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== Sociolinguistic Usage == | == Sociolinguistic Usage == | ||
Within the [[Yalaerin Empire]], ''Nokayalae'' functions as both a racial epithet and a legal marker. Official edicts employ the term to designate hybrids unfit for citizenship or divine rites. In [[Common (Language)|Common Yalaerin]] speech, however, its connotation softens — referring to those “cut from the echo,” a poetic recognition of divided ancestry. | Within the [[Yalaerin Empire]], ''Nokayalae'' functions as both a racial epithet and a legal marker. Official edicts employ the term to designate hybrids unfit for citizenship or divine rites. In [[Common Yalaerian (Language)|Common Yalaerin]] speech, however, its connotation softens — referring to those “cut from the echo,” a poetic recognition of divided ancestry. | ||
The pejorative’s severity is context-dependent: | The pejorative’s severity is context-dependent: | ||
