The basic units of Miwāfu are syllables. These are represented as a single glyph in the written language and spoken as a single unit. They are also the basis of the penultimate accent on the final word of a phrase.
Syllable Chart
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| w | r | m | p | b | h | n | d | t | z | s | g | k | f
For the penultimate (second to the last) syllable of the final word in a phrase, there is an accent which identifies the gender. This gender can be literal (as with most creatures) or representative of scope.
à | è | ì | ò | ù | Masculine, wild, larger, power
ā | ē | ī | ō | ū | Child, neutral, many
á | é | í | ó | ú | Feminine, control, smaller, accurate
While "n" can be a syllable on its own, it is never used in the penultimate location.
When listed in dictionaries and word lists, accents are in the above order (masculine, neuter, female).
Design Notes
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The primary reason that "n" cannot be accented is technical. It is very difficult to find a font that handles macron accents over vowels correctly, but almost impossible to find one that handles acute, grave, and macro accents on "n".
