Nga

Nga is an artistic personal language of Suqi that is heavily based around the compounding of monosyllabic root words to make new lexical items.

Phonology

Syllable Structure

Nga follows a (C)V(V) syllable structure for root words, (C)V(V)(G) for compounded roots, and (C)(C)V(V)(C)(C) structure for affixes. G stands for gemination of the following consonant, which if followed by a vowel becomes [ʔ] instead.

Vowel Harmony

Nga has regressive fronting harmony. Harmony spreads across entire words. Front vowels include /i y e ø ɔ ɑ yi̯ ei̯ øi̯ ɔi̯ ai̯/ and back vowels include /i u ɤ o ɔ ɑ ui̯ ɤi̯ oi̯ ɔi̯ ai̯/. There are two transparent vowels: /ɑ ai̯/, and three vowels that are transparent in medial and final syllables, but trigger harmony when in an initial syllable: /i ɔ ɔi̯/.