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'''Danishmandi''' is a Keric language inspired by Danish and Mandarin phonology. The name is also inspired by the Urdu and Persian word ''dānishmandī'' "wisdom, sagacity".

== Phonology ==
=== Initials ===
p pʰ m f
t tsʰ s n ɮ l
tˁ tsʰˁ sˁ nˁ ɮˁ
k kʰ x~h
q qʰ χ R

'''b p m f d t s n ld l dr tr sr nr ldr g k h gr kr hr r'''

=== Rimes ===
{0, w, j} + {0, a, ə} + {0, w, j, ð, n, ŋ}

/0 a ə aj əj aw əw að əð an ən aŋ əŋ/ '''i a e ai ei ao ou ad ed an en ang eng''' (cannot follow labials)

The /-0/ rime only follows emphatics

/w0 wa wə waj wəj wað wəð wan wən waŋ wəŋ/ '''wu/u wa/ua wo/uo wai/uai wei/ui wad/uad wed/ud wan/uan wen/un wang/uang weng/ung''' (/wa/ -> /a/ after labials)

/j0 ja jə jaw jəw jað jəð jan jən jaŋ jəŋ/ '''yi/i ya/ia ye/ie yao/iao you/iu yad/iad yid/id yan/ian yin/in yang/iang ying/ing''' (cannot follow emphatics)

=== All syllables ===
Null initial: All rimes except /0/

To add other initials

b p m f: bu ba bo bai bui bad bud ban bun bang bung bi bia bie biao biu biad bid bian bin bing

d t s n ld l: da de dai dei dad dan dang deng du dua duo duai dui duad dud duan dun dung di dia die diao diu diad did dian din diang ding

g k h: ge gai gei gad ged gan gen gang geng gu gua guo guai gui guad gud guan gun guang gung gi gia gie giad gid gian gin giang ging 

Cr: ri ra re rai rei rad red ran ren rang reng ru rua ruo ruai rui ruad rud ruan run ruang rung

=== Tones ===
Mandarin tones