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| name = Minurese
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| nativename = minūrikit
| pronunciation = miˈnuːʒisin
| pronunciation = miˈnuːɾiki̥t
| official = Minūrun
| official = Minūrun
| ethnicity = Minurese people
| state = Minūrun
| speakers = 12,117,078
| date = 400 BH
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'''Minurese'''{{efn|Teluḅū: ''minūrisin''; Zizhkut: ''minuzzhin''}}
'''Minurese'''(''minūrikit'', <small>Minurese:</small>[[Help:IPA|[miˈnuːɾiki̥t]]]) is a Central Ontic language spoken by the Minurese people(''minūripiḷ'') of Minūrun. Spoken by around 12,117,078 people natively in Minūrun(around 33% of the population), Minurese is the second most spoken language there by native speakers after [[Logun]] and an official language of the multi-ethnic country. As an Ontic language, it is related to the neighbouring language of [[Ingdikh]]; many Minurese people migrate to Ingdikh at some point in their lives for work thanks to this close relationship. It has also been suggested that the Ontic languages, including Minurese, may be related to the Upé languages which include Logun and [[Teš]].


==References==
As a second language, Minurese is by far the most popular second language in Minūrun; this is mostly due to the domination of Minurese people in Minūrun administration. This has, however, also led to deep ethnic tensions, in particular with the [[Logun]] people, who make up a slim majority of the population; it has also led to the marginalisation of other languages and peoples, in particular the indigenous [[Gomin]], [[Vekanda]], [[Ndigi]] and [[Ojan]].
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==Phonology==
===Consonants===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! colspan=2 |  !! Bilabial !! Alveolar !! Retroflex !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal
|-
! rowspan=2 | Stop
! pulmonic
| p || t tː || || || k ||
|-
! aspirated
| pʰ || || || (cʰ) || kʰ ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Fricative
| (ɸ) || s sː || || || || h
|-
! colspan=2 | Tap
| || ɾ || || || ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Nasal
| m || n || ɳ || || ŋ
|-
! colspan=2 | Lateral
| || l || ɭ || (ʎ) || ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Semivowel
| w || || || j || ||
|}
/ɸ/ is an unstressed intervocalic allophone of /pʰ/. /cʰ/ is an allophone of /kʰ/ before /i iː/. /ʎ/ is a coda allophone for /l/. Non-geminated non-aspirated consonants are often lightly palatalised before /i iː/; these are generally unmarked even in IPA, though if needed these are represented as /p̟ t̟ k̟/. Palatalised /p/ is however generally rarer than palatalised /t k/.
 
Geminated consonants /tː sː/ are phonemic and are not derived from similar consonants on syllable boundaries; they are probably derived from earlier aspirated */tʰ sʰ/.
===Vowels===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! !! Front !! Central !! Back
|-
! Close
| i iː || || u uː
|-
! Close-mid
| e eː || ɘ ɘː || o oː
|-
! Open
| || a aː ||
|}
/i e ɘ/ are devoiced when unstressed and surrounded by voiceless obstruents, as in ''īt'''i'''s'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈiːti̥s]]] or ''fos'''y'''k'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈpʰosɘ̥k]]].
 
Long vowels are never devoiced and are typically always stressed; in the case of two long vowels, as in ''nānō'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈnaːnoː]]] the first long vowel is stressed.
==Grammar==
===Nouns===
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Minurese
minūrikit
Minūrun.png
Pronunciation[miˈnuːɾiki̥t]
Created byJukethatbox
Date2025
Native toMinūrun
EthnicityMinurese people
Native speakers12,117,078 (400 BH)
Upé-Ontic
  • Ontic
    • Central Ontic
      • Minurese
Official status
Official language in
Minūrun
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Minurese(minūrikit, Minurese:[miˈnuːɾiki̥t]) is a Central Ontic language spoken by the Minurese people(minūripiḷ) of Minūrun. Spoken by around 12,117,078 people natively in Minūrun(around 33% of the population), Minurese is the second most spoken language there by native speakers after Logun and an official language of the multi-ethnic country. As an Ontic language, it is related to the neighbouring language of Ingdikh; many Minurese people migrate to Ingdikh at some point in their lives for work thanks to this close relationship. It has also been suggested that the Ontic languages, including Minurese, may be related to the Upé languages which include Logun and Teš.

As a second language, Minurese is by far the most popular second language in Minūrun; this is mostly due to the domination of Minurese people in Minūrun administration. This has, however, also led to deep ethnic tensions, in particular with the Logun people, who make up a slim majority of the population; it has also led to the marginalisation of other languages and peoples, in particular the indigenous Gomin, Vekanda, Ndigi and Ojan.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop pulmonic p t tː k
aspirated pʰ (cʰ) kʰ
Fricative (ɸ) s sː h
Tap ɾ
Nasal m n ɳ ŋ
Lateral l ɭ (ʎ)
Semivowel w j

/ɸ/ is an unstressed intervocalic allophone of /pʰ/. /cʰ/ is an allophone of /kʰ/ before /i iː/. /ʎ/ is a coda allophone for /l/. Non-geminated non-aspirated consonants are often lightly palatalised before /i iː/; these are generally unmarked even in IPA, though if needed these are represented as /p̟ t̟ k̟/. Palatalised /p/ is however generally rarer than palatalised /t k/.

Geminated consonants /tː sː/ are phonemic and are not derived from similar consonants on syllable boundaries; they are probably derived from earlier aspirated */tʰ sʰ/.

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i iː u uː
Close-mid e eː ɘ ɘː o oː
Open a aː

/i e ɘ/ are devoiced when unstressed and surrounded by voiceless obstruents, as in ītis [ˈiːti̥s] or fosyk [ˈpʰosɘ̥k].

Long vowels are never devoiced and are typically always stressed; in the case of two long vowels, as in nānō [ˈnaːnoː] the first long vowel is stressed.

Grammar

Nouns

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