Kōkainese
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| Kōkainese | |
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| Taesongean name | |
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| Hangul |
황해인 |
| Revised Romanization | Hwanghae-in |
| Sangunese name | |
| Kanji | 黃海人 |
| Hiragana | こうかいじん |
| Katakana | コウカイジン |
| Transcriptions | |
| Revised Hepburn | Kōkai-jin |
| Phineaner name | |
| Phineaner | Orang Kōkai |
| Jawi | اورڠ كوكي |
Kōkainese (Sangunese: 黃海人, translit.: Kōkai-jin?, Phineaner: Orang Kōkaï; Jawi: اورڠ كوكي pronounced [oraŋ ˈko'kai]; Kōkainese Phineaner: Ughang Kōkaï pronounced [uɣaŋ ko̞ːka̠i] or Ughaong Kōkaï pronounced [uɣaɔŋ ko̞ːka̠i]; Taesongean: 황해인; RR: Hwanghae-in; Yapreayan: Jent deҧ Kōҟaï; Ashkenatzi: קאָוקאַי מענטשן) are the inhabitans and regional identity of the state of Kōkai, a territory and state located in the northern mainland of the Phinbellan Euran States region. Kōkai is home to people of a variety of origins, and is considered a unique territory with a diverse ethnic background living in harmony and concord. Kōkai is also home to the Natlanese and Gur'latanese, the indigenous ethnic groups of the territory. The Kōkainese are made up of the Phineaners, Natlanese, Gur'latanese, Hāfu and Eurphineonesians who have formed the vast majority of its population since the 20th century, followed by other ethnic minorities, who account for 26.48 percent.
The culture of Kōkai was initially largely defined by the indigenous culture of the Natlanese and Gur'latanese which is the original culture of this state, and was influenced by contemporary pop culture as well as the culture of the Phineaners and other ethnic migrants. The natives of the state introduced their culture to the migrating tribes that came to the territory, while also accepting new cultural elements without losing their indigenous culture. The emergence of contemporary pop culture into the mainstream of Natlanese and Gur'latanese has had a profound impact on modern culture in Kōkai. This state identity has been fostered to help different groups integrate and collectively identify with the state, while preserving the culture and traditions of each community without forcing migrant cultures to be assimilated into one or two native cultures. However, the Kōkainese Phineaners and Eurphineonesians, as well as the Hāfus have assimilated Natlanese or Gur'latanese culture into their own.
Kōkai is the second largest territory or state in population in Phinbella and in the Phinbellan Euran States region after Shandānø'kaí. According to the Phinbellan Department of Statistics, in the 1730 AN census, Kōkai recorded a population of 5,367,890 and in the official mid-year estimate in 1736 AN, it recorded an increase of 13.2 percent, bringing its population to 6,078,142. According to a 1740 AN study from the Institute of Policy Studies of the University of Phinbella Kōkai (IPS-UPK), 74.8 percent of the state's citizens identify with their Kōkainese identity and their ethnic identity equally, while 18.1% will identify first as 'Kōkainese' and 7.1% identify with their respective ethnic identities. An estimated 350,000 Kōkainese live in other territories within Phinbella and also in Desaremix, as well as in Forajasaki and other nearby realms. In Drusselstein, particularly in the Mondstadt area or Kuala Balah collectivity, approximately 20 to 40 Kōkainese identify themselves as exiled Natlanese tribe, while the rest are descendants of other official Natlanese tribes who grew up there.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| -24BP | 1,957,121 | — |
| -14BP | 2,090,291 | +6.8% |
| -4BP | 2,845,610 | +36.1% |
| -2BP | 4,608,448 | +61.9% |
| RP 2600 | 6,109,301 | +32.6% |
| RP 2604 | 6,671,092 | +9.2% |
| RP 2609 | 4,000,988 | −40.0% |
| RP 2612 | 5,278,801 | +31.9% |
| RP 2615 | 5,809,671 | +10.1% |
| RP 2618 | 5,107,915 | −12.1% |
| 1730 AN | 5,367,890 | +5.1% |
| 1736 AN | 6,078,142 | +13.2% |
| Source: Jabatan Perangkaan Negara | ||
A population of 6 million was recorded in 1736 AN and was expected to increase to 6.5 million to 7 million by 1754 AN. As of 1736 AN, the Phinbellan Department of Statistics recorded that 60.2 percent of the population was Bumiputera consisting of Kōkainese Phineaners, Natlanese, Gur'latanese, Sam-Sam and Kisaran people, while 12.4% were Kōkainese Hāfus and Eurphineonesians and 26.5% were others.
Among the natives of this territory, only 84.1 percent of the Natlanese and Gur'latanese were born in their homeland, while the rest were born outside Kōkai who have native ancestry mixed with Phineaners, Sangunese (including Inazuman and Sanpanese) or other ethnicities. Meanwhile, of the Phineaners, only 32.74% are originally from this territory, and the remaining 9.12% are Phineaners from other territories. Almost all of the Kōkainese Phineaners are descendants of Phineaner immigrants from the Gangwol region, Forajasaki and the state of Manchūhōria, as well as from Desaremix who migrated to the Natlan or Gur'latan region in the early 1860s, and mixed with the native ancestry of this territory.
Phineaner, Sangunese and Taesongean are the official languages of the territory, which serve as the official language. Kōkainese Phineaner is a variety of Phineaner spoken by the majority of the population of the territory, especially Phineaners, Natlanese and Gur'latanese and Eurphineonesian. The Natlanese languages and Gur'latanese language are native languages spoken by the Natlanese and Gur'latanese people, and are recognized as the regional languages of this territory. Sangunese, Taesongean and Istvanistani are studied in schools in Kōkai and are spoken by the majority of the population as their second language. Other languages spoken in Kōkai include Kisaran, Ashkenatzi, Yapreayan, Kagayan, Rusyn, Jingdaoese, Gogobugian and Osktravan.
Some believe that the exiled Natlanese tribe, the Muratans, are not considered Kōkainese because they have lived in Drusselstein for so long and have left their descendants there until now, and some believe that they are part of it because of their origin. The reason is that there was conflict with other tribes in the Natlanese community which led to the mass expulsion of this tribe from their homeland.
Racial and ethnic groups
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The main ethnic and religious groups of the Kōkainese are as follows:
Natlanese
Natlanese (Sangunese: ナタ人/納塔人, translit.: Nata-jin/Natahito?, Phineaner: Orang Natlan; Taesongean: 나타인; RR: Nata-in) are one of the indigenous ethnic groups living in a region known as Natlan, which lies between the northwest and the center and east of the territory. They constitute almost 10 percent of the population. Natlan is a confederation of six tribes, all united under a leader who bears the ancient title "Kiongozi" to fight against evil elements in the state. The six Natlanese tribes are Nanatzkayan (settled in Tembungo collectivity), Huitztlan (settled in Singapore Street, Glayzer, Tanah Merah and south Baronia collectivities), Meztli (settled on the east coast between Salbiah to Kuala Penyu), Tlalokan (settled in the interior of Samarang), Mictlan (settled in the Tezkatepetonko Range in Hasnah, Bokor and Batu Danau) and Teteokan (settled in the southwest area especially in Baronia Barat and Beryl). Natlanese are also found in the territories of Nod-Krai and the Syōnan Archipelago but in small numbers.
Apart from the six main tribes, only one tribe was once isolated, the Muratan tribe, who now live in the Mondstadt area of Drusselstein. They were exiled to the Tenochizutoku Islands off the coast of Tukau Collectivity, and then left the state and spread to other territories in Phinbella. In a study, the most of the Muratans did not identify themselves as part of either Kōkainese or Natlanese.
Almost all Natlanese were born in the state, the rest were born outside Kōkai or outside Phinbella. After 1728 AN, the ban on Natlanese migration outside Kōkai was lifted and no longer applied after the region was freed from evil elements, and they were allowed to leave the state at will without consequences.
The following are Natlanese statistics by tribe as of 1742 AN:
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Gur'latanese
Phineaners
Kōkainese Phineaners
Kōkainese Phineaners are the most dominant sub-Phineaners in the state and constitute the largest group of Phineaner-speaking and Phineaner-cultural Phineaners in Kōkai. Almost all Kōkainese Phineaners are Sunni while the rest adhere to folk Umraism or Sufism and Shia.
Kōkainese Phineaners make up 32.74% of the population in Kōkai. They are descended from Phineaner migrants who came from the -180BPs to the -140BPs and mixed with the Natlanese or Gur'latanese and assimilated the native culture of the state into this society. They did not build a Phineaner kingdom or sultanate in this territory but lived in harmony with the native people and respected their culture. The Phineaner migrants in this state came from the Gangwol region (including Kota Hilir), the state of Manschūhōria, Desaremix and several Forajasaki states (especially state of Barine, Jagor and Shintaro). As a result of intermarriage with the Bumiputera ethnicities in this state, they formed their own Phineaner sub-ethnicity with its own culture. Similar to the development of ethnogenesis in many parts of Phinbella including the predominantly non-Umraist states, a large number of Phineaners in Kōkai are arguably indigenous to the land and are historically descended from Natlanese tribes and Gur'latanese who have adopted Phineaner culture (while simultaneously adopting Natlanese and Gur'latanese cultures), language and Umraism beliefs over the centuries, drawn in a process known as Phineanisation (Masuk Phineaner).
Traditionally, the Kōkainese Phineaners have established settlements around the banks of the Losong and Glayzer Rivers and their basins, as well as in the coastal areas of the territory from Tukau to Tembungo. Today, many Phineaners have migrated to cities such as Singapore Street where they are heavily involved in the public and private sectors and pursue a variety of professions. The traditional Phineaner village has become home to a traditional cottage industry. Songket Kōkai is a Phineaner textile woven fabric that has its own characteristics compared to songket types in other states. Kōkainese Phineaner is a distinctive dialect in the state and is spoken by all Phineaners and other ethnic groups. The culture of the Kōkainese Phineaners is a blend of the culture of the migrant Phineaners and the indigenous Natlanese or Gur'latanese culture, making it unique in terms of music, dance, and martial arts.
Shandānø'kaílander Phineaners
Shandānø'kaílander Phineaners are found in the border areas between Shandānø'kaí, mainly in South Furious, Collins and a small part of Ulu Telom, they are also found in Saint Joseph as a minority in that collectivity. Although they are Kōkai people, they are closer in ethnicity, language and culture, and still maintain strong ties with the Shandānø'kaí due to border factors. They make up 6.19 percent of the population and they usually live in their traditional villages in the suburbs and inland. Shandānø'kaílander Phineaner has developed into a spoken dialect, very different from the spoken Kōkainese Phineaner dialect in terms of phonology and vocabulary, although those with long-term exposure to other collectivities in Kōkai may also speak a Kōkainese Phineaner dialect. In RP 2600, 110,500 Shandānø'kaílander Phineaners lived in South Furious, 58,900 in Collins and 8,450 in Saint Joseph. As of 1736 AN, Shandānø'kaílander Phineaners were recorded as numbering 376,237 people and in 1748 AN, this would increase to 378,105 people.
Other Phineaners
Apart from the Kōkainese Phineaners and Shandānø'kaílander Phineaners, other subgroups of Phineaners are Gangwol, Hiliorian and Manschūhōrian Phineaners also found in Kōkai, they maintain their respective cultures despite coming from the early generation of the migrants. Now they are mostly migrants who moved or migrated to this territory during the Republic of Kōkai era or at the end of the 20th century. They migrated for the reason of upgrading to a better life.
Kōkainese Hāfu
Eurphineonesian
Yapreayans
Syōnan Islanders
The Syōnan Islanders, known as the Ōbeikei, are an ethnic group originating from the Syōnan Archipelago, a directly administered territory formerly administered by the Shandānø'kaí. They are descendants of the Ulu Kuril Ship mutineers brought from Manschūhōria, consisting of the Manchūhōrian Phineaners, Gogobugians, Yapreayans and Nan'yōklanders. The settlers of the Ulu Kuril Ship mutineers also intermarried with the migrants of the Gangwol and Hiliorian Phineaners, Sangunese (including Inazumans) and Natlanese or Gur'latanese (who migrated in the -50BPs). They speak the local Phineaner, called Syōnan Islands Phineaner, and traditionally the majority practice Nazarene (mainly Catholic and Lutheran) with the remainder adhering to Umraism and Meijism. The Syōnan Islanders formed a community in Kōkai after migrating from the Syōnan Archipelago to this country during and after the Cataclysm era. They moved to Kōkai for better employment opportunities and found it easier to assimilate into the local Phineaner-speaking Kōkai culture than the Shandānø'kaílander-speaking Shandānø'kaí culture. A total of 7,000 Syōnan Islanders remained in Kōkai and some intermarried with other ethnic groups in the state and subsequently had descendants, some still using the surnames of the ship mutineers. Their communities are mainly concentrated in Singapore Street, Bokor, Ajil, Glayzer and Salbiah, and one of the most prominent settlements of this community is located in Balung in the Bokor autonomous sub-district.
Other citizens
Sangunese
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The Sangunese in Kōkai numbered between 280,000 and 300,000, and the majority were born and settled in the state. They are descendants of settlers who migrated to the state at the initiative of their local government at the time, all of whom were farmers and blue-collar workers. They lived mostly in Singapore Street including Secretariat, but also in other places in Kōkai such as Samarang, Bokor, Glayzer, Ajil, Lojing Highlands, Salbiah and Kuala Penyu. The Sangunese were recruited for the construction of the Southern Kōkai Railway Network which connected the capital to other towns in the state and to Desaremix. Meanwhile, young Sangunese farmers who were landless were brought to the state to explore vacant land. Their religious activities were centered around the Dai Kōkai Jinjya and the shrines in the towns where they lived. However, there are also Sangunese in Kōkai who follow other religions such as Nazarene and Karmaism.
Taesongeans
Taesongeans along with Sangunese began migrating to Kōkai early in the state's formation. The first wave began in the early -80BPs, and were mostly miners recruited to work with the Nanatzkayan tribe, and some were also farmers. In 1736 AN, it was recorded that there were over 255,000 Taesongeans in the state, most of whom were born in the state.
Yehudis
Yehudis in Kōkai make up 3.64 percent of the population, or over 221,200. Yehudi refugees who fled to Kōkai were sheltered and given shelter under the Kōkainese Jewish Relocation Plan. Kōkainese Jews are almost entirely Ashkenatzis who emigrated from Manschūhōria, Nod-Krai and the Tri-State Area, with a small number of Sephardis and Mizrahis immigrants from Mahoz Occidential and Kota Hilir. However, the Yehudi community in this state often faces opposition and is often the victim of harassment by anti-Atteric elements among the Rusyn, Germanian and Czech population. In -46BP, the Far East Euran Jewish Council was established, chaired by the head of the Yehudi community in Ajil, Minami Schulevitz. Between -46BP and -30BP, the town of Ajil in the Glayzer collectivity was the location of the Conference of the Yehudi Communities of Far East and Southeast Euran.
To date, most Yehudis are in several cities and towns within the Singapore Street Metropolitan Region, including Ajil and Glayzer, which have the largest Yehudis populations in the state. Minami's son, Niwa Schulevitz, of mixed Natlanese-Yehudi descent, was president of the Republic of Kōkai from RP 2604 to RP 2607.
Druze
There was a Druze community in Kōkai which had a significant population, estimated at 117,000 by the end of 1737 AN. The Druze community was given special status like the Gogobugians and Xenovians in the state and became citizens of the state since the establishment of the republic.
Iterans
There is a Iteran community (from the Sumeru desert) in this state, approximately 4,000 people according to the population estimate of 1748 AN. It is the second state to have a Iteran community after Nod-Krai.
Sam-Sam
Sam-Sam also has a community in this state, mostly from Uvian, Simunul and Kuvang and a few from the Bannaran tribe. They mostly live in several settlements on the coast of the Singapore Street, Salbiah and Samarang collectivities. Sam-Sam also has direct contact with the Meztli tribe because they have similarities in terms of lifestyle, but many differences in terms of culture.
Kagayans
There are a recorded 12,100 Kagayans living in Kōkai, mostly in the Singapore Street metropolitan area including the coastal areas. The Kagayans in the state are descendants of migrants from the Kagayans of Manshūhōkoku and the Syōnan Archipelago, and the state is the second territory to have this community in the Phinbellan Euran State region after Shandānø'kaí. The Kagayan community has quite good relations with the Sam-Sam community in the state, like most other territories due to their history.
Kisaran people
The Kisarans are the indigenous people of the state along with other indigenous ethnic groups, concentrated around the Glayzer River in the Glayzer collectivity and around the Bokor River, the rest are found in Tembungo. Half of the Kisaran population is Umraist and the rest, almost half are Nazarenes, and a small number of them still practice Paganism. They speak the Kisaran language, both in the Kōkainese variety and the Shandānø'kaílander variety, because these two varieties have significant differences. They are believed mythically to have distant ties to a exiled tribe of the Põthẵr ethnic group in Shintaro. The legendary belief is such that in the past, there was a large migration of the tribe to Shintaro. However, the Kisaran language is closer to the Joseon-Buduic and Murutic languages and has a Phineaner influence compared to the languages of those tribes. The similarity may be due to the standardization effect and influence of the Phineaners on the Kisaran language as well as all other Bumiputera ethnic languages spoken in Phinbella.
The Kisaran natives have settled in the Kōkai state for a long time. They are skilled in agriculture such as growing rice, vegetables and ginger. They also hunt wild animals and raise domestic animals such as chickens, goats and buffaloes. The Kisaran are also skilled at fishing, both in the rivers and in the sea. The Kisaran people in this state also have Mictlan ancestry (because they once lived with the tribe) compared to the Kisaran people in Shandānø'kaí.
Jingdaoese and Hondonese
Gogobugians
Germanians
Finns-Jaalaiset
The state is the second largest territory in the PES region with a Finns-Jäälaiset population after Nod-Krai, and they are also known as Saarelaiset. They are a community that moved to the state from Nod-Krai in the -40BPs, and are mostly Lutheran. Most of the Saarelaiset settlers from Nod-Krai intermarried with other communities in Kōkai, and therefore their numbers are still very small. All residents of this community in the state still maintain the Jääkieli language and their culture including their festivals.
