Qübün language
| Coburian | |
|---|---|
| Qübün | |
| Pronunciation | qʰʏpʏn |
| Native to | Coburia |
| Region | Alshar |
Native speakers | 16 million (2016) |
Proto-Coburian
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| Official status | |
Official language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | qu |
| ISO 639-2 | qub (B) qub (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | qub |
Qübün is a language isolate in Coburia and much of northern Alshar. It is the only recognised official language and majority language of Coburia. Qübün is classified as a language isolate with significant influences from neighboring Mongolic languages.
Phonology
Qübün has 14 vowel phonemes and 30 consonant phonemes. The vowel phonemes come in pairs of long and short vowels, such as a and á. Long and short vowels differ in both length and value.
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Alveolo-palatal | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ɴ | |
| Plosive | p pʰ | t tʰ | c cʰ | k kʰ | q qʰ | |
| Affricate | t͡s t͡sʰ | t͡ɕ t͡ɕʰ | ||||
| Fricative | ɸ | s | ɕ | ç | x | χ |
| Trill | r | |||||
| Approximant | (ɰ~w) | l | j | (ɰ~w) | ||
| Lateral fricative | ɮ |