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Created page with "'''Iwá'a Tui ''' {{ipa|[iˈwa.ʔa ˈtu.i]}} is a language spoken by a seafaring culture known as the Tui people. The name Iwá'a Tui comes from the phrase ''iwáák-a tui'' {{ipa|[iˈwaːk̚.a ˈtu.i]}} (or, colloquially, ''iwáág'a toi'' {{ipa|[iˈwaː.ɠa ˈto.i]}}) meaning "voice of the people". Iwá'a Tui is a mainly analytic language with few non-interacting affixes. == Phonology == A comprehensive phonological analysis of Iwá'a Tui has not been conducted, so..." |
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=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
{{ipa| | {{ipa|[m n ɲ p p̚ b tʰ t t̚ t͡ɕ kʰ k k̚ ɡ ʔ ɸ f z ʃ x h w l j ɾ]}} | ||
Consonants of all manners except tap have been observed to be long. | Consonants of all manners except tap have been observed to be long. | ||
{{ipa| | {{ipa|[ɸ]}} and {{ipa|[f]}} are distinguished by the latter being pronounced noticeably stronger. | ||
{{ipa|[n̩]}} is the only consonant observed to be syllabic, having occured in both standard and honorific forms of the word for "cloud" (''mán-u'' and ''phán-u'', respectively) in which it had secondary stress. | |||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
==== Monophthongs ==== | ==== Monophthongs ==== | ||
{{ipa| | {{ipa|[i y u e ə o ɜ æ ɐ a]}} | ||
Only {{ipa| | Only {{ipa|[i u e o a]}} have been observed to be long. | ||
==== Diphthongs ==== | ==== Diphthongs ==== | ||
{{ipa| | {{ipa|[ei ou ɜi ai]}} | ||
Only {{ipa| | Only {{ipa|[ei]}} and {{ipa|[ai]}} have been observed to be lengthened, with only the i-component having increased length. | ||
=== Stress === | === Stress === | ||
Iwá'a Tui has phonemic primary and secondary stress. | Iwá'a Tui has phonemic primary and secondary stress. | ||
=== Phonotactics === | |||
(C)(C)V(V)(L)(C)(C) | |||
* C: consonant | |||
* V: vowel | |||
* L: length | |||
== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
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For verb-phrases, head-initiality is used much more often in all formality registers. It is more commonly used to convey significance to the event in question. Head-initiality is mandatory when the head and/or dependent are a clause or if the head is respected (in which case, it also is used in its respectful form). | For verb-phrases, head-initiality is used much more often in all formality registers. It is more commonly used to convey significance to the event in question. Head-initiality is mandatory when the head and/or dependent are a clause or if the head is respected (in which case, it also is used in its respectful form). | ||
== Vocabulary == | |||
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|Clothes when worn on the body or high-class clothing. | |||
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