Taruan language

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Taruan
Arero Tarua
Pronunciation[aˈɾeɾo taˈɾua]
Native toTarua
EthnicityTaruan
Native speakers
650,000 (2020)
Boreaurelian
  • Marenesian
    • Orientic
      • Taruan
Early form
Latin
Official status
Official language in
 Tarua
Language codes
ISO 639-1ta
ISO 639-2tar
ISO 639-3tar
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Taruan (Taruan: Arero Tarua [aˈɾeɾo taˈɾua]) is a Marenesian language and the official language of Tarua. It is written in the Latin script, and is the native language of Taruans. It is spoken by approximately 650,000 speakers, the majority of which live in Tarua. It is similar to - and partially intelligible with - Konalanese, spoken in nearby Konalani.

History

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Stop p t k ʔ
Fricative f   v (s) h
Rhotic ɾ

Vowels

Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

[s] appears as an allophone of /t/ before the high vowel /i/ in native words.