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== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
=== Initials ===
=== Initials ===
* k g ng?
* k g ng ky gy ngy
* s z ny
* s z sh zh
* t d n
* t d n ch j ny
* p b m
* p b m py by my
* y r w h
* y r w h ry hy
 
=== Rimes ===
=== Rimes ===
* i e a o u ii ee aa oo uu iq eq aq oq uq in en an on un
* i e a o u ii ee aa oo uu iq eq aq oq uq in en an on un
=== Tone ===
=== Tone ===
High and low
High and low

Revision as of 00:54, 2 May 2023

Suwaa is a language isolate of Hmøøh, spoken on the island country of Suwaabiq. It is inspired aesthetically by Burmese, Japanese, Lakota, and Niger-Congo languages, and its grammar is meant to be "Navajo-lite" (strongly head-final and head-marking, though not fully polysynthetic).

Phonology

Initials

  • k g ng ky gy ngy
  • s z sh zh
  • t d n ch j ny
  • p b m py by my
  • y r w h ry hy

Rimes

  • i e a o u ii ee aa oo uu iq eq aq oq uq in en an on un

Tone

High and low