Verse:Hmøøh/Drug names

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Drug names in Tricin are informed by the phonologies of the six most common modern Trician languages (Tizian, Sjowaazhéñ, Eevo, Tsjoen, Rhythoed, Amphirese), while taking roots from abbreviations and chemical names.

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Phonology

The phonemes have a range of acceptable pronunciations.

Consonants

Labial Dental/Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ŋ /ŋ/
Plosive unaspirated b /p~b/ d /t~d/ g /k~g/
aspirated p /pʰ~p/ t /tʰ~t/ c /kʰ~k/
Affricate ts /ts/ tx /tʃ/
Fricative unvoiced f /f/ s /s/ x /ʃ/ ç /x~ç/ h /h/
voiced v /w~v/
Resonant r /r~l/ j /j/

Tizian has mutations

No initial ng

Vowels

a e i o w /a e i o u/; no diphthongs or vowel length, and no hiatus

Stress

Stress is always initial.

Affixes

Tends prefixing.