Lumak language
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| Lumak | |
|---|---|
| Gapwaa Lamaak | |
| Pronunciation | [kəˈpwaː ləˈmaːk̚] |
| Native to | Lumakia |
| Ethnicity | Lumak |
Native speakers | 26.3 million (2020) |
Early form | Proto-Lumak
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| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Lumakia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | lu |
| ISO 639-2 | lum |
| ISO 639-3 | lum |
Lumak (Lumak: Gapwaa Lamaak [kəˈpwaː ləˈmaːk̚] or simply Lamaak [ləˈmaːk̚]) 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 [m̥] hn [n̥] hng [ŋ̊] Stop tenuis b [p] d [t] g [k] (ʔ) aspirated p [pʰ] t [tʰ] k [kʰ] 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 [r̥]
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i iː | u uː | |
| Mid | eː | ə | oː |
| Open | ɛ ɛː | a aː | ɔ ɔː |
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