Saukanians
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Saukani | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 27,000,000 (2020) | |
| Languages | |
| Saukanian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Saukanian polytheism Christian and Muslim minorities |
Saukanians are an ethnic group native to Saukania. They trace their origins to the Saukan tribe, an Oskuri-speaking people who conquered much of what is modern Saukania in the 7th and 8th centuries. Most Saukanians live in Saukania, though some live in neighbouring countries such as Shirua and Sarocca as ethnic minorities.
They speak the Saukanian language — the only surviving branch of the Oskuri languages — and its regional dialects.
Saukanian ethnic identity is contingent upon paternal belonging to one of the four Saukanian tribes: the Arimazi, the Kanthali, the Lukarani, and the Tukari, speaking the Saukanian language, and practicing Saukanian culture.