User:H. H. P. M. P. Cole/Primitive vowel systems

H. H. P. M. P. Cole/Primitive vowel systems (native name bi5 zo1 zo2 gu4) is a tonal language spoken in Angai. Most morphemes are one syllable long but due to the slightly minimalist phonology, there are a lot of homophones, hence, like in Mandarin, many words are two or more syllables long, unlike in Old Bizozogu.

Phonology

Initials: w y g z r l th s n tw b tr qu f c /w j g z ɹ l t s n tʷ b t͡ɬ kʷ f k/

Vowels: a e i o u /a ɛ i ɔ u/

Tones 0 (313) 1 (11) 2 (24) 3 (33) 4 (42) 5 (55) 6 (353) 7 (33 + breathy)

CVT phonotactics

Scratchpad

zo1 bi7 bi4 yo1
ru5 ru4 tri3 yo2
tri6 ru3 a1 gu3
lo4 lo3 ru2 yo1 yo2