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'''Twetho''' (''Tveþo'') is a Tsimulh language in the Twethoic branch. The Twethoic languages are inspired by the Niso-Burmic branch of Sino-Tibetan: Twetho is inspired by Burmese and Icelandic, and there is a Twethoic language that is phonologically a Nuosu-Swedish hybrid. | '''Twetho''' (''Tveþo'') is a Tsimulh language in the Twethoic branch. The Twethoic languages are inspired by the Niso-Burmic branch of Sino-Tibetan: Twetho is inspired by Burmese and Icelandic, and there is a Twethoic language that is phonologically a Nuosu-Swedish hybrid. | ||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
=== Word structure === | |||
Preinitial + initial + rime, like Germanic and Khmer; how long should preinitials and rimes be? | |||
=== Preinitials === | |||
=== Initials ==⁴ | |||
/(0|s)/ + /k⁼ kʰ ŋ ŋ̊/ + /(0|w|l|n)/ | |||
/(0|s)/ + /c⁼ cʰ ɲ ɲ̊ ʎ ʎ̥/ | |||
/(0|s)/ + /t⁼ tʰ n n̥/ + /(0|w|l|n)/ | |||
/(0|s)/ + /p⁼ pʰ m m̥/ + /(0|j|w|l|n)/ | |||
/j ç/ | |||
/(0|s)/ + /w/ | |||
/(0|s)/ + /l l̥ h s ts θ tθ ʔ/ + /(0|j|w|n)/ | |||
=== Rimes === | |||
==== Structure of rimes ==== | |||
Rimes may be monosyllabic or polysyllabic, but the first syllable of the rime receives primary stress by definition. | |||