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'''Hwnic''' is an ''a priori'' semi-naturalistic agglutinative language. It attempts to broadly delineate what natural languages might look like in the future, influenced by sources as diverse as Internet slang, mathematical notations, and programming languages. | '''Hwnic''' is an ''a priori'' semi-naturalistic agglutinative language. It attempts to broadly delineate what natural languages might look like in the future, influenced by sources as diverse as Internet slang, mathematical notations, and programming languages. | ||
== Overview == | |||
The phonology of Hwnic is mostly unremarkable. Hwnic is a pitch-accent language, and it has 5 vowels, 3 nasals, 7 plosives, 6 fricatives, 1 phonemic affricate, and 3 liquids. The continuants may be syllabic. Syllable structure is (C)(C)V(C)(C), with most word roots taking the form of C(C)V. Connected speech is subject to a set of more complex rules involving use of non-modal phonation. | |||