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=== Rimes ===
=== Rimes ===
* Monomoraic: i e a o u
* Monomoraic: i e a o u
* Bimoraic: ii ee/ei aa oo/ou uu iq eq aq oq uq in en an on un
* Bimoraic: ii ei ee aa oo ou uu iq eq aq oq uq in en an on un
 
=== Tone ===
=== Tone ===
High and low
High and low

Revision as of 01:00, 2 May 2023

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

Phonology

Initials

  • k g ng ch j ny kw gw ngw
  • s z sh zh sw zw
  • t d n ty dy ny tw dw nw
  • p b m py by my pw bw mw
  • y r w h ry hy rw hw

Rimes

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

Tone

High and low