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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The native speakers of the language believe the name Tulvan to derive directly from their word 'tulv' meaning "to think", stating that their language is the best and most efficient way to express thought. This is, of course, highly unlikely, and many experts consider it just a case of folk etymology. The origin of the root of the name is unknown, although archaeological and liguistic studies point towards the ancient use of the endonym Tuluan and the region called Tuluanna as more possible and credible sources of the name. The exact meaning of it remains, as of yet, undetermined. | The native speakers of the language believe the name Tulvan to derive directly from their word 'tulv' meaning "to think", stating that their language is the best and most efficient way to express thought. This is, of course, highly unlikely, and many experts consider it just a case of folk etymology. The origin of the root of the name is unknown, although archaeological and liguistic studies point towards the ancient use of the endonym Tuluan and the region called Tuluanna as more possible and credible sources of the name. The exact meaning of it remains, as of yet, undetermined. | ||
==Orthography== | |||
The alphabet consists of 30 letters, ten of which are vowels and 20 consonants. Contractions make use of the apostrophe to mark vowel omission. | |||
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50em; text-align: center; border-collapse:collapse;" | |||
! colspan="30" | Letters of the Tulvan alphabet | |||
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| Aa || Ää || Bb || Cc || Dd || Ee || Ëë || Ff || Gg || Hh || Ii || Ïï || Kk || Ll || Mm || Nn || Oo || Öö || Pp || Qq || Rr || Ss || Tt || Thth || Uu || Üü || Vv || Ww || Yy || Zz | |||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||