Rohyca

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Regency Administration of Rohyca Chế độ độc tài nhiếp chính của Rõhyka (Rohyca) Тш-6ιяё Яук-Щяё Иι-ёя (Traditional Kæzhyn) Zo'þyzna Zned'Øzna Py'azn (Reformed Kæzhyn) ລັດ​ຖະ​ບານ​ຊົ່ວ​ຄາວ​ຂອງ​ສະ​ເດັດ​ຂຶ້ນ​ (Savkoen)
Anthem: Canticle of the Rohi
Capital	Nakhohai
Largest city	Matrakoba
Official languages	Rohyca Kæzhyn Savkoen
Recognised extraterritorial languages	List Blaskovian Vistarian Ngodian Kolonital Vorpestian Eyjarian Vaaran Suvan Codexian Norgsveltian Alvish Cukish (Valrikan) Noorvic
Religion (2022)	56.1% Rõkan (official) 11.4% Cardiniality 8.3% Akuanism 7.6% Asatru 4.9% Ademarism 3.5% Erulana 3.2% Ayalism 2.1% Folk/Others 2.9% No religion
Demonym(s)	Rohi
Government	Unitary Rõkani absolute monarchy under a military regency (de jure) Unitary Rõkani parliamentary republic under a hybrid dictatorship (de facto)
• Lãnhđạo	Vacant
• National Regency Council	Chung Hào-Phi Chung Hải-Toàn Đôđốc Bảo-Nhất Chung Ân-Cao
• Civil Mediator	Côngchức Vi-Linh
Legislature	none (de jure) Phòng tư vấn (de facto)

Rohyca, presently referred to be as the Regency Administration of Rohyca or - historically - the Rohi Ascendancy, is a country in Northeastern Borea. It shares a militarized border with Kæra'zna to the west, as well as having borders with Blaskog to the south and Lapliszna to the southwest.

Culture

Rohi name

The structure and practices around Rohi personal names blend together a number of Northeast Borean naming traditions, including an adherence to the Utilitarian names - occasionally referred to as Azraic names due to the prevalence in the region - of Traditional Kæzhyn. Rohi names usually consist of either two or three parts dependant on age, being Utilitarian, Maternal (somewhat equivalent to a given name) and Aptronymic.

When making reference to a person with a Rohi name, a different part of the name is used dependant on the relationship between the speaker and the individual mentioned, as well as formality. This practice commonly confuses foreigners without such a distinction, leading to a clash of cultures when the wrong name is used. When making an application for Rohi Citizenship, it is required that the applicant's name be adapted into the Rohi naming scheme for use in official documentation, though they may choose which of their names to serve as a Maternal name.

Utilitarian name

The utilitarian name is always positioned first within a Rohi name, and is used to quickly denote occupation. When an individual is unemployed, they commonly take on the utilitarian name of the person they are dependant on, most commonly their father, with the suffix -học ((lit. learn). For example, a carpenter would have the utilitarian name Thợmộc, while his dependant child would carry the utilitarian name Thợmộchọc until they gained employment of their own. As the name is heavily dependant on an individual's current lifestyle, utilitarian names are the most commonly changed, with judgements often made based upon them.

In conversation, a utilitarian name is used to refer to someone in a formal or unintimate manner, thought often it requires to use of either their Maternal or Aptronymic name in order to better clarify the individual in question. Which one is used as a clarifier is dependant on the status of the individual in question in comparison to the speaker, as well as context.

Maternal names

As well as the utilitarian name, each Rohi possesses a maternal name by birth. However, unlike the utilitarian name, the maternal name is permeant and cannot legally be changed. This is due both the cultural expectation and religious practice, as a maternal name is given through a naming ceremony uniquely passed down by each family on the mother's side. While these traditions are heavily dependant on upbringing, studies by Aijtink et al found a prevalence pf ceremonies to contain various forms of trials of endurance or intelligence for the child to earn their maternal name, contrasting with more spiritual and intimate practices in the East, with Aijtink making a link between the more Social Darwinist attitudes in Kæra'zna and the rituals of eastern Rohyca.

Maternal names are traditionally used in both intimate family and romantic relationships, as well as in the addressing of someone of a lower status outside a formal context. They are also the most common way to refer to children - as they do not yet have Aptronymic names. When writing out a Rohi name, it is often commonplace to leave the Maternal name as an initial outside of children, as it is the least commonly used name to refer to someone. In cases when it is written, however, the name is often shown as a hyphenated compound with the Aptronymic name (Hào-Phi, Vi-Linh, etc), however this is often omitted in foreign contexts as it gives the impression of speaking a name as such, which is not done in Rohi outside of using a full name.

When used as a clarifier for a utilitarian name, the meaning tends to retain the more formal connotation, such as when referring to a loved one or child in a formal context, however it can also be interpreted as impolite towards those who are disconnected, establishing a sense of superiority over another. When referring to someone of a lower status in a formal setting outside of a child or intimate family member, the entire Rohi name is often used instead, which is seen as less derogatory.

Aptronymic name

An aptronymic name is a self-given name which is awarded when a Rohi becomes an adult, generally signified by no longer being dependant on their parents or guardians. Most aptronymic names are also possible Maternal names, although this is not always true, especially among more recent generations and Rohi who do not conform to gender norms, with adjectives often used instead of conventional names. If an individual is transgender, it is customary that only their aptronymic name will reflect their new gender identity, leading to an often uncomfortable situation in which a person's maternal and aptronymic names denote differing genders, something which the transgender community in Rohyca have campaigned to rectify throughout the contemporary period.

In general, referring to someone by their Aptronymic name is the most common mode of address, with foreigners especially encouraged to use aptronymic names so as to not cause offense. As a clarifier to a Utilitarian name, aptronymics are commonly used as a way to formally refer to an individual of higher or equal status, though those of especially high status tend to prefer no clarification used at all, simply going by the Utilitarian name. When a foreigner does gain Rohi citizenship, a marker of this is in the declaration of their aptronymic name, and as such is an event often treated as an important celebration for those wishing to assimilate into Rohi culture.