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Preinitial + initial + rime, like Germanic and Khmer; how long should preinitials and rimes be?
Preinitial + initial + rime, like Germanic and Khmer; how long should preinitials and rimes be?
=== Preinitials ===
=== Preinitials ===
=== Initials ==
=== Initials ===
/(0|s)/ + /k⁼ kʰ ŋ ŋ̊/ + /(0|w|l|n)/
/(0|s)/ + /k⁼ kʰ ŋ ŋ̊/ + /(0|w|l|n)/
/(0|s)/ + /c⁼ cʰ ɲ ɲ̊ ʎ ʎ̥/
/(0|s)/ + /c⁼ cʰ ɲ ɲ̊ ʎ ʎ̥/
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/(0|s)/ + /w/
/(0|s)/ + /w/
/(0|s)/ + /l l̥ h s ts θ tθ ʔ/ + /(0|j|w|n)/
/(0|s)/ + /l l̥ h s ts θ tθ ʔ/ + /(0|j|w|n)/
=== Rimes ===
=== Rimes ===
==== Structure of rimes ====
==== Structure of rimes ====
Rimes may be monosyllabic or polysyllabic, but the first syllable of the rime receives primary stress by definition.
Rimes may be monosyllabic or polysyllabic, but the first syllable of the rime receives primary stress by definition.

Revision as of 02:45, 30 April 2023

Twetho (Tveþo) is a Tsimulh language in the Twethoic branch. The Twethoic languages are inspired by the Niso-Burmic branch of Sino-Tibetan: Twetho is inspired by Burmese and Icelandic, and there is a Twethoic language that is phonologically a Nuosu-Swedish hybrid.

Phonology

Word structure

Preinitial + initial + rime, like Germanic and Khmer; how long should preinitials and rimes be?

Preinitials

Initials

/(0|s)/ + /k⁼ kʰ ŋ ŋ̊/ + /(0|w|l|n)/ /(0|s)/ + /c⁼ cʰ ɲ ɲ̊ ʎ ʎ̥/ /(0|s)/ + /t⁼ tʰ n n̥/ + /(0|w|l|n)/ /(0|s)/ + /p⁼ pʰ m m̥/ + /(0|j|w|l|n)/ /j ç/ /(0|s)/ + /w/ /(0|s)/ + /l l̥ h s ts θ tθ ʔ/ + /(0|j|w|n)/

Rimes

Structure of rimes

Rimes may be monosyllabic or polysyllabic, but the first syllable of the rime receives primary stress by definition.