Suwáá/Hosne'éh

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  • m > mʲ > nʲ > ng
  • l > ng
  • p->pʲ->tʃ
  • n > d
  • ng > g
  • t' > /t'/
  • t > /th/
  • d > /t/

Numbers

  • 1: xhang- /χʌg/
  • 2: tilxhung /tʰiɬχug/
  • 3: nesg- /dɛsk/
  • 4: dlooch'- /tɬuːtʃ/
  • 5: tsel- /tsʰɛɬ/
  • 6: kh'watl'- /qʷʼʌtɬʼ/

Phonology

Inspired by Tlingit and Lushootseed.

Consonants

Suwáá/Hosne'éh is notable for having no nasals or labials, and having lateral obstruents but no /l/.

Denti-alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral plain labialized plain labialized
Plosive voiced n /d/ ng /g/
plain d /t/ g /k/ gw /kʷ/ gh /q/ ghw /qʷ/ . /ʔ/
aspirated t /tʰ/ k /kʰ/ kw /kʷʰ/ kh /qʰ/ khw /qʷʰ/
ejective t' /tʼ/ k' /kʼ/ k'w /kʷʼ/ kh' /qʼ/ kh'w /qʷʼ/
Fricative s /s/ l /ɬ/ sh /ʃ/ x /x/ xw /xʷ/ xh /χ/ xhw /χʷ/ h /h/
Affricate plain dz /ts/ dl /tɬ/ j /tʃ/
aspirated ts /tsʰ/ tl /tɬʰ/ ch /tʃʰ/
ejective ts' /tsʼ/ tl' /tɬʼ/ ch' /tʃʼ/
Approximant plain y /j/ w /w/
glottalized y' /jˀ/ w' /wˀ/

Vowels