Niiṭan
Phonology
Syllable structure: (C)(C)V
Stress pattern: Penultimate — stress is on the second last syllable
Word initial consonants: j, k, kw, m, n, p, s, sk, sp, st, t, ts, w, ŋ, ŋw, ɳ, ɻ, ɽ, ʂ, ʈ, ʧ
Mid-word consonants: j, k, kn, ks, kw, m, mp, n, p, pw, s, t, tʧ, w, ŋ, ɽ, ʂ, ʈ, ʧ
Word final consonants: N/A
a → aː / _C#
s → h / V_V
ja → aː / C_
j → d / _#
mp → pː / V_V
t → r / _V
Stress pattern: Penultimate — stress is on the second last syllable
Word initial consonants: j, k, kw, m, n, p, s, sk, sp, st, t, ts, w, ŋ, ŋw, ɳ, ɻ, ɽ, ʂ, ʈ, ʧ
Mid-word consonants: j, k, kn, ks, kw, m, mp, n, p, pw, s, t, tʧ, w, ŋ, ɽ, ʂ, ʈ, ʧ
Word final consonants: N/A
a → aː / _C#
s → h / V_V
ja → aː / C_
j → d / _#
mp → pː / V_V
t → r / _V
Morphology
Adjective → noun = Suffix -ɽi
Noun → adjective = Suffix -ni
Noun → verb = Suffix -ʂo
Verb → noun = Suffix -tiː
Verb → adjective = Suffix -ɽi
Adjective → verb = Suffix -ʈẽ
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -mpiː
One who Xs (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ʂe
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -pã
Diminutive = Suffix -mpiː
Augmentative = Suffix -kni
Noun → adjective = Suffix -ni
Noun → verb = Suffix -ʂo
Verb → noun = Suffix -tiː
Verb → adjective = Suffix -ɽi
Adjective → verb = Suffix -ʈẽ
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -mpiː
One who Xs (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ʂe
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -pã
Diminutive = Suffix -mpiː
Augmentative = Suffix -kni
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