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The Utlun languages (from common ʊtɬʊn, "tongue of men") are a small of about eight languages spoken by some  of West Yoju in north-eastern Övlanda, primarily in the fyllşa of Yksnkust and Norkust. It is divided into two main branches, the Naktlun and Sitlun which are undoubtedly related but not close. Utlun was formerly grouped with the but this relation is now considered obsolete, though it has been influenced by it in its, , and.

A based on Central Naktlun, written with, was developed in the early 20th century. The language was not traditionally written in, but this has seen some usage after Övlanda's independence from Fusen.

Demographics
The whole language family is estimated to have roughly 1,000,000 speakers, approximately 70% of which have an Utlun language as their main or only language. The largest branch is Naktlun, with around 950,000 speakers; Sitlun languages are spoken by some 50,000 people. Almost all speakers reside in Övlanda.

Language contact
There are significant lexical similarities with the and  language families due to contact. There are also less significant similarities with a few individual languages that arrived in recent centuries, mainly, and.