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'''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 ''' [iˈwɐ.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 ''iwaak-a tui'' [iˈwaːk̚.a ˈtu.i] (or, colloquially, ''iwaag'a toi'' [iˈwaː.ɠa ˈto.i]) meaning "voice of the people".


Iwá'a Tui is a mainly analytic language with few non-interacting affixes.  
Iwá'a Tui is a mainly analytic language with few non-interacting affixes.  
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=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===
{{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]}}
{| class="wikitable
! Romanization
|[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]
|-
! Pronunciation
|m
|n
|ñ
|p
|p-
|b
|th
|t
|t-
|ch
|kh
|k
|k-
|g
|'
|ph
|f
|z
|s
|x
|h
|w
|l
|y
|r
|}


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|[ɸ]}} and {{ipa|[f]}} are distinguished by the latter being pronounced noticeably stronger.
[ɸ] and [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.
[n̩] is the only consonant observed to be syllabic, having occured in both standard and honorific forms of the word for "cloud" (''man-u'' and ''phan-u'', respectively) in which it had secondary stress.


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
==== Monophthongs ====
==== Monophthongs ====
{{ipa|[i y u e ə o ɜ æ ɐ a]}}
{| class="wikitable
! Romanization
|[i]
|[y]
|[u]
|[e]
|[ə]
|[o]
|[ɜ]
|[æ]
|[ɐ]
|[a]
|-
! Pronunciation
|i
|ú
|u
|e
|é
|o
|ë
|ä
|á
|a
|}


Only {{ipa|[i u e o a]}} have been observed to be long.
Only [i u e o a] have been observed to be long.


==== Diphthongs ====
==== Diphthongs ====
{{ipa|[ei ou ɜi ai]}}
{| class="wikitable
! Romanization
|[ei]
|[ou]
|[ɜi]
|[ai]
|-
! Pronunciation
|ei
|ou
|ëi
|ai
|}
 
Only [ei] and [ai] have been observed to be lengthened, with only the i-component having increased length.


Only {{ipa|[ei]}} and {{ipa|[ai]}} have been observed to be lengthened, with only the i-component having increased length.
Multiple vowels next to each other are romanized with ⟨-⟩ in between if they can be confused for a diphthong.


=== Stress ===
=== Stress ===
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! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
|[ˈju.i]
|yu-i [ˈju.i]
|clothes
|clothes
|
|
|-
|-
|[ˈju.i.tai]
|yu-itai [ˈju.i.tai]
|clothes
|clothes
|Clothes when worn on the body or high-class clothing. Evolved from the honorific form of [ˈju.i].
|Clothes when worn on the body or high-class clothing. Evolved from the honorific form of ''yu-i''.
|-
|-
|[ˈo.my]
|omú [ˈo.my]
|book
|book
|
|
|-
|-
|[ˈʔe.he.æn]
|'eheän [ˈʔe.he.æn]
|movie
|movie
|
|
|-
|-
|[ɐˈmæ]
|ámä [ɐˈmæ]
|ocean (childhood)
|ocean (childhood)
|
|
|-
|-
|[onˈnaː]
|onnaa [onˈnaː]
|ocean
|ocean
|
|
|-
|-
|[omˈmaː]
|ommaa [omˈmaː]
|ocean (honorific)
|ocean (honorific)
|
|
|-
|-
|[waˈʃːiː]
|wassii [waˈʃːiː]
|crashing wave
|crashing wave
|
|
|-
|-
|[ˈoi̯.tai̯]
|oitai [ˈoi̯.tai̯]
|wave
|wave
|Used exclusively for waves before crashing.
|Used exclusively for waves before crashing.
|-
|-
|[ˈo.liˌtai̯]
|olitai [ˈo.liˌtai̯]
|wave (honorific)
|wave (honorific)
|Used exclusively for waves before crashing.
|Used exclusively for waves before crashing.
|-
|-
|[miˈzu]
|mizu [miˈzu]
|drinking water
|drinking water
|
|
|-
|-
|[ˈɡɐ.ʔin]
|gá'in [ˈɡɐ.ʔin]
|music
|music
|
|
|-
|-
|[ˈɡə.ʔin]
|gé'in [ˈɡə.ʔin]
|music (honorific)
|music (honorific)
|Used much more often than [ˈɡɐ.ʔin].
|Used much more often than ''gá'in''.
|-
|-
|[ˈtʰam.wi]
|thamwi [ˈtʰam.wi]
|boat
|boat
|
|
|-
|-
|[tʰaˈmu.i]
|thamui [tʰaˈmu.i]
|boat (honorific)
|boat (honorific)
|
|
|-
|-
|[ˈma.u]
|mau [ˈma.u]
|arm
|arm
|Not including its hand.
|Not including its hand.
|-
|-
|[ˌiˈma.u]
|imau [ˌiˈma.u]
|arm
|arm
|The arm and its hand.
|The arm and its hand.
|-
|-
|[ˈteˌleˌhi]
|telehi [ˈteˌleˌhi]
|river
|river
|
|
|-
|-
|[ˌte.leˈhe.i]
|telehe-i [ˌte.leˈhe.i]
|major river
|major river
|Refers to a large, thick, or culturally/politically/ecologically important river. Evolved from the honorific form of [ˈteˌleˌhi].
|Refers to a large, thick, or culturally/politically/ecologically important river. Evolved from the honorific form of ''telehi''.
|-
|-
|[ˈmboku]
|mboku [ˈmboku]
|car
|car
|
|
|-
|-
|[ˈkʰaː.i]
|khaa-i [ˈkʰaː.i]
|foot
|foot
|
|
|-
|-
|[ˈoˌkʰaː.i]
|okhaa-i [ˈoˌkʰaː.i]
|leg
|leg
|Not including its foot.
|Not including its foot.
|-
|-
|[mut̚ˈtʰa]
|mut-tha [mut̚ˈtʰa]
|leg
|leg
|The leg and its foot.
|The leg and its foot.
|-
|-
|[e.le]-
|ele [e.le] +
|to be on the path to
|to be on the path to
|Prefixed to the destination.
|Prefixed to the destination.


|-
|-
|[e.le.æm]-
|eleäm [e.le.æm] +
|to be on the path to (honorific)
|to be on the path to (honorific)
|Prefixed to the destination.
|Prefixed to the destination.
|-
|ele-i [e.leˈi]
|to be going
|Does not specify destination, used when the destination is implied or unnecessary to mention.
|-
|maki [ˈma.ki] +
|wanted (childhood)
|Prefixed to noun. Words must be nominalized to have this form.
|-
|maaki [ˈmaː.ki] +
|wanted
|Prefixed to noun. Words must be nominalized to have this form.
|-
|maakhi [ˈmaː.kʰi] +
|wanted (honorific)
|Prefixed to noun. Words must be nominalized to have this form.
|-
|ewethoo [ˈe.weˌtʰoː]
|path to
|Used as an adjective. The path in question must be chosen, not unintentional.
|-
|eweo [ˈe.we.o]
|path to (honorific)
|Used as an adjective. The path in question must be chosen, not unintentional.
|-
|to'ikare [ˈto.ʔiˈka.ɾe]
|computer
|
|-
|to'ikäle [ˈto.ʔiˌkæ.le]
|computer (honorific)
|
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