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== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
=== Initials === | === Initials === | ||
* k g ng ch j ny kw gw ngw | * k g ng ch j ny kw gw ngw chw jw nyw | ||
* t d n s z ny tw dw nw | * t d n s z ny tw dw nw sw zw nyw | ||
* p b m py by my pw bw mw | * p b m py by my pw bw mw | ||
* y r w h ry hy rw hw | * y r w h ry hy rw hw yw hyw | ||
=== Rimes === | === Rimes === | ||
Revision as of 01:39, 2 May 2023
Suwaa is a language isolate of Hmøøh, spoken on the island country of Suwaabiq. It is mainly inspired aesthetically by Burmese Japanese, and Ancient Greek, 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 chw jw nyw
- t d n s z ny tw dw nw sw zw nyw
- p b m py by my pw bw mw
- y r w h ry hy rw hw yw hyw
Rimes
- Monomoraic: i e a o u /i e a o u/
- Bimoraic: ii ei ee aa oo ou uu iq eq aq oq uq in en an on un /iː eː ɛː aː ɔː oː uː ɪʔ ɛʔ aʔ ɔʔ ʊʔ iɰ̃ eɰ̃ aɰ̃ oɰ̃ uɰ̃/
Tone
High and low