Suwáá/Classical: Difference between revisions

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Classical Sjowaázh refers to an archaic form of Sjowaázh, partly based on Late Old Sjowaázh.

**Consonant phonemes in Classical Sjowaázh**
		Labial	Dental	Retroflex	Alveolo-palatal	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m /m/	n /n/			ny /ɲ/
Plosive	tenuis	b /p/	d /t/			gy /c/	g /k/	' /ʔ/
	aspirated	p /pʰ/	t /tʰ/			ky /cʰ/	k /kʰ/
	ejective	p' /pʼ/	t' /tʼ/			ky' /cʼ/	k' /kʼ/
Fricative	lenis	v /v̊/	z /z̊/	zh /ʐ̊/	zy /ʑ̊/		gh /ɣ̊/
Fricative	fortis	f /fˑ/	s /sˑ/	sh /ʂˑ/	sy /ɕˑ/		kh /xˑ/	h /h/
Affricate	tenuis		j /ts/	jh /tʂ/	jy /tɕ/
	aspirated		c /tsʰ/	ch /tʂʰ/	cy /tɕʰ/
	ejective		c' /tsʼ/	ch' /tʂʼ/	cy' /tɕʼ/
Approximant			l /l~r/		ly /ʎ/	y /j/	w /w/

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