Severiók
| Severiók | |
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| Standard Aprosian | |
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 "Severiók" in the Aprosian writing system. | |
| Native to | Aprosia |
Native speakers | Over 1 million (2008) L2 speakers: 97% of Aprosian population |
Aprosiatic/Turkic (?)
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Early form | Múzan language
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| Aprosiatic writing system | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Template:Country data Aprosia (as Severiók) |
| Regulated by | National Committee of the Aprosian languages |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Severiók, also known by its translated name Common Speech or Standard Aprosian, is the official federal language of Aprosia. It is the standardized and revived register of the Múzan language, used as the lingua franca and the language of religion by the multilingual Aprosian Empire. It continues the Múzan language's tradition as the national lingua franca and as the unifying language between the different ethnic groups of Aprosia.
Most Aprosians are fluent in one of the 4 regional official languages, most formal education, and nearly all national mass media, governance, administration, judiciary, and other forms of communication, are conducted in Severiók, leading to most Aprosians being capable of speaking the language fluently. It is also one of the mandatory languages in education in Aprosia, being taught from elementary school all the way to the higher education.
The language's native name Severiók is the usual translation for the language in many regional languages, with the language sometimes refered to as Common Speech or Standard Aprosian in the fields of linguistics, due to the language's position and the translation of the language's name.