Genaizuawin

General Information
Genaizuawin (/gɛˌnaɪzuːˈawɪn/; natively Gewnayzuawwin Iyensi) is the language spoken by the Asoewnte tribe in the Eastern desert, part of the planet Aethos' one continent's Great Desert. The Easternmost part of the desert, where the Asoewnte live, is bordered by hills and mountains to the east, the rest of the Eastern Desert to the west, and to the great Eastern Plateau chain to the south.

The Asoewnte people live around the Asoewnte Oasis, which is more like a salty mini-sea or great lake. Due to their proximity to water, many people visit them, most notably religious missions from various sects which have set up shop around the Oasis. The Asoewnte have embraced the tourism, religious journeys, and missions to become the most advanced tribe in the Eastern desert.

Classification and Dialects
Genaizuawin is part of the Eastern Desert dialect chain. It is mutually intelligible with its neighbors, but gets less mutually intelligible with distance.

Consonants

 * All consonants but /j/ and /w/ can be geminated. When /ɹ/ is geminated, it becomes /rː/.

Vowels

 * Diphthongs are /eɯ̯/, /ɤi̯/, /aɯ̯/, and /ai̯/

Phonotactics
(C)V(n)


 * min: /ɯ/ in u- "to"
 * max: /gːaɯ̯n/ in iggawn "night"
 * Geminate consonants may not start words (they can in most neighboring dialects, however).

Writing System

 * Diphthongs are written with w and y.