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==Culture==
===Language===
The Hlenderian language is related to other indigenous languages of southern [[Gondwana]]. Hlenderian is [[Wikipedia:diglossia|diglossic]], with Standard Hlenderian being used for literature, the written word, and government documents. The Kwari, Vrotri, and Mūni dialects are the spoken variant of Hlenderian. Hlenderian is a [[Wikipedia:fusional_language|fusional language]] with [[Wikipedia:grammatical_case|grammatical case]]. It uses a system of consonantal roots, which can make accurate transliteration from the Hlenderian script difficult for non-native speakers. Written Hlenderian uses a native ablaut script.
===Religion===
''Main article: [[Hlenderian religion]]''
The Hlenderian religion is an animist indigenous faith that prioritizes ancestor veneration. Each Hlenderian ethnic group has individual and unique aspects to their local faith-cults, with the Mūni expression believed to be the most "traditional" in content. Despite these differences, scholars have identified key pillars linking them, including the worship of a monotheistic creator deity known as Chém/Ḥém, the veneration of ancestors, and the belief in an afterlife associated spiritually with the Oramin Mountains of western Hayaneste. The [[Oramin Mountain Preserve]], one of the largest religious preserves in the world, forbids mountaineering, commercial or residential construction, and tourism within its borders. Except for government-guided tours twice each summer, the Preserve is off-limits to foreign nationals or non-native-born citizens.
It is common among Hlenderians to maintain a home shrine to deceased family members and important community leaders. Funerals are the most famous aspect of the Hlenderian faith, and involve the cremation of the deceased and a solemn remembrance of their life. Bone fragments that survive cremation are commonly kept as relics or fashioned into talismans by the immediate family. Certain national heroes are venerated as saints, but there is no central authority to declare sainthood, and these folk traditions can very from place to place. The stories of some of the most famous Hlenderian heroes are compiled into the book ''[[Acts of the Saints]]'', first translated into Staynish in 1835.
Recent census results indicate that 86% of Hlenderians express believe in their native religion, which in Hlenderian is known as "la-Dereik", or "Our Path". [[Ademarism]] maintains a foothold in the largest coastal cities, along with other foreign faith traditions.
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