Suwáá/Classical
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Classical Sjowaázh refers to an archaic form of Sjowaázh, partly based on Late Old Sjowaázh.
Phonology
Consonants
Identical to Modern High Sjowaázh, with the addition of /f v/
| Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Alveolo-palatal | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ny /ɲ/ | |||||
| Plosive | tenuis | b /p/ | d /t/ | gy /c/ | g /k/ | ' /ʔ/ | ||
| aspirated | p /pʰ/ | t /tʰ/ | ky /cʰ/ | k /kʰ/ | ||||
| ejective | p' /pʼ/ | t' /tʼ/ | ky' /cʼ/ | k' /kʼ/ | ||||
| Fricative | lenis | v /v̊/ | z /z̊/ | zh /ʐ̊/ | zy /ʑ̊/ | gh /ɣ̊/ | ||
| fortis | f /fˑ/ | s /sˑ/ | sh /ʂˑ/ | sy /ɕˑ/ | kh /xˑ/ | h /h/ | ||
| Affricate | tenuis | j /ts/ | jh /tʂ/ | jy /tɕ/ | ||||
| aspirated | c /tsʰ/ | ch /tʂʰ/ | cy /tɕʰ/ | |||||
| ejective | c' /tsʼ/ | ch' /tʂʼ/ | cy' /tɕʼ/ | |||||
| Approximant | l /l~r/ | ly /ʎ/ | y /j/ | w /w/ | ||||