Verse:Hmøøh/Drug names

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Drug names in Tricin are informed by the phonologies of the five most common modern Trician languages (Tizian, Sjowaazheñ, Eevo, Tsjoen, Rhythoed), while taking roots from abbreviations and chemical names.

Phonology

Farsi gib

Consonants

Labial Dental/Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ng /ŋ/
Plosive unaspirated b /p~b/ d /t~d/ g /k~g/
aspirated p /pʰ~p/ t /tʰ~t/ c /kʰ~k/
Affricate unvoiced tx /tʃ/
voiced dx /dʒ/
Fricative unvoiced s /s/ x /ʃ/ ç /x~ç/
voiced v /v~w/ z /z/ zj /ʒ/
Resonant r /r/ j /j/ l /l~ʟ~w/

Anvirese has mutations - must factor that in

  • All drug names are neuter in Anvirese
  • initial b d g n is not allowed (because of eclipsis and y(n))

Vowels

a e i o w /a e i o u/; no diphthongs or vowel length, and no hiatus

Stress

Stress is always initial.

Affixes

Tends prefixing.