Lyaateq

Lyaateq (Bóótʼ paliszóó 'Bóót's language') is a Quame language spoken by the Bóót people. It is primarily inspired by Polish and Navajo.

a/aa, e/ee, i/ii, ó/óó, y/yy

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Sound changes from Proto-Quame

k > kʲ > ts; kʷ > ʈʂ
q > x, k' > ʔ, g > ɣ
p > kʷ > k
s z > ʂ ʐ / {r u/w K i/y}_
h > x; r > ɣ
ɬ tɬ ɮ > ɕ t͡ɕ ʑ
final ɣ drops out and lengthens the vowel
- tʂēma, tiɕô, nazdzē, dʑawk’ē, tsaliɕē, ʔela, ɣōdē, lozet’ē, k’aʐdʐē, ʔejô
uu > oo > aa > ee > ii > yee
aaa, eee > aay, iii > uuy, ooo > aaw, uuu > iiw
long diphthongs lose their offglides: aay aaw > aa, eey, eew > ee, iiw > ii, ooy, oow > oo. uuy > uu
- tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzī, dʑawk’ī, tsaliɕī, ʔela, ɣādī, lozet’ī, kʼaʐdʐī, ʔejā
after ejectives, vowels shift because of creaky voice
- aa > ea, ee > iə, ii > üü, oo > əə, uu > oo
- a > ə, i > e, u > o
noncreaky uu > üü; final -ii > üü
- tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzǖ, dʑawk’ǖ, tsaliɕǖ, ʔəla, ɣādǖ, lozet’ǖ, kʼəʐdʐǖ, ʔəjā
ī, ǖ, ē palatalize >ʲī, ʲū, ʲē
ā > ʲā, əə > ā
ay > ē, aw > ō, oy uy > ī, iw > ʲū, ey > ʲē, ew > ʲō
e > ʲa i > ʲɨ, a > o, o > u, u > ɨ, ə > a
tʲ, cʲ > ć, dʲ, dzʲ > dź, sʲ > ś, zʲ > ź
pʲ > t, bʲ > d, pʲ' > t'
l > ł; lʲ > l; ɣʲ > ʐ
ē > é; ī > í; ō > ó; ū > ó
voicing distinction > aspiration/fortis
- Boot Polish: cziima, cisia, naździóó, dzióók’ióó, calysióó, ’ała, raadzióó, łóziacʼióó, kʼażdżóó, ’aja

**Consonant phonemes in Boot Polish**
		Labial	Dental	Retroflex	Alveolo-palatal	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		(m /m/)	n /n/		ni, ń /nʲ/		ng /ŋ/
Plosive	tenuis	(b /p/)	d /t/			gi /c/	g /k/	ʼ /ʔ/
	aspirated	(p /pʰ/)	t /tʰ/			ki /cʰ/	k /kʰ/
	ejective		tʼ /tʼ/			kʼi /cʼ/	kʼ /kʼ/
Fricative	lenis		z /z̊/	ż, rz /ʐ̊/	zi, ź /ʑ̊/		r /ɣ̊/
Fricative	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/; ł /ɫ/			j /j/	w /w/