WIV, Wuxing Inspired Vocabulary

Rationale
Studies say that learning by categories can make learning the members 40% more difficult. The best way is to make the associations odd, even surreal.

These associations are as good as random, as are the phonetic shape of words in a natlang. But what if the phonetic shape suggestive of the widest range of associations. They would have in-built paths constructed by millennia of observation, metaphor and intuition. The learner would have an easier path at arriving at odd and even surreal associations that are original to them. They would open their eyes to new observations, have their own understanding of metaphor, and develop an intuition for how the wuxing system works.

And, oh, yes, arguing with wuxing is also a learning device.

Lexicon
Assigning consonants

This is to be done by a system not yet determined. For the sake of lessening the chance of mishearing a vowel, besides the initial consonant, a coda should also be assigned under the system. If not /Ø/, then the more frequently used words should end in a resonant / m n ŋ l r ... /, and those with lesser frequency should end in a fricative / f v s z ... / before a stop is used. This rule can be broken if they can be used to classify certain words that have only a low chance of being misheard.

WIV can allow homophones as long as there is a low change of them being misunderstood with one another.

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