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.

Historical phonology

Middle Wiebian

ɑ æ e i o ø u y
ɑ: æ: e: ə: i: o: ø: u: y:
ja je i:a ja:
wa wo u:a wa:
ɥa ɥø y:a ɥa:
ai au ay

p pʰ b m mʰ f v w w̃
pˁ pˁʰ bˁ mˁ mʰˁ fˁ vˁ
t tʰ θ ð d n nʰ s z lʰ l nˡ nˡʰ
tˁ tˁʰ θˁ ðˁʰ dˁ nˁ nʰˁ
! !ʰ g! ŋ! ŋʰ! ɧ ɧ̬
!ˁ !ˁʰ g!ˁ ŋ!ˁ ŋʰ!ˁ ɧˁ ɧ̬ˁ
k kʰ g ŋ ŋʰ x ɣ
q qʰ ɢ ɴ ɴʰ χ ʁ
h ʔ ħ ʕ