Babylonian

Babylonians are the long term inhabitants of Island 5 - Babylon Station. As Babylon was a venture of the African Union, the majority of the colony's initial inhabitants were of African descent. The station's lax immigration policies, however, have invited a diverse array of newcomers from all ends of the Earth and human space.
Though there are traditionalists who prefer to associate in enclaves of their previous ethnic groups aboard Babylon, a large number of Babylonians interact freely regardless of origin. Babylon also has the highest proportion of Synthetically Adapted Human Beings from among the "Island" Colonies at the Earth-Moon LaGrange Points. This is largely due to the station's welcoming nature that eschews institutional SAHB discrimination on other colonies.
Language is the biggest barrier to communal homogenization on Babylon. The diverse languages of the station require frequent use of artificial translator software and multi-lingual or pictographic displays. Cultural enclaves exist around immigrants and traditionalists who can't or won't adopt one of the more common languages on Babylon.

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Too diverse to list

Masculine names

Too diverse to list

Family names

Too diverse to list

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Afrihili-Creole, Hausa, Yoruba, Oromo, Fulani, Arabic, Amharic, Igbo, Berber, Swahili, Portuguese, English, French, Babylonian (language), smaller enclaves of other languages
English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Swahili, and Yoruba are the lingua francas of Babylon Station, and spoken more commonly among the middle and upper class.
A Creole language began to develop among the working class on Babylon Station. This language largely derives from Swahili, Yoruba, Hausa, Twi, and others. Linguists discovered that phonetic and grammatical patterns resembled a 20th/early 21st Century auxiliary language known as Afrihili. From that point, an effort was made to develop gramatical rules and structuring of the Babylon Creole around Afrihili, but regional derivation still persists, leaving Afrihili-Creole as a weird half-auxlang half-creole.
As early as 2270, the Administration of Babylon has sought to develop an official auxiliary language called "Babylonian" based on the linguistic demographics of the Colony. The shifting demographics and diversity of languages had made the endeavor difficult. Babylonian was finally "completed" in 2295, but it has been slow to catch on and has not been adopted in any official capacity. The Terrestrial leadership of the African Union provided further pushback, citing that Babylonian would increase cultural and functional division between Babylon and Mainland Africa. In 2306 the Prime Minister of Babylon Station revitalized the push to install Babylonian as the official working language, with a goal of full realization as the official language by 2330. Adoption has been slowly growing, but competition from Afrihili-Creole and growing immigrant linguistic outliers remains an obstacle.

Shared customary codes and values

Babylonians tend to be open and friendly. The inhabitants of the station believe strongly in cooperation and harmony. Generosity and empathy. Babylonian society is almost communal in nature, however there is strong social stratification among the working poor, the middle class descended from early inhabitants, and the social elite. While Babylonians are generally welcoming of outsiders, they are very wary of those who bring partisanship and conflict to their home, and deeply vengeful towards those who betray their trust.

Major organizations

African Union - Ultimately has political control over Island 5, shared among all member nations of the Union. Beyond Terra Minerals Conglomerate - The largest employer on Island 5