Lyaateq (Bóótʼ paliszóó 'Bóót's language') is a Quame language spoken by the Bóót people. It is primarily inspired by Polish and Navajo.
Sound changes from Proto-Quame
- kʷēma, tiłōr, nazgē, λawp’ē, caliłē, qʷ’ela, rōdē, lozet’ē, pʼazgʷē, q’eyōr
- 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
Phonology
Consonants
Consonant phonemes in Boot Polish
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Labial
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Dental
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Retroflex
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Alveolo-palatal
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Palatal
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Velar
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Glottal
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Nasal
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(m /m/)
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n /n/
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ni, ń /nʲ/
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ng /ŋ/
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Plosive
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tenuis
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(b /p/)
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d /t/
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gi /c/
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g /k/
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ʼ /ʔ/
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aspirated
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(p /pʰ/)
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t /tʰ/
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ki /cʰ/
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k /kʰ/
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ejective
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tʼ /tʼ/
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kʼi /cʼ/
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kʼ /kʼ/
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Fricative
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lenis
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z /z̊/
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ż, rz /ʐ̊/
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zi, ź /ʑ̊/
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r /ɣ̊/
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fortis
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s /sˑ/
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sz /ʂˑ/
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si, ś /ɕˑ/
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ch /xˑ/
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h /h/
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Affricate
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tenuis
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dz /ts/
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dż /tʂ/
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dzi, dź /tɕ/
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aspirated
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c /tsʰ/
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cz /tʂʰ/
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ci, ć /tɕʰ/
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ejective
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cʼ /tsʼ/
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czʼ /tʂʼ/
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cʼi, ćʼ /tɕʼ/
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Approximant
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l /l/; ł /ɫ/
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j /j/
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w /w/
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Vowels
Boot Polish oral vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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short
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long
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short
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long
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short
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long
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Close
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i /i/
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ii /iː/
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y /ɨ/
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yy /ɨː/
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ó /u/
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óó /uː/
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Mid
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e /ɛ/
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ee /ɛː/
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Open
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a /ɑ/
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aa /ɑː/
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Boot Polish nasal vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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short
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long
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short
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long
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short
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long
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Close
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į /i/
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įį /ĩː/
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y̨ /ɨ̃/
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y̨y̨ /ɨ̃ː/
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Mid
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ę /ɛ̃/
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ęę /ɛ̃ː/
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ǫ́ /õ/
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ǫ́ǫ́ /õː/
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Open
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ą /ɑ̃/
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ąą /ɑ̃ː/
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