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Balangbalang (kal balaŋbalaŋ) is an auxiliary language of the Rulakian continent of Lumina. In universe, it was created by the legendary Ferlitian linguist Hots Dzanuŋul.

It's widely spoken in Qazhra, Ferlitia and Bülkhôjtia.

Phonology

Balangbalang has the following vowels: a e i o u ơ ư /a e i o u ə ɨ/ and the following consonants:

p t c č k /p t ts tʃ k/ b d dz dž g /b d dz dʒ g/ f s š h /f s ʃ h/ m n ŋ /m n ŋ/ w l r j /w l r j/

Morphology

Balangbalang uses the suffixed definite article -ku.

The genitive case ending is -o, which sometimes triggers syncope of the preceding vowel.

There is also a comparative case, -eš, and a vocative case, -a.

• Esperanto is harder than Balangbalang: Ơt kal Esperanto tưtko hir Balaŋbalŋeš. (COPULA language Esperanto-GEN difficult.NOUN-GEN more Balangbalang-COMP)

Pronouns in Balangbalang are clitics. Emphatic pronouns are formed by attaching these clitics to the copula (which changes depending on tense). Thus Balangbalang can be said to mark tense on pronouns.

• ơtơr 'I am; I'
• ơtư 'you are; you'
• ơtơs 'he/she is; he/she'
• ơtơn 'we are; we'
• ơtưde 'you are; you' (pl.)
• otơste 'they are; they'

Syntax

Balangbalang is VSO.

Noun phrase

Noun phrases are head-initial.

jơf šubno = fox's head

šubun ralkočo = fox who eats