Nuim

Consonants

 * /p/, /t/, and /k/ are voiced [b], [d], and [g] between vowels.
 * 1) /s/ and /ʃ/ are voiced [z] and [ʒ] between vowels.
 * [ʃ], [ʒ], [ɹ], and [j] are romanized "sh", "zh", "r", and "y".

Vowels

 * [y], [ə], and [ɑ] are romanized "u", "e", and "a".

Phonotactics
Nuim syllable structure is (C)V(C). /s/, /ʃ/, /h/, /j/, and /w/ are not permitted as codas.

Nouns
Nuim does not have grammatical gender, number, or articles, and Nuim nouns do not inflect for them. For example mere "person" could mean "person," "people," "a person," "the person," and so on. Nuim nouns do inflect in two ways: as part of the honorific system and for possession.

There are two types of honorification in Nuim: the prefix wun-, which is polite, and the prefix ku-, which is respectful. Typically, these prefixes are only applied to people, the possessions of people, and the parts of people. The following table has some examples.

While possession in Nuim is typically handled by the particle ti, "my," "our," and "your" are marked with the prefixes ri-, wa-, and le-. If a noun would be marked by both a possession prefix and an honorification prefix, the possession prefix comes first. The following table has some examples.

Pronouns
As with nouns, Nuim pronouns can take honorific prefixes.