Twetho

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Bürhõid /pyrhɤit/ is a Talmic language closely related to Qazhrian. It's a part of the Yekhan Sprachbund.

Todo

-õid: a nationality suffix related to the -oed in Rhythoed?

Phonology

Ufirlandisg and Estonian-inspired.

Consonants

Consonants: m n ny ng p b t d ty gy k g q /ʔ/ f v sz c dz z s zs sy zy x gh h r l /w/ j (going Hungarian) (s zs = retro, ty gy sy zy = alveolopalatal)

Vowels

Vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i /i/, ü /y/ í /iː/, ű /yː/ u /u/ ú /uː/
Close-mid e /ə/ é /ɤː/
Open (i)e, (ü)e [æ~ɛ] (i)é, (ü)é [æː~ɛː] a /a/ á /aː/ (u)o /ɔ/ (u)ó /ɔː/