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| altname          =  
| nativename      = ''Gapua Lumak''
| nativename      = ''Gapwá Lumak''
| pronunciation    = [kaˈpʰuə̯ luˈmak̚]
| pronunciation    = [kaˈpwaː luˈmak̚]
| states          = [[Lumakia]]
| states          = [[Lumakia]]
| region          =  
| region          =  
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'''Lumak''' (Lumak: ''Gapua Lumak'' [kaˈpʰuə̯ luˈmak̚] or simply ''Lumak'' [luˈmak̚]) is a language isolate and the official language of [[Lumakia]]. It is written in the Latin script, and is the native language of [[Lumaks]]. It is spoken by approximately 26.3 million speakers, the majority of which live in Lumakia.
'''Lumak''' (Lumak: ''Gapwá Lumak'' [kaˈpwaː luˈmak̚] or simply ''Lumak'' [luˈmak̚]) is a language isolate and the official language of [[Lumakia]]. It is written in the Latin script, and is the native language of [[Lumaks]]. It is spoken by approximately 26.3 million speakers, the majority of which live in Lumakia.


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! Glottal
! Glottal
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|-
! colspan=2| Nasal
! rowspan=2| Nasal
! <small>voiced</small>
| m [{{IPA link|m}}]
| m [{{IPA link|m}}]
| n [{{IPA link|n}}]
| n [{{IPA link|n}}]
| nh [{{IPA link|ɲ}}]
|  
| ng [{{IPA link|ŋ}}]
| ng [{{IPA link|ŋ}}]
|
|-
! <small>voiceless</small>
| hm [{{IPA link|m̥}}]
| hn [{{IPA link|n̥}}]
|
| hng [{{IPA link|ŋ̊}}]
|
|
|-
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| b [{{IPA link|p}}]
| b [{{IPA link|p}}]
| d [{{IPA link|t}}]
| d [{{IPA link|t}}]
| j [{{IPA link|tɕ}}]
|  
| g [{{IPA link|k}}]
| g [{{IPA link|k}}]
| (ʔ)
| (ʔ)
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| p [{{IPA link|pʰ}}]
| p [{{IPA link|pʰ}}]
| t [{{IPA link|tʰ}}]
| t [{{IPA link|tʰ}}]
| q [{{IPA link|tɕʰ}}]
|  
| k [{{IPA link|kʰ}}]
| k [{{IPA link|kʰ}}]
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan=2| Fricative
! colspan=2| Fricative
! <small>voiceless</small>
|
| s [{{IPA link|s}}]
|
|  
|  
| s [{{IPA link|s}}]
|
|
| h [{{IPA link|h}}]
| h [{{IPA link|h}}]
|-
|-
! rowspan=2| Approximant
! <small>voiced</small>
! <small>voiced</small>
| v [{{IPA link|v}}]
|  
| z [{{IPA link|ð}}]
|
|
|
|-
! colspan=2| Approximant
|
| l [{{IPA link|l}}]
| l [{{IPA link|l}}]
| y [{{IPA link|j}}]
| y [{{IPA link|j}}]
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|-
|-
! colspan=2| Rhotic
! <small>voiceless</small>
|  
| hl [{{IPA link|ɬ}}]
| hy [{{IPA link|ç}}]
| hw [{{IPA link|ʍ}}]
|
|
|-
! rowspan=2| Rhotic
! <small>voiced</small>
|
| r [{{IPA link|r}}]
| r [{{IPA link|r}}]
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! <small>voiceless</small>
|
| hr [{{IPA link|r̥}}]
|
|
|
|
|}
|}

Revision as of 03:57, 2 October 2023

Lumak
Gapwá Lumak
Pronunciation[kaˈpwaː luˈmak̚]
Native toLumakia
EthnicityLumak
Native speakers
26.3 million (2020)
Early form
Proto-Lumak
Latin
Official status
Official language in
 Lumakia
Language codes
ISO 639-1lu
ISO 639-2lum
ISO 639-3lum
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Lumak (Lumak: Gapwá Lumak [kaˈpwaː luˈmak̚] or simply Lumak [luˈmak̚]) is a language isolate and the official language of Lumakia. It is written in the Latin script, and is the native language of Lumaks. It is spoken by approximately 26.3 million speakers, the majority of which live in Lumakia.

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History

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal voiced m [m] n [n] ng [ŋ]
voiceless hm [] hn [] hng [ŋ̊]
Stop tenuis b [p] d [t] g [k] (ʔ)
aspirated p [] t [] k []
Fricative s [s] h [h]
Approximant voiced l [l] y [j] w [w]
voiceless hl [ɬ] hy [ç] hw [ʍ]
Rhotic voiced r [r]
voiceless hr []

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e ə əː o
Open ɛ ɛː a ɔ ɔː