View source for Tabuluan Language

{{Infobox language
| name             = Tabuluan
| altname          = Tabulian
| nativename       = Ko'Tabulu
| image            = [[File:Tabulu_Islands_Seal.png|200px]]
| imagecaption     = ''National Seal of [[Tabulu]], depicting the phrase "God Save Tabulu" in both English and Tabuluan.''
| pronunciation    = /kaːtæbuːluː/
| state            = [[Tabulu]]
| region           = [[Kristalotovode]]
| ethnicity        = [[Tabuluan People|Tabuluan]]
| speakers         = 149,000
| date             = 2014
| speakers2        = 56,300 (Second Language)
| familycolor      = Austronesian
| fam1             = [[Thuadia|Thuado-]][[Caleren|Caleri]]
| fam2             = [[North Caleri Language|North Caleri]]
| fam3             = [[Kristalotovode Language|Kristalotovode]]
| fam4             = [[Tabouhuianian Language|Tabouhuianian]]
| ancestor         = [[Old Tabuluan Language]]
| ancestor2        = [[Old Tabuluan Language|Old Tabuluan]]
| dia1             = [[High Tabuluan]]
| dia2             = [[Low Tabuluan]]
| dia3             = [[Torvonese-Tabuluan Creole]]
| dia4             = [[Common-Tabuluan Creole]]
| script           = [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Alphabet Common Alphabet]
| sign             = 
| posteriori       = 
| nation           = [[file:Flag_of_Tabulu.png|border|link=|23px|frameless]][[Tabulu]]
| minority         = {{flag|Torvon}}({{Hover title|Protected on a Torvonese Military base in Fort Ka'kua|partial}})
| agency           = 
| iso1             = tb
| iso1comment      = 
| iso2             = tbu
| iso2b            = 
| iso2t            = 
| iso2comment      = 
| iso3             = tbn
| iso3comment      = 
| lc1              = htu
| ld1              = High Tabuluan
| lc2              = ltu
| ld2              = Low Tabuluan
| lc3              = ttc
| ld3              = Torvonese-Tabuluan Creole
| lc4              = ctc
| ld4              = Common-Tabuluan Creole
| glotto           = tabu1099
| map              = [[File:Tabulu_Loc.png|200px]]
| mapcaption       = ''Map displaying Tabulu in red, indicating the only areas where Tabuluan is spoken by more than 5% of the population.''
| notice           = IPA
}}
Tabuluan, known as Ko'Tabulu by its native speakers, and Tabjulina to Tabuluans who speak [[Torvonese Language|Torvonese]], is a language that originated on the Tabulu Islands and has been spoken by Natives for roughly 650 years. The language's name stems from [[Tabulu|Tabulu's]] name, literally "islands of the sweetened ground," and thus Tabuluan means "language of the islands of the sweetened ground." Tabuluan has very little relation to most other languages, even regional ones, and is closest to [[Caleren|Caleri]] languages only in grammar and basic words. Due to Tabulu remaining uncolonized for most of its history, Tabuluan as a language has evolved to be completely unique from any other language, going as far as having a grammar structure completely unlike any other. Because of this, Tabuluan serves as a language many wish to learn simply for the pure difficulty, however Tabuluan has very little practical usage. 

The earliest confirmed existence of Tabuluan as a language dates back to [[Old Tabuluan Language|Old Tabuluan]], of which originated roughly 2,200 years ago. Old Tabuluan likely stemmed from early Caleren languages, and they share the same basic sounds. However, the Tabuluan language did not originally have an alphabet like most other languages, meaning that tracking the evolution of it is difficult. Old Tabuluan likely shared the same grammar as modern Tabuluan, however differed insofar as having far fewer words and relying partially on a basic sign language to communicate in-hand with verbal communication. Even today, remnants of this can be seen, as Tabuluan people are known to use their hands to convey things as they talk.

The introduction of the [[Torvon|Torvonese]] as rulers in the 19th century brought about the [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Alphabet Common Alphabet], of which is now used to write in Tabuluan. Further, the Torvonese language has been seen to mix with Tabuluan, resulting in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_language Creole language] being formed. A similar item has happened in modern years with [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Language Common] due to the influx of tourism, and most Tabuluans can understand Common as well as speak it basically; although the Tabuluan accent is often indistinguishable to those who have not had at least some prior exposure.

Tabuluan is one of the least-spoken languages in [[Anteria]], primarily due to its natural isolation. Modern Tabuluan has seen a very slow shift towards using grammar syntax reminiscent of Torvonese, as well as incorporating more Torvonese sounds into the Tabuluan phonetic such as the "Ch" sound made by "Č." Widely, this has actually caused a recession in the language, as reworking a grammatical structure is often considered difficult to do with advanced languages. [[Tabuluan Traditionalism|Traditionalists]] from Tabulu have advocated for the removal of Torvonese language from Tabulu, albeit this movement has been met with staunch resistance by the people of Tabulu, as well as the Torvonese goverment and minority populace within Tabulu itself.