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| nativename = na’ wúhu
| pronunciation = naʔ͜ wu.ɦu
| pronunciation = naʔ͜ wu.ɦu
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'''Nawuhu'''(''na'a wuhu'', <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' 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>


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
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===Vowels===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! !! 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. ''[[Contionary:íean|íean]]'', "one", pronounced [ˈiɘ̯an].
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 09:36, 11 August 2024

Nawuhu
na’ wúhu
WuhuIslandFlag.png
Flag of the Wuhu Autonomous Zone
Pronunciation[naʔ͜ wu.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' wúhu, Nawuhu: [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.[1]

Phonology

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].

References

  1. ^ See [1].