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Today, the Ukilen Union contains the largest amount of Azkali people in the world, containing over 17 million Azkalis. Out of a modern population of 50.2 million people, only 6.1 million (approximately 12.2% of the Azkali population at large) reside within Azkali proper. They represent the largest minority group in the Ukilen Union, Sunteria, Loremesia, and Xrwlphyz. | Today, the Ukilen Union contains the largest amount of Azkali people in the world, containing over 17 million Azkalis. Out of a modern population of 50.2 million people, only 6.1 million (approximately 12.2% of the Azkali population at large) reside within Azkali proper. They represent the largest minority group in the Ukilen Union, Sunteria, Loremesia, and Xrwlphyz. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
The term "Azkali" has several possible etymologies. | |||
The explanation with the most amount of evidence claims that the term Azkali came from a combination the words ''aztei'' ("yellow") and ''kali'' ("person"). This is likely reference to the prevalence of golden scale colors throughout modern day Azkali; the term is likely an endonym, as evidence of terms of similar etymology can be found across Ukilen by Kali peoples. Another explanation has been proposed via the word ''azazkal'' ("claw"), claiming that early Azkalis were differentiated by their large claws, though this etymology is widely disputed. | |||