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| nativename = na’a wúhu
| pronunciation = naʔ͜ wu.ɦu
| pronunciation = na.a ˈwu.ɦu
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'''Nawuhu'''(''na' wúhu'', <small>Nawuhu:</small> [[Help:IPA|[naʔ͜ wu.ɦu]]]), also called '''Wuhu''' or '''Nauhu''' is a language isolate that was once predominantly spoken by the inhabitants of Wuhu Island. It was spoken primarily by the civilisation that probably encompassed the entire island, the ruins of which can be seen on the southern half of the island.<ref>See [https://wuhugov.neocities.org/html/history].</ref>
'''Nawuhu'''(''na'a wúhu'', <small>Nawuhu:</small> [[Help:IPA|[na.a ˈwu.ɦu]]]), also called '''Wuhu''' or '''Nauhu''' is a language isolate that was once predominantly spoken by the inhabitants of Wuhu Island. It was spoken primarily by the civilisation that probably encompassed the entire island, the ruins of which can be seen on the southern half of the island.<ref>See [https://wuhugov.neocities.org/html/history].</ref>


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
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/ɘ/ is an unstressed intervocalic allohpone of /e/ and /ʉ/, e.g. ''[[Contionary:íean|íean]]'', "one", pronounced [ˈiɘ̯an].
/ɘ/ is an unstressed intervocalic allohpone of /e/ and /ʉ/, e.g. ''[[Contionary:íean|íean]]'', "one", pronounced [ˈiɘ̯an].
==Morphology==
===Nouns===
====Number====
Nawuhu has five categories of grammatical number: '''singular''', '''dual''', '''paucal''', '''greater paucal''' and '''plural'''. If there is not sufficient context, all nouns in a phrase have to be marked with suffixes denoting their number, including if the noun is singular. If a word ending in ''-a'' must be denoted as singular, the suffix ''-’a'' is placed instead.
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Base suffixes for nouns
|-
! Singular !! Dual !! Paucal !! Greater Paucal !! Plural
|-
| ''-a'' || ''-an'' || ''-avn'' || ''-avne'' || ''-nóa''
|}
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:11, 11 August 2024

Nawuhu
na’a wúhu
WuhuIslandFlag.png
Flag of the Wuhu Autonomous Zone
Pronunciation[na.a ˈwu.ɦu]
Created byJukethatbox
Date2024
Native toWuhu Island
EthnicityIndigenous Wuhu peoples
Extinct~1940
Official status
Regulated byWuhu Autonomous Zone
Development bodyWuhu Island Community Discord
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Nawuhu(na'a wúhu, Nawuhu: [na.a ˈwu.ɦu]), also called Wuhu or Nauhu is a language isolate that was once predominantly spoken by the inhabitants of Wuhu Island. It was spoken primarily by the civilisation that probably encompassed the entire island, the ruins of which can be seen on the southern half of the island.[1]

Phonology

Orthography

Nawuhu is written in a form of the Latin script. There is one diacritic: the acute accent, ⟨◌́⟩, which signifies where stress is placed in a word.

Majuscule A B C K D E G H I J L M N O P S T U V W Y Z
Minuscule a b c k d e g h i j l m n o p s t u v w y z
IPA a b ɕ k d e g h i ʑ l m n o p s t u ʉ w j z
ç ɘ̯ ɦ ɘ̯

Note that ⟨Vv⟩ is a vowel, representing the sound /ʉ/, as well as the sound /ɘ̯/ in intervocalic, non-syllabic positions.

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Alveolo-
palatal
Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d k g ʔ
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Fricative s z ɕ ʑ (ç) h~ɦ
Semivowel w j
Lateral l ʎ

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i ʉ u
Close-mid e (ɘ̯) o
Front a

/ɘ/ is an unstressed intervocalic allohpone of /e/ and /ʉ/, e.g. íean, "one", pronounced [ˈiɘ̯an].

Morphology

Nouns

Number

Nawuhu has five categories of grammatical number: singular, dual, paucal, greater paucal and plural. If there is not sufficient context, all nouns in a phrase have to be marked with suffixes denoting their number, including if the noun is singular. If a word ending in -a must be denoted as singular, the suffix -’a is placed instead.

Base suffixes for nouns
Singular Dual Paucal Greater Paucal Plural
-a -an -avn -avne -nóa

References

  1. ^ See [1].