Okumā (language)

Okumā the main language of the Okumā People. It is the most spoken language in Papionia. Below is the "standard" dialect/accent of Okumā which is spoken mostly by those residing in the capital. 
== Phonemic inventory ==
Consonants
 	labial	alveolar	palatal	velar 	glottal
plosive 	p 	t 	c 	k 	ʔ <'>
voiced plosive	b 	d 	ɟ <gy> 	g 	
nasal 	m 	n 	ɲ <ny> 	ŋ <ng>	
approximate 	 	l 	j <y> 	w 	
fricative 	β <f> 	s 	ɕ <x> 	 	(h)
Vowels
i iː	u uː
e eː	o oː
a aː	
== Phonotactics ==
Okumā is (C)V(N), allowing any consonant in "C" (or onset), but only nasals in the "N" (coda). Stress is mostly unpredictable.
== Dialects? ==
There are many Dialects, Accents, pidgins, and creoles based on Okumā. Below are some common of these. *note that languages are often messy and groups of people do travel. Geological locations of where these languages are found is only a aproximation and there may exist many more. Some dialects may even be debated to be whole new languages:
* Standard Okumā (spoken mostly in the capital, Ōa. This is the type of Okumā being taught in schools)
* Soom Okumā (spoken by the savannas close to the sea of hope and in parts of Soom)
* Rhebbid Okumā (spoken near Rhebbid)
* Pieua pioh Okumā (spoken near Pieua pioh)
Category:Languages