Ventoran language

Ventoran is a that developed in southwest Alutra. With over 101 million speakers globally, is the official language of Ventora where about 98% of the population is reasonably fluent in the language. Nonetheless, only 86% claim it as their first language.

Etymology
The name derives from the Ventrose ventosa (windy) and ora (coast) from the country's location on the Abayadi Sea and the winds attributed to it. Use of the term ventosora to refer to the coastal areas has been recorded as early as the mid-500s. It became more popular along the coasts and gained some recognition as a reference to people within the Coastal Confederation beginning in the 800s. The name was formalized as Ventōra in 959 with the establishment of the Kingdom of Ventora (Reino de Ventōra). As the Ventoran language developed further, the "ō" became a simple "o". Scholars are uncertain when Ventōra became Ventora, but consensus places the change some time in the mid-1100s.

History
Proto-Ventrose arose in southwest Alutra from the late third century BCE. Ventoran developed in the more coastal areas from Ventrose beginning during the late first century BCE. It became more prominent with the rise of city-states. The language began to become more formalized following the founding of the Coastal Confederation in 274 CE.

Geographical distribution
The highest concentration of Ventoran speakers is in southwest Alutra where Ventoran is the official language of Ventora.