Lyaateq

Lyaateq is a Quame language spoken by the Bót people.

Sound changes from Proto-Quame

• kʷēma, tiłōr, nazgē, λawp’ē, caliłē, qʷ’ela, rōdē, lozet’ē, pʼazgʷē, q’eyōr

1. k > kʲ > ts; kʷ > ʈʂ
2. q, qʷ > k
3. s z > ʂ ʐ / {r u/w K i/y}_
4. h > x; r > ɣ
5. ɬ tɬ ɮ > ɕ t͡ɕ ʑ
6. final ɣ drops out and lengthens the vowel
   • tʂēma, tiɕô, nazdzē, dʑawp’ē, tsaliɕē, k’ela, ɣōdē, lozet’ē, pʼaʐdʐē, k’ejô
7. uu > oo > aa > ee > ii > yee
8. aaa, eee > aay, iii > uuy, ooo > aaw, uuu > iiw
9. long diphthongs lose their offglides: aay aaw > aa, eey, eew > ee, iiw > ii, ooy, oow > oo. uuy > uu
   • tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzī, dʑawp’ī, tsaliɕī, k’ela, ɣādī, lozet’ī, pʼaʐdʐī, k’ejā
10. after ejectives, vowels shift because of creaky voice
    • aa > ea, ee > iə, ii > üü, oo > əə, uu > oo
    • a > ə, i > e, u > o
11. noncreaky uu > üü; final -ii > üü
    • tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzǖ, dʑawp’ǖ, tsaliɕǖ, k’əla, ɣādǖ, lozet’ǖ, pʼəʐdʐǖ, k’əjā
12. ī, ǖ, ē palatalize >ʲī, ʲū, ʲē
13. ā > ʲā, əə > ā
14. ay > ē, aw > ō, oy uy > ī, iw > ʲū, ey > ʲē, ew > ʲō
15. e > ʲa i > ʲɨ, a > a, o > o, u > ɨ
16. tʲ, cʲ > ć, dʲ, dzʲ > dź, sʲ > ś, zʲ > ź
17. pʲ > t, bʲ > d, pʲ' > t'
18. l > ł; lʲ > l; ɣʲ > ʐ
19. ē > é; ī > í; ō > ó; ū > ó
20. voicing distinction > aspiration/fortis
    • Boot Polish: czimo, cisia, naździó, dziót’ó, colysió, k’yło, radzió, łyziac'ió, pʼyżdżó, k’yja

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes in Boot Polish

		Labial	Dental	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m /m/	n /n/		ni, ń /ɲ/	[ŋ]
Plosive	tenuis	b /p/	d /t/			g /k/	ʼ /ʔ/
	aspirated	p /pʰ/	t /tʰ/			k /kʰ/
	ejective	pʼ /pʼ/	tʼ /tʼ/			kʼ /kʼ/
Fricative	lenis		z /z̊/	ż, rz /ʐ̊/	zi, ź /ʑ̊/	r /ɣ̊/
	fortis		s /sˑ/	sz /ʂˑ/	si, ś /ɕˑ/	ch /xˑ/	h /h/
Affricate	tenuis		dz /ts/	dż /tʂ/	dzi, dź /tɕ/
	aspirated		c /tsʰ/	cz /tʂʰ/	ci, ć /tɕʰ/
	ejective		cʼ /tsʼ/	czʼ /tʂʼ/	cʼi, ćʼ /tɕʼ/
Approximant			l /l/		j /j/	ł /ɫ/

Vowels

Same as in Polish.