Omiur
| Oniur Oniur | |
| Spoken in: | (country) |
| Conworld: | (universe) |
| Total speakers: | 5,000,000 |
| Genealogical classification: | (Family)
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| Basic word order: | VSO, free |
| Morphological type: | fusional |
| Morphosyntactic alignment: | nominative - accusative |
| Writing system: | |
| Created by: | |
| Starbeam | June 2021 |
Oniur is a dialect continuum conlang; spoken in and around Oniur City. Despite the relatively small area of use, the language is highly dialectal; with many dialects not quite being mutually intelligble to each other. In addition, there a handful of argots and cryptolects spoken between dialects. All of the Omiur languages are from a single proto-language that diverged over time due to shifts in geography and influence from other cultures.
The city itself is built on canals across various parts of the Oniur bay, with additional communities being built in shores nearby. Many residents are bi-dialectal.
Most of the sections below describe Proto-Oniur, with dialectal variations being mentioned as needed.
Phonology
Consonants
/m n/ m n /pʰ p tʰ t (d) kʰ k/ p b t d dh c/cu g/gu /tɕʰ tɕ/ ci gi /f θ χ/ f þ/th ḥ~h/ch /ɬ s z/ lh s z /r l/ r l /j w/ i u
The aspirated plosives never end a word.
/i i: ɨ: u u:/ i í y u ú
/e: ə~e~o o:/ é e/o ó
/a a:/ a á
/ai ei oi/ ai ei oi
/aɨ eɨ oɨ/ au eu ou
