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			{{Infobox language family\|name=Turisan\|protolang=Proto-Turisan\|subdivisions=North Turisan\|region=[[Dróstsiśtsi]]\|speakers=most Métdróstsiś}}

	The '''Turisan languages''' are a family of languages in [[Dróstsiśtsi]]. Most languages in the family are characterized by somewhat simple phonologies with variants of a five or six vowel system and relatively analytic grammar.		The '''Turisan languages''' are a family of languages in [[Dróstsiśtsi]]. Most languages in the family are characterized by somewhat simple phonologies with variants of a five or six vowel system and relatively analytic grammar.

			== Structure ==
			The historic ancestor of all Turisan languages is today known as Proto-Turisan, and was spoken likely in modern Ruxese or southern Cumocalu provinces. The date range is not widely agreed upon, but the most prominent suggestion puts the family as diverging about 2000 years ago.

			The only universally agreed upon branch is North Turisan, characterized by a vowel shift and general final vowel loss; "South Turisan" is used to categorize all non-North Turisan languages, but it is disputed whether this also forms a clade or is simply a paraphyletic grouping of all non-North Turisan languages.

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	Obstruents are voiceless in initial position and voiced in medial position; in final position voicing is phonemic and indicates various grammatical markings, although is not written. The nominative case and non-past tenses are voiceless while the oblique case and past tense have voiced final obstruents. For sonorants there is no alternation. ~~Notably, the t [t] and ci [tʃ] sounds merge and display unique conditions in final position; the nominative is -[tʃ], the~~ oblique case and past tense are -[d], the future tense is [t], and the present is [Ø].		Obstruents are voiceless in initial position and voiced in medial position; in final position voicing is phonemic and indicates various grammatical markings, although is not written. The nominative case and non-past tenses are voiceless while the oblique case and past tense have voiced final obstruents. For sonorants there is no alternation. The oblique case and past tense are -[d], the future tense is [t], and the nominative and present forms are [Ø].
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	Vowels are written the same as IPA.		Vowels are written the same as IPA.

	Words typically have a disyllabic CV(C)CVC structure, resulting from apocope of proto-Turisan final vowels still reflected in South Turisan. Affixes are non-existent; plurals are indicated via reduplication, and almost all of the affixes of Kośtsiśtsi correspond to separate helper words in Turis.		Words typically have a disyllabic CV(C)CVC structure, resulting from apocope of proto-Turisan final vowels still reflected in South Turisan. Affixes are non-existent; plurals are indicated via reduplication, and almost all of the affixes of Kośtsiśtsi correspond to separate helper words or clitic in Turis.

	=== Kośtsiśtsi ===		=== Kośtsiśtsi ===
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	~~== External Relations ==~~

	~~=== Taqồpaq ===~~
	Taqồpaq is spoken near the area of the Turisan languages. Despite having a similar analytic grammar, its lexicon shows few cognates not known to be recent loans. Its phonology is also much larger than that of Turisan languages; proponents of a connection have proposed this to be due to cluster reduction as it became monosyllabic, a process attested in Kośtsiśtsi. However, taking this into account does not produce many possible cognates. The grammar also shows features like noun classifiers not found in Turisan languages.

	=== Tosï ===		=== Tosï ===
	[[Tosï]] is a language in southern Dróstsiśtsi, near Tōnisūkasi. Historically it was the primary language of the [[CMCic Federation]], and had significant contact with [[Amuj-Shudrowan languages]] and [[Pisco-Imerchali Languages]].		[[Tosï]] is a language in southern Dróstsiśtsi, near Tōnisūkasi. Historically it was the primary language of the [[CMCic Federation]], and had significant contact with [[Amuj-Shudrowan languages]] and [[Pisco-Imerchali Languages]].

	Its grammar is somewhat analytic, but with a few affixes, similar to Turisan languages; however, Tosï has grammatical gender, not found in any Turisan languages, but found in both the Amuj-Shudrowan and Pisco-Imerchali families. It has a relatively simple phonology, and stress typically falls on the middle syllable. There are some possible lexical cognates in the lexical field, as well as many of the affixes having possible cognates in other Turisan languages. ~~However~~, it ~~is typically~~ not ~~included as~~ a Turisan ~~language~~, ~~as the relation~~ is ~~still speculative~~.		Its grammar is somewhat analytic, but with a few affixes, similar to Turisan languages; however, Tosï has grammatical gender, not found in any Turisan languages, but found in both the Amuj-Shudrowan and Pisco-Imerchali families. It has a relatively simple phonology, and stress typically falls on the middle syllable. There are some possible lexical cognates in the lexical field, as well as many of the affixes having possible cognates in other Turisan languages. Originally, it was not considered a member of the Turisan family, but today it is considered a South Turisan language.
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The '''Turisan languages''' are a family of languages in [[Dróstsiśtsi]]. Most languages in the family are characterized by somewhat simple phonologies with variants of a five or six vowel system and relatively analytic grammar.

== Members ==
The family has three undisputed members: Tōnisūkasi, Turis, and [[Kośtsiśtsi]]. All three use either the logographic Kośtsiźda script or a syllabic variation of it. They are all also spoken in or near the Ruxese-Rubicon region in eastern Dróstsiśtsi.

=== Tōnisūkasi ===
Tōnisūkasi is spoken in southeastern Dróstsiśtsi, but has become a minority language there due to the influence of languages like [[Taqồpaq|Taqồpaq]], Latin, and Tosï. It is sometimes called the "southern branch" of the Turisan family.

=== Turis ===
Turis is spoken roughly in Sunflower Island. With Kośtsiśtsi, it forms the "northern branch".

=== Kośtsiśtsi ===
main article: [[Kośtsiśtsi]]

== External Relations ==

=== Taqồpaq ===
Taqồpaq is spoken near the area of the Turisan languages. Despite having a similar analytic grammar, its lexicon shows few cognates not known to be recent loans. Its phonology is also much larger than that of Turisan languages; proponents of a connection have proposed this to be due to cluster reduction as it became monosyllabic, a process attested in Kośtsiśtsi. However, taking this into account does not produce many possible cognates. The grammar also shows features like noun classifiers not found in Turisan languages.

=== Tosï ===
[[Tosï]] is a language in southern Dróstsiśtsi, near Tōnisūkasi. Historically it was the primary language of the [[CMCic Federation]], and had significant contact with [[Amuj-Shudrowan languages]] and [[Pisco-Imerchali Languages]].

Its grammar is somewhat analytic, but with a few affixes, similar to Turisan languages; however, Tosï has grammatical gender, not found in any Turisan languages, but found in both the Amuj-Shudrowan and Pisco-Imerchali families. It has a relatively simple phonology, and stress typically falls on the middle syllable. There are some possible cognates in the lexical field as well. However, it is typically classed as an isolate.
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