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'''Wakanese''' is a Wakanic language related to [[Verapamil]] and [[Diltiazem]]. It is a minlang inspired by Hawaiian.


Numbers: ire, kai, mie, tane, mare, tike, atu, toeno, toaha, mukoe, kanete, kū
==Phonology==
===Phonotactics===
Wakanese syllables are (C)V.
===Consonants===
Wakanese has 8 consonants, like Hawaiian.
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 540px; text-align:center;"
|-
!  !! Labial !! Coronal !! Velar !! Glottal
|-
! Nasal
| '''m''' /m~b/ || '''n''' /n~d/ || ||
|-
! Stop
| '''p''' /p/ || '''t''' /t/ || '''k''' /k/ || [ʔ]
|-
! Continuant
| '''w''' /w/ || '''r''' /ɾ~ɹ~l/ || || '''h''' /h/
|}
;Notes
*/m, n/ show a marked tendency to denasalize word-initially; some speakers have [b, d] at said position.
*/p, t, k/ are unaspirated.
===Vowels===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 540px; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width: 90px; "|  
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Front
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Central
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Back
|-
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
|-
! style="" |Close
| '''i''' /i/
| '''ī''' /iː/
|
|
| '''u''' /u/
| '''ū''' /uː/
|-
! style="" |Mid
| '''e''' /e/
| '''ē''' /eː/
|
|
| '''o''' /o/
| '''ō''' /oː/
|-
! style="" |Open
|
|
| '''a''' /a/
| '''ā''' /aː/
|
|
|}
[[Category:Wakanic languages]][[Category:Hussmauch]][[Category:Languages]]

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