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'''Oikan''' (Oikan: {{Ukilen|oikto}} ''Oikto'' [ˈo̞i̯.ktə]) is the official language of [[Sunteria]]. It is a ~~Mallo-Brausian~~ language.

'''Oikan''' (Oikan: {{Ukilen|oikto}} ''Oikto'' [ˈo̞i̯.ktə]) is the official language of [[Sunteria]]. It is a [[Helnian languages|Helnian language]].

{{Infobox:Language|LanguageName=Oikan|AlternativeName=Sunterian

Kalilondese|NativeLanguage=Oikto|LanguageFamily=~~Mallo-~~Brausian|EarlyForms=~~[[Proto-Oikan]] ~~

Kalilondese|NativeLanguage=Oikto|LanguageFamily=[[Brausian languages|Brausian]]|EarlyForms=[[Old Oikan]]

~~[[Paleo-Oikan]] ~~

[[Old Oikan]]

[[Middle Oikan]]|OfficialLanguage=[[Sunteria]]|LanguageNPrnnctn=[ˈo̞i̯.ktə]|WritingSystem=Oikan mixed script ([[Ukilen logographs]] and [[Astseredontia]])}}

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* /n, l/ are palatal when followed by /e, ei̯, eu̯, i, iu̯, j, ʃ, ʒ, t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/

* /n, l/ are velar when followed by /o, oi̯, ou̯, u, ui̯, w, k, g/

* /tp, pt/ are realized as [t͡p], and /db, bd/ are realized as [d͡b]

* monophthongs are reduced in unstressed syllables

=== Phonotactics ===

Syllable structure: (C)⁴V(C)⁷

Syllable structure: (C)4V(C)5

* a phoneme cannot cluster with itself, or with a phoneme that differs only by voicing, within the same syllable

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* /h/ becomes /a/ wherever /h/ is phonotactically impossible—this is indicated in spelling

* /e/ is used as an epenthetic vowel wherever phonotactically necessary—this is indicated in spelling

* reduced vowels can optionally be elided in lyrics, poetry, and informal speech, so long as doing so does not create a phonotactic violation

== Orthography ==

Oikan is written in a mixed script consisting of [[Ukilen logographs]] (''~~rehie~~'') and [[Astseredontia|Astseredontia letters]] (''~~suenie~~'').

Oikan is written in a mixed script consisting of [[Ukilen logographs]] (''nesieikieue'') and [[Astseredontia|Astseredontia letters]] (''saianikieue'').

There are three types of readings of ''nesieikieve'': ''džesamsaianue'' (native readings), ''iemiesaianue'' (Bapho-Xenic readings), and ''džangieiemiesaianue'' (neo-Baphian readings).

Word spacing is optional, and is normally only used for emphasis, or in materials made for language learners or young children.

== Grammar ==

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-'''Oikan''' (Oikan: {{Ukilen|oikto}} ''Oikto'' [ˈo̞i̯.ktə]) is the official language of [[Sunteria]]. It is a Mallo-Brausian language.
+'''Oikan''' (Oikan: {{Ukilen|oikto}} ''Oikto'' [ˈo̞i̯.ktə]) is the official language of [[Sunteria]]. It is a [[Helnian languages|Helnian language]].
 {{Infobox:Language|LanguageName=Oikan|AlternativeName=Sunterian<br>
-Kalilondese|NativeLanguage=Oikto|LanguageFamily=Mallo-Brausian|EarlyForms=[[Proto-Oikan]]<br>
+Kalilondese|NativeLanguage=Oikto|LanguageFamily=[[Brausian languages|Brausian]]|EarlyForms=[[Old Oikan]]<br>
-[[Paleo-Oikan]]<br>
-[[Old Oikan]]<br>
 [[Middle Oikan]]|OfficialLanguage=[[Sunteria]]|LanguageNPrnnctn=[ˈo̞i̯.ktə]|WritingSystem=Oikan mixed script ([[Ukilen logographs]] and [[Astseredontia]])}}
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 * /n, l/ are palatal when followed by /e, ei̯, eu̯, i, iu̯, j, ʃ, ʒ, t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/
 * /n, l/ are velar when followed by /o, oi̯, ou̯, u, ui̯, w, k, g/
-* /tp, pt/ are realized as [t͡p], and /db, bd/ are realized as [d͡b]
 * monophthongs are reduced in unstressed syllables
 === Phonotactics ===
-Syllable structure: (C)⁴V(C)⁷
+Syllable structure: (C)<sup>4</sup>V(C)<sup>5</sup>
 * a phoneme cannot cluster with itself, or with a phoneme that differs only by voicing, within the same syllable
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 * /h/ becomes /a/ wherever /h/ is phonotactically impossible—this is indicated in spelling
 * /e/ is used as an epenthetic vowel wherever phonotactically necessary—this is indicated in spelling
+* reduced vowels can optionally be elided in lyrics, poetry, and informal speech, so long as doing so does not create a phonotactic violation
 == Orthography ==
-Oikan is written in a mixed script consisting of [[Ukilen logographs]] (''rehie'') and [[Astseredontia|Astseredontia letters]] (''suenie'').
+Oikan is written in a mixed script consisting of [[Ukilen logographs]] (''nesieikieue'') and [[Astseredontia|Astseredontia letters]] (''saianikieue'').
+There are three types of readings of ''nesieikieve'': ''džesamsaianue'' (native readings), ''iemiesaianue'' (Bapho-Xenic readings), and ''džangieiemiesaianue'' (neo-Baphian readings).
+Word spacing is optional, and is normally only used for emphasis, or in materials made for language learners or young children.
 == Grammar ==