Archaic Archipelago Southwestern

General Info
Archaic Archipelago Southwestern is an extinct Southwesterner language. It is the earliest attested ancestor of all SW Archipelago languages.

Syllable Structure
As each phonetic Archipelago word was made up of one syllable, its syllables are equivalent to words. Each syllable is made up of three components: an onset, a nucleus, and an optional coda. Several suprasegmental features also exist.

Nuclei
Archipelago nuclei are the 'carriers' of its syllables. They can be divided into two types:
 * Primary nuclei
 * The five cardinal vowels
 * Can be nuclei regardless of onset and coda
 * Secondary nuclei
 * Sonorants
 * Can be nuclei only in appropriate contexts

Nouns
Archipelago nouns, although isolating, were grouped into four animacy classes, or 'genders':
 * Superanimate
 * Animate
 * Edible
 * Inedible