NonValencian

NonValencian is a constructed label used primarily in technical or research contexts to denote individuals who are not Valencian. It is not an official ethnonym or demonym and does not correspond to a recognized identity in everyday speech. The term tends to appear in sociolinguistic studies, corpus tagging, or data schemas where a binary distinction between Valencian and non-Valencian helps organize information about language use or regional affiliation.

In the Valencian Community, Valencian refers to the local variety of the Catalan language and to the regional cultural identity associated with Valencia. A non-Valencian, then, would contrast with those who identify as Valencian or who regularly use Valencian in daily life. Because Valencian identity can overlap with broader Spanish, Catalan, or immigrant identities, non-Valencian covers a diverse group, including monolingual Spanish speakers, bilinguals, or speakers of other languages living in or outside the Valencian Community.

The term is largely technical and can carry implicit judgments if used without clear definition. In scholarly writing or data annotation, it should be accompanied by explicit criteria (for example, language proficiency, regional self-identification, or official residency) to avoid ambiguity or essentializing the group. Outside specialized contexts, more precise descriptors—such as language profile, regional affiliation, or nationality—are usually preferable.

Note that Valencia may refer to different places (for example, Valencia in Spain or other places named Valencia), and the meaning of nonValencian can vary accordingly. Context is essential for interpretation.