Polites wrote:Update to Cildania's cultural protocols, establishing Maltese as the lingua franca and with a large number of native speakers.
Differences from previous version:
1. The new CP establishes Gziri (Maltese) as a new major language. To do so the old "Majatran" linguistic category (covering a number of varieties of Arabic, including Modern Standard Arabic and varieties of Maghrebi Arabic) was increased from 14 to 32%, and from that number the largest chunk was redefined as Maltese, with 26% native speakers. Justification for the change: occupation of Majatran-speaking Badara, expulsion of Badaran collaborators, introduction of Majatran refugees from Deltaria, documented emergence of Selucian-influenced vernacular Majatran, its standardization, official recognition as a distinct language called Gziri, and its adoption as the sole official language.
2. Introduction of some more more minorities from Majatran nations, including Majatrans and Turjaks from Deltaria, as well as various refugees (like some of these guys).
3. Apostolic Department of Cildania renamed as Apostolic Church of the Isles, because of this, and its numbers increased slightly (Badaran refugees, consequence of Church merger, and the religious nationalist government). Introduced a few more Ahmadis as well (also because Majatran refugees).
4. More clarity offered about the Cildanian culture. It's now clearer that "Cildanian" = a bunch of ethnic groups joined together by common culture and, more recently, common language. Cildania has been redefined as the equivalent of Malta + pre-Islamic Maghreb for those that are interested in that. The ethnic groups that comprise the "Cildanian" category are now also defined in terms of modern and not just ancient populations (e.g. Qildaris = Punics and Tunisians, not just Punics). A small introductory paragraph gives a brief overview of what Cildania is.
In addition, the list of names was expanded with the addition of a large number of Maltese names and surnames. Most aren't, strictly speaking, RL Maltese names, but rather Phoenician, Berber, late Roman (and Latinized Punic), Tunisian Arabic, Sicilian Jewish, and Maghrebi Sephardic names adapted to the Maltese orthography and pronunciation, plus some actual RL Maltese names. Most of the new Maltese names are Maltified versions of the Qildari, Hebilean, Cildanian Majatran, and Seluco-Cildanian names that were already on the list.
So, they good?
Accepted.