Verse:Mwail/Qocwane

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Polynuosu (placeholder name) is a language mainly inspired by Nuosu and Finnic.

Phonology

Consonants in Nuosu
Labial Alveolar Retroflex (Alveolo-)
Palatal
Velar Glottal
plain sibilant
Nasal unvoiced
voiced
Stop/
Affricate
unvoiced
aspirated
voiced
prenasalized
Continuant unvoiced
voiced

Vowels

Front Non-front
unrounded rounded
Syllabic
consonant
loose ŷ v̩ʷ û
tight z̠̩ y v̠̩ʷ u
Close loose ê ɤ̝ â ô
Open-mid tight ɛ e ɔ o
Open a a

Polynuosu has loose/tight vowel harmony:

  • loose: ŷ û ê â ô
  • tight: y u e a o