Suwáá

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
• t d n s z 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 /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