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* PIr s -> PEK χ | * PIr s -> PEK χ | ||
* PIr b/w -> PEK β | * PIr b/w -> PEK β | ||
* PIr d -> ð | * PIr d -> ð (r in retroflexing environments) | ||
* final nasal -> {{ng}} | * final nasal -> {{ng}} | ||
* Non-final nasals stay put (n in PIr /rVn/ retroflexes) | * Non-final nasals stay put (n in PIr /rVn/ retroflexes) | ||
Revision as of 00:37, 16 June 2025
The Irenesian languages are a large language family mainly spoken in Angai Asia. The Irenesian urheimat is thought to have been Taiwan.
Todo
Diachronics
Consonants
- p' -> PEK mʶ
- t' -> PEK tʶ
- k' -> PEK q
- PIr l -> PEK ć
- PIr y/g/hiatus breaker -> PEK y
- PIr k -> PEK ç
- PIr ng, r -> PEK 0
- PIr s -> PEK χ
- PIr b/w -> PEK β
- PIr d -> ð (r in retroflexing environments)
- final nasal -> ŋ
- Non-final nasals stay put (n in PIr /rVn/ retroflexes)
- p, t stay put (t in PIr /rVt/ retroflexes)
Vowels
PIr ā ē ī ō ū -> PEK au ui a: ai ei?
Todo: lots of conditional vowel shifts
Family tree
- Irenesian
- Erno-Kawenic
- Dhasrawitic
- Lhabhdweni
- Dhasrawita
- Hirbic
- Len!ir
Phonology
p p' b t t' d k k' g m n ŋ l r w y s a e i o u ā ē ī ō ū
s is retracted