Rhavanese language

Khotirava
Rhavanese
Ghātikhaobák
Pronunciation	[ɣatikaːwbɑːk] (Ghatikhaobak) [kɔtirəwɑː] (Khotirava)
Native to	Rhava
Ethnicity	Rhavanese
Native speakers	21,348,102 (2021) Total speakers: 26,954,034
Language family	Austroasiatic Khotirava
Early forms	Proto-Khiewsiak Old Rhavan Classical Rhavan
Dialects	Kham Khnem Bak Nam
Writing system	Rha script Rha Braille
Official status
Official language in	Template:RHA
Regulated by	Rhavanese Culture Preservation Agency
Language codes
ISO 639-1	rhav
ISO 639-2	rhav
ISO 639-3	rhav – inclusive code Individual codes: kha – Kham khn – Khnem bak – Bak nam – Nam
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Rha, or Khótirâvá alternatively referred to as Ghātikhaobák, is an Alharun native language of the Indonadisi family spoken by Rhavanese people in a number of dialects. It is one of a couple official languages in Rhava.

Usage

Rha and its dialects are the native languages of all provinces excluding the Nalinese Autonomous Region, and the provinces of Nokornhai, Amoujawat, and Khiewmawthu. The Rhavanese diaspora overseas also uses Rha for signs, and restaurants. Rha study is mandatory in all schools, and the language is the lingua franca in the provinces to the south and east, where it is not the mother tongue.

Writing System

Rha after Salvian colonization was written in the latin script, with different marks indicated how to pronounce vowels and some consonants. The Rha script however is still used in decorative, historical, and ceremonial use. The Rha script is an abugida system.