Vasỳkaa

Vowels

 * /a/ and /ã/ can be lengthened to /a:/ and /ã:/; this is reflected in orthography by writing the letter twice

Tone
Vasykaa is a tonal language. The language distinguishes four tones: mid tone (unmarked), high tone (acute accent), low tone (grave accent), and falling tone (circumflex accent).

Phonotactics
All syllables are of the form CV, where C can be any consonant and V can be any vowel. There are no consonant clusters, codas, or diphthongs.

Example text

 * Be se dóvę̀ le sỳ tédali, kęjasaa sỳ tyjuny tŷta pálata le mijuta. Bąjýsaa dą́ą́ sy se tę̀ le se inu so dą́ą́ otą̀ą̀kàà pá se ǫ dàta sy e timi te se kupevo.

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."