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{{Infobox language|name=Itulankom|family=Chirean|scripts=[[w:Latin script|Latin]]|country=[[Kingdom of Kyaw Cen]]|demonym=Itulankom}}

Itulankom (Itulankom: [i.tu.laŋ̊ˈkom]) is an indigenous language of [[Shingtsun]], [[Kingdom of Kyaw Cen]]. Formerly spoken in most of that area, it is by now spoken only in the eastern fringes near [[Woclêw]] and [[Mount Xoran]].

== Phonology ==
Itulankom has 17 consonants and 6 vowel qualities, 5 of which may be long or short, as well as 5 diphthongs.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Consonants
!
!Labial
!Alveolar
!Palatal
!Velar
!Glottal
|-
!Nasal
|m
|n
|
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
|p
|t
|t͡ʃ
|k
|
|-
|b
|d
|d͡ʒ
|g
|
|-
!Fricative
|
|s
|ʃ
|
|h
|-
!Approximant
|w
|l
|j
|
|
|-
!Rhotic
|
|r
|
|
|
|}
Nasals assimilate to the place of articulation of following consonants, and are pronounced voiceless when before voiceless consonants.

/h/ cannot appear after another consonant.

The consonants /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ, ʃ, j/ are written <ch, j, sh, y>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Vowels
!
!Front
!Central
!Back
|-
!High
|i(ː)
|ɨ
|u(ː)
|-
!Low
|e(ː)
|a(ː)
|o(ː)
|}
In addition, the diphthongs /a͡i a͡u e͡a o͡a u͡i/ are present in the language.

Long vowels are written with a circumflex, and the high central vowel is written <ë>

== Grammar ==
Itulankom is a case-marking language.

== Vocabulary ==
The vocabulary of Itulankom has been heavily influenced by [[Kyawcenni language|Kyawcenni]], with many loanwords from that language.
[[Category:Language]]