Verse:Mwail/Ker

Tree

• Proto-Trans-Sarnathian
  • Old Thean (Proto-Theic)
    • Shei²¹A¹¹Mi³⁵ (Monosyllabic Navajo, kinda)
    • Middle Thean
      • Modern Thean (Loosely mono-Gwich'in)

Proto-Trans-Sarnathian phonology

Vowels

• Short vowels /i u e o a/
• Long vowels /i: u: e: o: a:/

Consonants

• /m n l r/
• /t ts̠ c k kʷ q qʷ ʔ/
• /dʰ dz̠ʰ ɟʰ gʰ gʷʰ ɢʰ ɢʷʰ/
• /tʼ ts̠ʼ cʼ kʼ kʷʼ qʼ qʷʼ/
• /s̠ ç x xʷ χ χʷ/
• /z̠ ɣ ɣʷ ʁ ʁʷ/
• /j w/

Stress

Word-final

Release

Certain (non-resonant) final consonants and clusters have audible release, whereas others are unreleased.

Released

All obst-obst clusters

All ejectives (but safe to assume single ejectives can become unreleased)

Unreleased

All single non-ejective final stops