Verse:Mwail/Qocwane

Polynuosu (placeholder name) is a language mainly inspired by Nuosu and Finnic.

Phonology

Consonants in Nuosu

		Labial	Alveolar		Retroflex	(Alveolo-) Palatal	Velar	Glottal
			plain	sibilant
Nasal	unvoiced	(m̥) IPA(key): ⟨hm⟩	(n̥) IPA(key): ⟨hn⟩
	voiced	(m) IPA(key): ⟨m⟩	(n) IPA(key): ⟨n⟩			(ɲ) IPA(key): ⟨ny⟩	(ŋ) IPA(key): ⟨ng⟩
Stop/ Affricate	unvoiced	(p) IPA(key): ⟨b⟩	(t) IPA(key): ⟨d⟩	(ts) IPA(key): ⟨z⟩	(ʈʂ) IPA(key): ⟨zh⟩	(tɕ) IPA(key): ⟨j⟩	(k) IPA(key): ⟨g⟩
	aspirated	(pʰ) IPA(key): ⟨p⟩	(tʰ) IPA(key): ⟨t⟩	(tsʰ) IPA(key): ⟨c⟩	(ʈʂʰ) IPA(key): ⟨ch⟩	(tɕʰ) IPA(key): ⟨q⟩	(kʰ) IPA(key): ⟨k⟩
	voiced	(b) IPA(key): ⟨bb⟩	(d) IPA(key): ⟨dd⟩	(dz) IPA(key): ⟨zz⟩	(ɖʐ) IPA(key): ⟨rr⟩	(dʑ) IPA(key): ⟨jj⟩	(ɡ) IPA(key): ⟨gg⟩
	prenasalized	(ᵐb) IPA(key): ⟨nb⟩	(ⁿd) IPA(key): ⟨nd⟩	(ⁿdz) IPA(key): ⟨nz⟩	(ᶯɖʐ) IPA(key): ⟨nr⟩	(ᶮdʑ) IPA(key): ⟨nj⟩	(ᵑɡ) IPA(key): ⟨mg⟩
Continuant	unvoiced	(f) IPA(key): ⟨f⟩	(l̥) IPA(key): ⟨hl⟩	(s) IPA(key): ⟨s⟩	(ʂ) IPA(key): ⟨sh⟩	(ɕ) IPA(key): ⟨x⟩	(x) IPA(key): ⟨h⟩	(h) IPA(key): ⟨hx⟩
	voiced	(v) IPA(key): ⟨v⟩	(l) IPA(key): ⟨l⟩	(z) IPA(key): ⟨ss⟩	(ʐ) IPA(key): ⟨r⟩	(ʑ) IPA(key): ⟨y⟩	(ɣ) IPA(key): ⟨w⟩

Vowels

		Front	Non-front
			unrounded	rounded
Syllabic consonant	loose		z̩ ŷ	v̩ʷ û
	tight		z̠̩ y	v̠̩ʷ u
Close	loose	e̝ ê	ɤ̝ â	o̝ ô
Open-mid	tight	ɛ e		ɔ o
Open			a a

Polynuosu has loose/tight vowel harmony:

• loose: ŷ û ê â ô
• tight: y u e a o