Caponoirs
 Street view in Setiba | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~5.5 million 4,098,791 in Preisland (2008 census) ~1 million in Remeria | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| northern Preisland and northeast Remeria | |
| Languages | |
| Apelian (Cape Apelian), Cape Creole, Vierz | |
| Religion | |
| Wedianism |
Caponoirs, also referred to as Apelian Preislanders (Apelian: Preislandiens apellais) or Caponese, are an ethnic group that reside in the northern region of Preisland and the northeastern region of Remeria around the Ondepper Cape. Most Caponoirs are identify by speaking Apelian as their first language, differentiating them most of the inhabitants of Veisic Artalia who speak Borish or Vierz. Caponoirs are not identified by race and instead come from many different racial backgrounds such as Tusolan, Patyrian, and indigenous peoples who mixed together during the colonization of the Artalias. Many Caponoirs can trace some ancestry back to Apelia during the period of Apelian colonization of South Artalia during the 16th and 17th centuries when thousands of Apelians came to the Artalias.
Etymology
The cape of northeastern South Artalia was named the Ondiepe Kaap (lit. "Deep Cape") by the Borish explorer Jan-Douwe Drost in 1502. The name was transliterated into Apelian as Cap Ondepoise. The word Caponoir was formed as a portmanteau, combining "cap" and "on" with the "-oir" suffix added.