Logun

Logun
ija'nja logun
Àpisnja Logun; the Logun flag
Pronunciation	[iz̠a.nz̠a ˈlo.kʊ̃]
Created by	Jukethatbox
Date	2025
Setting	Radael
Native to	Njalogun
Ethnicity	Logun people
Native speakers	14,145,670 (350 BH)
Language family	Upé-Ontic(?) Upé Logun
Standard form	Bhogàn Logun
Official status
Official language in	Minūrun, Tibirotak
Recognised minority language in	Teš

Logun(Logun: ija'nja logun [iz̠a.nz̠a ˈlo.kʊ̃]) is an Upé language and the native language of the Logun people(obela logun) of Minūrun and Tibirotak. It is one of the official languages of and the most spoken language of Minūrun with 12.3 million speakers, making up around 33.5% of the 36,718,418 strong Minurese population, most of them situated in the north-east of the country. It is also a prominent language of the Minurese vassal of Tibirotak, where it is spoken by around 12.3% of the population primarily in the south-east.

Together, these traditionally Logun lands are called the Njalogun; it is estimated that there are around 14,145,670 Logun people with around 78.1% who are monolingual Logun speakers; the highest rate of native monolingualism among all Minurese ethnic groups. Additionally, most bilingual Logun people are Teški, and thus only speak Teš, also an Upé language, in addition to Logun.

Phonology

Consonants

		Bilabial	Alveolar		Post-alveolar		Palatal	Velar
Stop	pulmonic	p	t	d				k
	velarised	pˠ	tˠ	dˠ
Nasal		m	n				(ɲ)	ŋ
Fricative			s	z	s̠	z̠	ʝ	x
Semivowels/Liquids		(w)	l				j

Vowels

		Front		Back
		oral	nasal	oral	nasal
Close		i	ĩ	u	ʊ̃
Mid		ɛ	ẽ	o	õ
Open		a

Logun vowels contrast on nasality with oral and nasal vowels. These nasal vowels are generally orthographically represented by a proceeding ⟨n⟩; in the case of an oral vowel-nasal consonant cluster, the vowel is accented with a grave accent, for example den [ˈdẽ] "to move" vs dèn [ˈdɛn] "very". In the case of a nasal vowel-nasal consonant, the ⟨n⟩ is doubled, as in benun [pɛˈnʊ̃] "nut" vs bhenunn [ˈpˠɛnʊ̃n] "plateau".

Grammar

Word order

Logun's word order changes based on the object of the sentence. For example, in nominative-accusative phrases, the word order is SVO:

Mannik unkeke yoti kanno.

Mannik pick.PRES apple-ACC INDEF.ACC

"Mannik picks an apple."

However, any "directional" phrases(to him, towards him, away from him, etc.) are always first in order:

Ennubha enkabo Mannik unkeke yoti kanno.

tree-ABL DEF.ABL Mannik pick.PRES apple-ACC INDEF.ACC

"Mannik picks an apple from the tree."

This still applies even when there is no direct object:

Ennubha enkabo tebònon enka co.

tree-ABL DEF.ABL pixie DEF be

"The pixies appeared from the tree."