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==Languages==
==Languages==
The following language families are represented in Etalocin:
Linguistic areas:
*Talma (head-initial, more analytic)
**Nurian area
***Aspiration and gemination
***Small vowel system with palatalization
***More synthetic
**Continental Talman Linguistic Area
***Split-ergativity
***Initial consonant clusters
***Large vowel system (not Amphirese)
***l vocalizes
***VSO order
***Head-marking in possessive NPs, with construct state or 3rd person possessive marking
***Grammatical mutation
===Modern Talman languages===
===Modern Talman languages===
These are some modern Talman languages:
These are some modern Talman languages:
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*Mategian
*Mategian


Of these, Amphirese and Tergetian are the most spoken languages. Many modern Talmans, especially Talmic speakers, speak Skellan as a second language. Swutsim is spoken by some people in the minority Swutsim ethnicity.
Of these, Amphirese and Tergetian are the most spoken languages. Many modern Talmans, especially Talmic speakers, speak [[Skellan]] as a second language. [[Swutsim]] is spoken by some people in the minority Swutsim ethnicity.


==Society==
==Society==