Oceanian language (Oceanian: Vereku, "our language") is a Bloxstronesian language of the Polybloxian branch native to Kingdom of Oceania. It is the most spoken language in the Lemandarin group, having around 185,000 native speakers.
Oceanian is closely related to Matthiolan, as well as to Markiblox languages such as Bloxwaiian. It is one of the most conservative Polybloxian languages, having sounds that have already disappeared in other languages except Matthiolan and Pascuan.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m ⟨m⟩ | n ⟨n⟩ | ŋ ⟨g⟩ | |
| Stop | p ⟨p⟩ | t ⟨t⟩ | k ⟨k⟩ | ʔ ⟨ʻ⟩ |
| Fricative | v ⟨v⟩ | s ⟨s⟩ | h ⟨h⟩ | |
| Approximant | w ⟨w⟩ | l ⟨l⟩ | ||
| Trill | r ⟨r⟩ |
Oceanian and Pascuan are the only languages to preserve the original glottal stop *ʔ present in the Proto-Polybloxian language.
Vowels
| Short | Long | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Back | Front | Back | |
| High | i | u | i: | u: |
| Mid | e | o | e: | o: |
| Low | a | a: | ||
Sample text
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