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''' | '''Suwáá''' is a language isolate of Hmøøh, spoken on the island country of Suwáábíq. 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). | ||
Æ-Xenic? | Æ-Xenic? | ||
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=== Tone === | === Tone === | ||
High and low | High (acute) and low (unmarked) | ||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
Sùwáábíq has something much like our Western classical operatic singing. | Sùwáábíq has something much like our Western classical operatic singing. | ||
Revision as of 14:03, 2 May 2023
Suwáá is a language isolate of Hmøøh, spoken on the island country of Suwáábíq. 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).
Æ-Xenic?
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 ryw yw hyw (r is [l] before /i j/)
Rimes
- Monomoraic: i e a o u n /i e a o u N/
- 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 (acute) and low (unmarked)
Phonology
Sùwáábíq has something much like our Western classical operatic singing.