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Miwāfu
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## Pronunciation
(From Reddit)
miwāfu [mi.waː.ɸɯ̥] -- word-final position after a voiceless consonant is the most common place to find /ɯ/-devoicing!
kanéko [ka.ꜛne.ko] -- looks good!
rutejìmo [ɺɯ.te.ꜜdʑi.mo] -- also looks good! Though, out of curiosity, is /di/ a valid segment? or /ti/? In Japanese, /di/ becomes [dʑi] and /ti/ becomes [tɕ] so just curious!
waryoni pagani héru [wa.ɾjo.ni pa.ɡa.ni ꜛçe.ɾɯ] -- for this one, I didn't make any changes, but the /ɯ/ at the end of héru could again be devoiced.
oe shimusògo i fapòdi eyo rutejìmo [o.e ɕi.mɯ.ꜜso.ɡo i ɸa.ꜜpo.di e.jo ɺɯ.te.ꜜdʑi.mo] -- also looks good! There could potentially be a devoicing of /i/ in shimusògo, particularly in rapid speech, but not consistently, as the /m/'s voicing can prevent it.
pibini [pi.bi.ni] -- this one I would definitely not devoice. Devoicing in the middle of a word (not word-finally) is almost ALWAYS the interaction of a voiceless fricative and a voiceless plosive. I can't think of a single example where you would have two plosives, and definitely not when one of them is voiced. Here is an example of a Japanese word with devoicing: Shikoku (island) [ɕi̥kokɯ̥]. The /i/ here is almost universally devoiced, with the /ɯ/ optionally (though preferred) devoiced.

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title: Grammar
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Miwāfu uses regular, phonetic [syllables](./syllables.md) with the sentence structure being identified by various [particles](./particles.md).
It uses a relatively simple system for [formality](./formality.md) when speaking above and below one's position, but this formality is represented by sentence structure, forms of addressing, and word choices more than different word choices.
## Other Components
- [Numbers](./numbers.md)
## Creator's Notes
Miwāfu is D. Moonfire's first significant constructed language. It was originally written as a naming language for [Flight of the Scions](//fedran.com/flight-of-the-scions/) and borrows heavily from Japanese syllables (there are variations) but has different grammatical structures such as sentence structure, particles, and writing systems. It also uses an entirely different system of formality and had an accent structure that doesn't match the real-world language.