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'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA|~~kətæsɪˈræŋg~~]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the ~~inhabitants~~ of Ketaserang & Kenalerambo.

{{infobox language

| name = Ketaserang

| nativename = ketasiraangeh

| pronunciation = ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh

| creator = User:Jukethatbox

| created = 2025

| setting = ''Adventures in the Poccasins''

| state = Ketaserang & Kenalerambo

| ethnicity = Serus

| fam1 = Bebaaye

| fam2 = Nyé-Seru

| fam3 = Seru

| speakers = 2.56 million

| date = 2025

| minority = [[Poccasin Federation]]

| notice = ipa

}}

'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA|kətæsɪˈræŋ, kɪ-]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the Seru people, an ethnolinguistic group of related peoples inhabiting the Ketaserang & Kenalerambo archipelago in the [[Poccasin Federation]]. Variously considered a single language and a [[w:Dialect continuum|dialect continuum]], Ketaserang has the largest population of native speakers for an indigenous language in the Poccasin Federation, at 2.56 million speakers; only the [[w:English-based creole language|English creole language]] [[Bemé]] has more speakers at 15 million. Because of this high native speaker number, there have been various [[w:Self-determination|calls for independence]] by the Seru peoples to form their own state distinct from the Poccasin Federation; however, these calls have mostly died down since the [[1999 Internal Autonomy Act]], which gave each region in the Poccasin Federation their own devolved regional government and a right to withdraw from the Federation if a two-thirds majority vote for independence is achieved.

==Phonology==

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<sup>1</sup> All implosive stops are voiced.<br>

There are 39 phonemic and 4 allophonic consonants in Ketaserang, 58.1% of these being plosives or implosives; more than any other language spoken in the Poccasin Archipelago.

/t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/ is an allophone of /t d/ before /ɪ iː/. However, some dialects also shift /c ɟ/ to /t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/ in the same way, leading to differing spellings of certain words, like ''ki'''ti'''aap'' (standard) and ''ki'''ci'''aap'' (non-standard), both pronounced [[Help:IPA|[kɪˈt͡ʃaːp]]] and meaning "ketchup".

/r/ is a stressed allophone of /ɾ/, as in ''mḅa'''r'''aang'' [[Help:IPA|[ᵐɓɐˈraːŋ]]] "belongings". In contrast, /ŋʷ/ is an word-medial and unstressed allophone of /ᵑɡʷ/, such as in ''duḍee'''ngw'''e'' [[Help:IPA|[dʊˈɗɛːŋʷe]]] "wooden flute".

/β/ is an allophone of /b/ before /s z/, such as in ''a'''b'''suh'' [[Help:IPA|[ɐβsʊh]]] "curve (n.)".

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-'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA|kətæsɪˈræŋg]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the inhabitants of Ketaserang & Kenalerambo.
+{{infobox language
+| name = Ketaserang
+| nativename = ketasiraangeh
+| pronunciation = ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh
+| creator = User:Jukethatbox
+| created = 2025
+| setting = ''Adventures in the Poccasins''
+| state = Ketaserang & Kenalerambo
+| ethnicity = Serus
+| fam1 = Bebaaye
+| fam2 = Nyé-Seru
+| fam3 = Seru
+| speakers = 2.56 million
+| date = 2025
+| minority = [[Poccasin Federation]]
+| notice = ipa
+}}
+'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA|kətæsɪˈræŋ, kɪ-]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the Seru people, an ethnolinguistic group of related peoples inhabiting the Ketaserang & Kenalerambo archipelago in the [[Poccasin Federation]]. Variously considered a single language and a [[w:Dialect continuum|dialect continuum]], Ketaserang has the largest population of native speakers for an indigenous language in the Poccasin Federation, at 2.56 million speakers; only the [[w:English-based creole language|English creole language]] [[Bemé]] has more speakers at 15 million. Because of this high native speaker number, there have been various [[w:Self-determination|calls for independence]] by the Seru peoples to form their own state distinct from the Poccasin Federation; however, these calls have mostly died down since the [[1999 Internal Autonomy Act]], which gave each region in the Poccasin Federation their own devolved regional government and a right to withdraw from the Federation if a two-thirds majority vote for independence is achieved.
 ==Phonology==
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 ! colspan=2 | lateral
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+| || l || ʎ || || ||
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 <sup>1</sup> All implosive stops are voiced.<br>
 There are 39 phonemic and 4 allophonic consonants in Ketaserang, 58.1% of these being plosives or implosives; more than any other language spoken in the Poccasin Archipelago.
+/t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/ is an allophone of /t d/ before /ɪ iː/. However, some dialects also shift /c ɟ/ to /t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/ in the same way, leading to differing spellings of certain words, like ''ki'''ti'''aap'' (standard) and ''ki'''ci'''aap'' (non-standard), both pronounced [[Help:IPA|[kɪˈt͡ʃaːp]]] and meaning "ketchup".
+/r/ is a stressed allophone of /ɾ/, as in ''mḅa'''r'''aang'' [[Help:IPA|[ᵐɓɐˈraːŋ]]] "belongings". In contrast, /ŋʷ/ is an word-medial and unstressed allophone of /ᵑɡʷ/, such as in ''duḍee'''ngw'''e'' [[Help:IPA|[dʊˈɗɛːŋʷe]]] "wooden flute".
+/β/ is an allophone of /b/ before /s z/, such as in ''a'''b'''suh'' [[Help:IPA|[ɐβsʊh]]] "curve (n.)".
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 |+ Ketaserang vowels