Based on caprimulgid and aegotheliformes birds.
Nightjar Folk:
Burungjah (satanic nightjar) (light): [corrupted indonesian] a small nation known for plucking out eyes of their enemies so they may not see the light. From northeastern Dabusen.
Cheone (blackish nightjar) (structure): [waiwai] small nation in eastern Palhur who are known for building three-pronged towers.
Caprafraier: (european nightjar) (chaos): large nation with communities from Jesenranu to southern Taggarus to Mahad to western Dabusen. They are nomads who are known for their unpredictable raids on local settlements.
Jarlajikkpa (spotted nightjar) (deceit): [corrupted warlpiri] a small nation living in the shadow of their more famous Jarlajirrpi neighbors, these live on the fringes of the bigger societies and are known to send agents in and spy on their neighbors to steal resources.
Jarlajirrpi (australian owlet-nightjar) (moons): [warlpiri] the most famous nation of caprimians, this one in the big islands of the southern Island Bridge is known for their nighttime ceremonies that commune with the moons. - primary
Raatja (great eared nightjar) (silence): [hindi] a nation in subcontinental Dabusen who are powerful arcanists.
Uncunwee (egyptian nightjar) (wind): [ghulfan nubian] in northeaastern Taggarus, in a small mountain range, this nation is known for their sky dancing.
Vanpaksh (jungle nightjar) (fauna): [corrupted hindi] in subcontinental Dabusen, these avian folk are known for living in the deep forests and having their namesake animal companions.
Chotacabran (nacunda nighthawk) (home): [corrupted spanish / see charrua] a nation who were genocided off the face of Shem long ago, their mixed nation descendants exist in some parts of southeastern Palhur, and some of them have started a resistance movement to revive the nation.
Piishii (common nighthawk) (darkness): [lakota] powerful but small nation devoted to flying the night skies and protecting their territories in southern Palhur. - primary
Canocum (cuban pauraque) (equality): [taino] small nation once a victim to genocide who have achieved a resurgence in the western Reever Sea islands.
Guyraenoi (common pauraque) (life): [guarani] in eastern Palhur, this small nation is known for terraforming scrublands into woodlands to build their communities.
Oonsaawi (easttern whippoorwill) (emotion): [illini] a nation in western Palhur known for their use of empathy as a cultural and social tool. - primary
Yohquet (eared poorwill) (exploitation): [corrupted nahuatl] a nation in central Palhur who are a major oppressor nation in the region.