh/former Kaiṣamā (all with related, Kenengyry languages) are always ''-tava'' in Chlouvānem. | ||