Tchwerian

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Tchwerian (Wieb-Muts or Reber-Muts) is a Wiebian dialect continuum that includes Modern Standard Wiebian (both the European and the North American varieties). It is often simply called "Wiebian" in-universe.

Phonology

Consonants:
p b m f
t d n z c s
zh ch sh
j q x
g!x !x n!x
g k ng
h

Vowels:
i ü u e ö o a aa
aai ai aau au ei oi eu ou iu ui öi
I might have to give up on sie > shi
or I might do something crazy
s > sh > x
g!x > zh
where will I get s from
x > s?
I should have /r/ and /l/
r from sch

of course
I don't really like s > sh > x > s

cyclic chain shift
I'm doing it just to get sie > zai > sai > shai > shi
Sie sie sie sie sie sie Sie?
Shi shi shi shi shi shi shi?

yes
parody chinese has to have all those 'shi's
what about
s > sh > s
x < /xj/

/xj/ < ? (in AW)
I think among other things, bekeh/bekäh, beköh, bekehr

I might end up with too many sh's
I should condition it
aaaaarrrrgh

yes