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{{Infobox language

|name = Bis Burunko

|altname = Burunko, Burungian

|nativename = Bis Burunko

|pronunciation = bɨs bʉˈɾʉnkɔ

|creator = Neil Whalley

|states = Burung

|familycolor = Isolate

|script1 = Latn

|script2 = Higomido

}}

'''Bis Burunko''' (/bɨs bʉˈɾʉnkɔ/, literally 'the Burungian language'), also known as ''Burunko'' or ''Burungian'', is a language isolate spoken on the island of Burung in the north Atlantic.

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* optional

* only ''s, sh, ng'' or ''z'' word-finally

* only ''s, sh, ng, y'' or ''z'' word-finally

* only ''n'' or ''m'' before a consonant, except in the case of geminates

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The word-final consonants ''s, sh, ng'' and ''z'' are not permitted to occur before another consonant, so undergo changes in compounds or when consonant-initial endings are added:

The word-final consonants ''s, sh, ng, y'' and ''z'' are not permitted to occur before another consonant, so undergo changes in compounds or when consonant-initial endings are added:

* ''-s'' is lost, the preceding vowel is doubled and a following voiced plosive or ''j'' is devoiced:

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:: ''gyong'' 'man' + ''-bu'' (collective) = ''gyombu'' 'warrior class'

:: ''yong'' 'foot' + ''-ko'' (adjectival) = ''yonko'' 'sock'

* ''-y'' becomes ''-u-'' forming a diphthong with the preceding vowel:

:: ''mey'' 'dark' + ''kezi'' 'stone' = ''meukézi'' 'obsidian'

* ''-z'' is lost and causes a following consonant to double, except ''x'' which becomes ''s'' and ''h'' which is lost, while ''z'' remains:

:: ''az'' 'male' + ''-chi'' (adjectival) = ''acchi'' 'masculine'

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:: ''buaz'' 'sun' + ''xu'' 'fire' = ''buasu'' 'heat of the sun'

:: ''fuz'' 'tree' + ''HUZ'' 'lack' = ''fuzuz'' 'treeless'

~~In some cases a word ending in a vowel + ''-i'' will alter to vowel + ''-u'' when a suffix or the second element of a compound begins with a consonant:~~

~~:: ''mei'' 'dark' + ''kezi'' 'stone' = ''meukézi'' 'obsidian'~~

Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings.

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+{{Infobox language
+|name = Bis Burunko
+|altname = Burunko, Burungian
+|nativename = Bis Burunko
+|pronunciation = bɨs bʉˈɾʉnkɔ
+|creator = Neil Whalley
+|states = Burung
+|familycolor = Isolate
+|script1 = Latn
+|script2 = Higomido
+}}
 '''Bis Burunko''' (/bɨs bʉˈɾʉnkɔ/, literally 'the Burungian language'), also known as ''Burunko'' or ''Burungian'', is a language isolate spoken on the island of Burung in the north Atlantic.
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 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;" |
 * optional
-* only ''s, sh, ng'' or ''z'' word-finally
+* only ''s, sh, ng, y'' or ''z'' word-finally
 * only ''n'' or ''m'' before a consonant, except in the case of geminates
 |}
-The word-final consonants ''s, sh, ng'' and ''z'' are not permitted to occur before another consonant, so undergo changes in compounds or when consonant-initial endings are added:
+The word-final consonants ''s, sh, ng, y'' and ''z'' are not permitted to occur before another consonant, so undergo changes in compounds or when consonant-initial endings are added:
 * ''-s'' is lost, the preceding vowel is doubled and a following voiced plosive or ''j'' is devoiced:
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 :: ''gyong'' 'man' + ''-bu'' (collective) = ''gyombu'' 'warrior class'
 :: ''yong'' 'foot' + ''-ko'' (adjectival) = ''yonko'' 'sock'
+* ''-y'' becomes ''-u-'' forming a diphthong with the preceding vowel:
+:: ''mey'' 'dark' + ''kezi'' 'stone' = ''meukézi'' 'obsidian'
 * ''-z'' is lost and causes a following consonant to double, except ''x'' which becomes ''s'' and ''h'' which is lost, while ''z'' remains:
 :: ''az'' 'male' + ''-chi'' (adjectival) = ''acchi'' 'masculine'
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 :: ''buaz'' 'sun' + ''xu'' 'fire' = ''buasu'' 'heat of the sun'
 :: ''fuz'' 'tree' + ''HUZ'' 'lack' = ''fuzuz'' 'treeless'
-In some cases a word ending in a vowel + ''-i'' will alter to vowel + ''-u'' when a suffix or the second element of a compound begins with a consonant:
-:: ''mei'' 'dark' + ''kezi'' 'stone' = ''meukézi'' 'obsidian'
 Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings.