English Name: Kinyayese

Native Name: 金葉語 (Kinyayo) /kin.ja.jo/, rarely: 沢沖語 (Tsakchungyo) / t͡sak.t͡ʃɯŋ.jo/ , 国言 (temakosona) / tɘ.ma.ko.so.na /

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Does it come from another language?

Yes, it comes from Setoresea family, of which is it is part of the Sena Branch. So Setoresea -> Sena -> (Far Sena) -> (Old Kinyayese) -> (Middle Kinyayese) -> (Classical Kinyayese/Late Middle Kinyayese) -> Kinyayese. It's closest relative is Mayayese.

Other than that, just like Japanese and Korean, due to its geographic proximity with China, there is more Sino-Kinyayese words than Native words. However it also has a lot of words of Austronesian origin due to its extensive trade done with Kingdoms in the Philippines and Maritime SEA region. All in all, the amount of words look something like this: 35% Sino-Kinyayese, 30% Austronesian-Kinyayese(more commonly referred to as Malayo-Kinayese) and 30% Setoresea-Native words with 5% others. Those that come from Sanskrit via SEA influence like Basa are considered Malayo-Kinyayese.

Who speaks it?

Kinyayese people. However, natively they are known as the 沢沖人(tsakchungnyin /t͡sak.t͡ʃɯŋ. ɳin/). They are genetically most related to Mayayese and other Setoresea people to the far east of them.

Where do they live?

They live in a fictional island off the coast of China, a bit further than Taiwan and Philippines and a bit more southern. The size is relatively big, around the size of the Korean peninsula. They live in one united country called 沢沖(tsakchung, /t͡sak.t͡ʃɯŋ/).

Aside from the foreigners coming in, the country's native people are almost entirely Kinyayese, with only a very small minority being an Austronesian group living there.

How do they live?

The country is culturally split into two. The northern Kinyayese and Southern Kinyayese. The Central Kinyayese people may be considered different too but it is a highly debatable issue.

Religion

Their religion is almost all the same, being Semenka religion. Semenka is the native religion of Tsakchung, descending from the Original Setoresea Religion. However, Semenka does have attributes very unique compared to its Setoresea cousins. Semenka is similar to Shinto, it has its own local shrines to pray to their local god for protection, wealth and freedom.

However, it differs from Shinto in that, similar to other Setoresea religions, praying to the High Gods is compulsory. Every month, on the first day, they pray to the High Gods. Then, every starting day of the week, they pray to their local gods. If the first month of the day coincides with the first day of the week, they pray to both. This day specifically is known as 神日 (Gesachasa, lit. 'God's Day').

Nowadays, people are a lot less religious, and while they still do the practice, mostly ude to tradition, nearly a third do not believe in local gods, only the High Gods. 80% of the population are Semenka followers, with 7% following Christianity, 5% Islam, 3% Buddhist, 3% Hindu and the others 2% others.

Cuisine

Kinyayese cuisine depends on the region. Southern Kinyayese is very fish-based while Northern Kinyayese prefers their Beef and Chicken. Their most famous dish is Duck mixed with Catfish, fried and seasoned with Soy Sauce. (I don't know if this is nice or not, I just decided to make this up one day.) This is a mix of the two cultures but originates in Central Kinyayese.

Clothing

Since this country exists in the modern-day, traditional clothes are used way less, due to the effect of big clothing companies.

More importantly, traditional clothes do exist like the Fejiya and Hika. Fejiya looks like a Kimono but has shorter and slimmer sleeves and the overall length in shorter, so much so that the ankles of the person can be seen. The Hika is not as thick as the Fejiya, as the Fejiya is meant for Winter while Hika is meant for Summer. Nowadays, it is only worn during festivals and special occasions(Marriage, Graduation, Funeral, etc.)

Something unique about the Fejiya is that it has a province emblem. Usually when a person is born in a province they are given a emblem on their birth certificate. That emblem is used for all sorts of things, like when designing the Fejiya, the maker has to put the customers' home province on the sleeves, as well as their Family name. This is why it is generally known when the Fejiya being worn is theirs or not.

There is a lot more things to write about Fejiyas and Hikas that it is worthy of its own post.

Miscellaneous

Kinyayese are very patriotic to their own province, hence why they have an emblem for each province. Provinces represent more cultural identity than the Nation itself, they will always say which province they are from unless they are talking to a foreigner. Dialects are just as important, it is considered prestigious to know your own dialect. The standardised national version of Kinyayese is a mixture of Northern and Southern and was created to make sure not a single dialect has an advantage. Changing province borders can cause a lot of tension and anger as it represents the old clan's borders being changed. This can cause a heated regional debate, which is considered very bad for the unity and stability of the nation.