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'''Gomin''' (''ngominyáame'' [[Help:IPA|[ŋomɪɲáːmɛ]]]) is the native language of the Gomin people, one of few groups in Radael that are entirely indigenous to Radael. It is one of six official languages in [[Minurese|Minūrun]] and has a stable speaker population of aroud 56,380, most of them living in the Suksapal region where the Gomin people are native.
'''Gomin''' ([[w:Help:IPA/English|/'ɡoʊ̯mɪn/]] ''GOH-min''; Gomin: ''ngominyáame'' [[Help:IPA|[ŋomɪɲáːmɛ]]]) is the native language of the Gomin people, one of few groups in Radael that are entirely indigenous to Radael. It is one of six official languages in [[Minurese|Minūrun]] and has a stable speaker population of around 56,380, making it the 3rd most spoken language by number of native speakers in Minūrun, after [[Logun]] and [[Minurese]]. Most of them live in the Suksapal region where the Gomin people are native.


Linguistically, Gomin is a Vekandic language, making it a sister language of [[Vekanda]], another official language of Minūrun; both languages are also [[w:Pitch-accent language|pitch-accent languages]] and agglutinative.
Linguistically, Gomin is a Vekandic language, making it a sister language of [[Vekanda]], another official language of Minūrun; both languages are also [[w:Pitch-accent language|pitch-accent languages]] and agglutinative, with fairly similar grammars.
==Phonology==
===Vowels===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! !! Front !! Central !! Back
|-
! Close
| i || || u
|-
! Mid
| ɛ || || o
|-
! Open
| || a ||
|}
Short /a i u/ retract to [ɐ, ɪ, ʊ] between two consonants of the same category, such as ''z'''u'''s'' [θʊs] "silk" (two fricatives) or ''ngom'''i'''n'' [ŋomɪn] "Gomin" (two nasals).
 
Additionally, all these vowels are distinguished via [[#Vowel classes|vowel class]]; see the [[#Vowel classes|following section]] for more.
====Vowel classes====
Gomin vowels are divided into four vowel classes: '''short''', '''long''', '''high short''' and '''high long'''; these are phonemically distinguished by vowel [[w:Vowel length|length]] and [[w:Pitch-accented language|pitch]].
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! !! Short !! Long
|-
! Mid
| [a]<br>''b'''a''''' [ba] "tree" || [aː]<br>''b'''aa''''' [baː] "fan"
|-
! High
| [á]<br>''b'''á''''' [bá] "not" || [áː]<br>''b'''áa''''' [báː] "high"
|}


[[Category:Gomin]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Radael]]
[[Category:Gomin]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Radael]]

Latest revision as of 16:31, 13 July 2025

Gomin
ngominyáame
Pronunciation[ŋomɪɲáːmɛ]
Created byJukethatbox
Date2025
SettingRadael
Native toSuksapal, Minūrun
EthnicityGomin people
Native speakers56,380 (400 BH)
Vekandic
  • Gomin
Official status
Official language in
Minūrun
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Gomin (/'ɡoʊ̯mɪn/ GOH-min; Gomin: ngominyáame [ŋomɪɲáːmɛ]) is the native language of the Gomin people, one of few groups in Radael that are entirely indigenous to Radael. It is one of six official languages in Minūrun and has a stable speaker population of around 56,380, making it the 3rd most spoken language by number of native speakers in Minūrun, after Logun and Minurese. Most of them live in the Suksapal region where the Gomin people are native.

Linguistically, Gomin is a Vekandic language, making it a sister language of Vekanda, another official language of Minūrun; both languages are also pitch-accent languages and agglutinative, with fairly similar grammars.

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ o
Open a

Short /a i u/ retract to [ɐ, ɪ, ʊ] between two consonants of the same category, such as zus [θʊs] "silk" (two fricatives) or ngomin [ŋomɪn] "Gomin" (two nasals).

Additionally, all these vowels are distinguished via vowel class; see the following section for more.

Vowel classes

Gomin vowels are divided into four vowel classes: short, long, high short and high long; these are phonemically distinguished by vowel length and pitch.

Short Long
Mid [a]
ba [ba] "tree"
[aː]
baa [baː] "fan"
High [á]
bá [bá] "not"
[áː]
báa [báː] "high"