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== Phonology == | == Phonology (Younger, 19XX) == | ||
=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
Bolded consonants can also be finals. | Bolded consonants can also be finals. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Manner !! Labial !! Dental !! Retroflex !! Palatal !! Velar | ! Manner !! Labial !! Dental !! Retroflex !! Palatal !! Velar | ||
! style="background: #fff;" | ''Notes'' | ! style="background: #fff;" | ''Notes'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Plosive | ! Plosive | ||
| p || t || ʈ || c || k | | '''p''' || '''t''' || '''ʈ''' || '''c''' || '''k''' | ||
| style="background: #fff;" | ''Some reconstruct voiced plosives.'' | | style="background: #fff;" | ''Some reconstruct additional voiced plosives.'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Pre-nasalised Plosives | ! Pre-nasalised Plosives | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! Nasals | ! Nasals | ||
| m || n || ɳ || ɲ || ŋ | | '''m''' || '''n''' || '''ɳ''' || '''ɲ''' || '''ŋ''' | ||
|style="background: #fff;" | | |style="background: #fff;" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! Sonorants | ! Sonorants | ||
| w || l || r || y || ʀ | | '''w''' || '''l''' || '''r''' || '''y''' || '''ʀ''' | ||
| style="background: #fff;" | | | style="background: #fff;" | ''These are also sometimes analysed as appearing between initials and vowels.*'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Voiceless Sonorants | ! Voiceless Sonorants | ||
| ẘ || l̥ || r̊ || ẙ || ʀ̊ | | ẘ || l̥ || r̊ || ẙ || ʀ̊ | ||
| style="background: #fff;" | | |||
|- | |||
! Fricatives | |||
| h* || s* || ʂ || ç <!-- ɕ --> || x | |||
| style="background: #fff;" | | | style="background: #fff;" | | ||
|} | |} | ||
==== Notes ==== | |||
* *In analyses where the sonorants are seen as possible glides between initials and the nucleus, the distribution of initials changes quite heavily. | |||
* There is also a glottal stop, sometimes written as <q>. | |||
* <h> represents would-be /ɸ/, but this sound, when constructed, is meant to suggest a sound change before the voiceless labial sonorant arose. Some do not reconstruct it at all. | |||
* <s> is argued by some to be /θ/. | |||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
There are considerably less vowels than consonants, but these have a large number of environmental allophones. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Height | |||
! +y | |||
! +l | |||
! +Ø | |||
! +r | |||
! +ʀ | |||
! +w | |||
|- | |||
! Closed | |||
| i || ɪ || '''ɨ''' || ə || ɯ || u | |||
|- | |||
! Mid | |||
| e || ɜ || '''ǝ''' || ə || ʌ || o | |||
|- | |||
! Open | |||
| æ || æ || '''a''' || a || ɑ || ɑ | |||
|} | |||
<!-- Alternative approach, not sure which is best, also just padding this comment out to act as a visual section break --> | |||
== Phonology (Elder, 20XX) == | |||
=== Consonants === | |||
==== Initials ==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Manner !! Labial !! Dental !! Velar !! Glottal | |||
|- | |||
! Plosive | |||
| p || t || k || ʔ | |||
|- | |||
! Pre-nasalised Plosives | |||
| ⁿp || ⁿt || ⁿk || | |||
|- | |||
! Nasals | |||
| m || n || ŋ || | |||
|- | |||
! Voiceless Nasals | |||
| hm || hn || hŋ || | |||
|- | |||
! Fricatives | |||
| f || s || x || h | |||
|} | |||
====Glides==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Labial Semivowel !! Dental Lateral !! Retroflex Rhotic !! Palatal Semivowel !! Guttural Rhotic | |||
|- | |||
| w || l || r || y || ʀ | |||
|} | |||
==== Prominent Initial-Glide combinations and common outcomes ==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! !! ʔ- !! p- !! t- !! k- !! m- !! n- !! ŋ- !! mp- !! nt- !! ŋk- !! f- !! s- !! x- !! h- | |||
! style="background: #fff;" | Notes | |||
|- | |||
! +w | |||
| w || p || t || k || '''m, w''' || n, m || ŋ, m || b || d || g || f || s || '''x, f''' || '''hw, f''' | |||
| style="background: #fff;" | Only the Velar series and guttural fricatives are (minimally) affected | |||
|- | |||
! +l | |||
| l || p || '''ty''' || k || m, n || '''n, l''' || ŋ, n || b || '''dy''' || g || hl || '''sy, hl''' || hl || hl | |||
| style="background: #fff;" | The Dental series is the only one considerably affected | |||
|- | |||
! +r | |||
| r || p || '''tʂ''' || k || m, ɳ || '''ɳ, r''' || ŋ, ɳ || b || '''dʐ''' || g || hr || '''ʂ, hr''' || hr || hr | |||
| style="background: #fff;" | The Dental series is the only one considerably affected | |||
|- | |||
! +y | |||
| y || p || '''tɕ '''|| '''c''' || m, ɲ || '''ɲ, n''' || '''ɲ, ŋ''' || b || '''dʑ''' || '''ɟ''' || hy || '''ɕ, hy''' || '''ç, hy''' || hy | |||
| style="background: #fff;" | The Dental and Velar series are equally affected | |||
|- | |||
! +ʀ | |||
| ʀ || p || t || '''k, q''' || m, ŋ || n, ŋ || '''ŋ, ʀ''' || b || d || '''g, ɢ''' || hʀ, f || hʀ, s || hʀ, x || hʀ | |||
| style="background: #fff;" | Only the Velar series is affected; overall this is the least impactful glide. | |||
|} | |||
====Finals==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Manner !! Labial !! Dental !! Retroflex !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal | |||
|- | |||
! Plosive | |||
| p || t || ʈ || c || k || ʔ | |||
|- | |||
! Nasals | |||
| m || n || ɳ || ɲ || ŋ || | |||
|- | |||
! ''Voiceless Nasals (1)'' | |||
| m̊ || n̊ || ɳ̊ || ɲ̊ || ŋ̊ || | |||
|- | |||
! Sonorants | |||
| w || l || r || y || ʀ || | |||
|- | |||
! ''Voiceless Sonorants (2)'' | |||
| ẘ || l̥ || r̊ || ẙ || ʀ̊ || | |||
|- | |||
! ''Fricatives (2)'' | |||
| colspan=6 | h | |||
|} | |||
'''Notes''' | |||
* (1): These are commonly reconstructed as simple plosives, as there is scant evidence for a full final voiceless nasal series | |||
* (2): These are controversial -- there is no direct evidence for them, and the only theories reconstructing them involve regressive voiceless harmony and proposed external relationships with other languages. | |||
=== Common vowel outcomes === | |||
Note that /æ/ is sometimes written /ɛ/, /ʌ/ as /ɑ/, and /ǝa, aǝ/ as either /aa/ or /ɯa, aɯ/ | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Height | |||
! y- !! +y | |||
! l- !! +l | |||
! Ø- !! +Ø | |||
! r- !! +r | |||
! ʀ- !! +ʀ | |||
! w- !! +w | |||
|- | |||
! Closed /ɨ/ | |||
| i || i | |||
| ɨ || ɨ | |||
| ɨ || ɨ | |||
| ɨ || ɨ | |||
| ɯ || ɯ | |||
| u || u | |||
|- | |||
! Mid /ǝ/ | |||
| ie || ei | |||
| æ || æ | |||
| ǝ || ǝ | |||
| ǝa || aǝ | |||
| ʌ || ʌ | |||
| uo || ou | |||
|- | |||
! Open /a/ | |||
| iæ || æi | |||
| æ || æ | |||
| a || a | |||
| ǝa || aǝ | |||
| ʌ || ʌ | |||
| uɔ || ɔu | |||
|} | |||
<!-- This is for parts of the phonologies that are shared --> | |||
== Phonology (Shared) == | |||
=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === | ||
==== Syllable structure ==== | |||
Each syllable has a structure of CVC, better described as Initial-Nucleus-Final. | |||
==== Disallowed roots ==== | |||
Generally, the retroflex coronals cannot appear together in the Initial and Finals lots of the syllable, unless it is the exact same consonant (which is essentially analysed as vestigial reduplication). Thus, a retroflex initial or final should generally be paired with a dental initial or final. | |||
== Vocabulary == | |||
=== Derived from PIE === | |||
* ḱḗr (ḱrd-)+ (y)eh2 -> trǝʀ, tyǝʀ (tʂa -> cha) | |||
* | |||
=== Derived from Hmong-Mien === | |||
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* *ntshu -> ntsɨw "elephant" (dzu -> zu) | |||
* *ʔlen -> lǝɲ "monkey" (len) | |||
* *ŋgeu -> nkǝw "river deer" (gou) | |||
* *tʂo -> trǝw "tiger" (tʂou -> chou) | |||
* *Glɐn -> lǝn "Chinese onion" (lǝn) | |||
* *Nqaːn -> nkʀan "Cogon grass" (gan) | |||
* *ɳõ -> nrǝw "follow" (nǝou -> neo(w), nao) | |||
* *m-nɔk -> nǝk, (m/n)wǝk "bird" (nuok -> nok) | |||
* *qlAu -> klaw "dog" (kæɔu -> kao) | |||
* *ŋɔːŋ -> ŋwaŋ, ŋaŋw "water buffalo" (ngong, ngou) | |||
* *ntsəːi -> ntsǝi "husked rice" (dzei -> zei) | |||
* *ɲaːŋ -> ɲaŋ "cooked rice" (niang) | |||
==== Hmong-Mien vocab that resembles Austroasiatic ==== | |||
* PHM *ʔu̯əm 'water' -> ʔwǝm (wom) | |||
* PHM *ntshjamX 'blood' -> ntsyam (zham) | |||
* PHM *ntju̯əŋH 'tree' -> ntyǝŋ(w), ntyɨŋ (jing) | |||
* PHM *ʔɲæmX 'to weep, cry' -> ɲam (niam) | |||
* PHM *pənX 'to shoot' -> pǝn (pǝn) | |||
* PHM *tu̯eiX 'tail' -> twǝy (toi) | |||
* PHM *mpeiH 'to dream' -> mpǝy (bei) | |||
* PHM *ʔpu̯ɛŋX 'full' -> pwǝŋ, pwaŋy (pong) | |||
* Proto-Hmongic *mbrɔD 'ant' -> mpraw (baw) | |||
* Proto-Mienic *səpD 'centipede' -> sǝp (sǝp) | |||
* PHM *klup 'grasshopper' -> klɨp(w) (kɯp, kɨp, kup) | |||
* PHM *ntshjeiX 'head louse' -> ntsyǝy (zhi, zhei) | |||
==== Vocab that resembles Tai-Kadai (Kra-Dai) ==== | |||
* Proto-Hmongic *kɛŋB 'I, 1.SG'; PT *kuːA (strong form), *kawA (weak form) | |||
:: kǝw, kɨw (kou, ku) | |||
* PHM *mu̯ei 'thou, 2.SG'; PT *mɯŋA (strong form), *maɰA (weak form) | |||
:: mɨʀ (mɯ) | |||
* PHM *təjH 'to die', *dəjH 'to kill'; PT *p.taːjA 'to die' | |||
:: tay (tae) | |||
* PHM *ʔneinX 'this'; PT *najC | |||
:: naɲ (naen) | |||
* PHM *m-nɔk 'bird'; PT *C̬.nokD | |||
:: nwǝk (nok) | |||
* PHM *mbrəuX 'fish'; PT *plaːA | |||
:: (n)p(l/r)ǝw <!-- cf louse -- silverfish? --> (b/p)(ou/aw/ao) | |||
* Proto-Hmongic *hmaŋC 'wild dog'; PT *ʰmaːA 'dog' | |||
:: hma (see Hmongic + Tibeto-Burman stuff) (pa) | |||
* Proto-Hmongic *ʔlinA 'monkey'; PT *liːŋA | |||
:: liŋ (see lǝɲ -- lɨŋy) (ling) | |||
=== Derived from Sinic === | |||
* lhaŋʔ -> hlaŋ, hlak "elephant" (xiang<!-- xiang -->) | |||
* w(h)an -> hwan, wan "monkey" (weon, feon) | |||
* krun -> krɨn(w), krɨm "river deer" (kɨn, kɯn) | |||
* nhāʔ -> hnaʔ "crossbow" (ta) | |||
* m-lak-s -> mak, nak "shoot" (nak) | |||
* łhuk -> hlukw, hlɨk "track, follow" (xik, xiɯk) | |||
* snikʷ -> hnyɨk(w) "soybean" (qik, qiɯk) | |||
* mhījʔ -> hmɨy "cooked rice" (meal, both senses?) (pi) | |||
===Austronesian=== | |||
* matay -> (ma/n-)tay "die" (ma tae) | |||
* mata -> (ma/n-)ta, ma(t) "eye" (ma) | |||
* quluH -> klɨw "head" (ku) | |||
* manuk -> (ma/n-)nuk "bird" (cf. nok) | |||
* buŋah -> (bu-/ma/n-)ŋa "flower" (nga) | |||
=== Derived from multiple sources === | |||
==== PHM × OC ==== | |||
* PHM ʔraːp × OC ʔrāp-> rap "duck" (lap, yap) | |||
* PHM mpɒ × OC prā -> mpra "pig" (ba) | |||
* PHM ʑwɒəːŋ × OC g(h)ʷān -> (n)kwaŋ "sheep, goat" (geong) | |||
* PHM dǝp × OC d(h)ōs -> (n)tǝp "bean" (dǝp) | |||
* PHM vǝu × OC *was -> wǝu "taro" (wou) | |||
* PHM mblau × OC lhūʔ -> (n)plau, hlau? "rice plant" (peow, xieow) | |||
==== PTB x PHM ==== | |||
* PHM *plei 'four' -> plǝy (pei, paei) | |||
* PHM *prja 'five' -> pya (pae) | |||
* PHM *kruk 'six' -> krɨk(w) (kɯk) | |||
* PHM *dzjuŋH 'seven' -> ntsyɨŋ(w) (zhing, zhɯng) | |||
* PHM *jat 'eight' -> yat (yat) | |||
* PHM *N-ɟuə 'nine' -> nkyǝw (jieo(w), jiaw -- jiao?) | |||
* Proto-Hmongic *hnɛŋA and Proto-Mienic *hnu̯ɔiA 'sun, day' < PTB *s-nəy -> hnǝi (tei) | |||
* PHM *hlaH 'moon, month' < PTB *s-la -> hla (xia) | |||
* PHM *hməŋH 'night' (also 'dark') < PTB *s-muːŋ 'dark' -> hm(w)ɨŋ(w) (pung) | |||
* PHM *ʔɲam 'sister-in-law' (also 'daughter-in-law') < PTB *nam 'daughter-in-law' -> nam (nam) | |||
* PHM *ʔweiX 'son-in-law' < PTB *krwəy -> kʀǝy (kei, kaei, kai) | |||
* PHM *hlep 'to slice' < PTB *s-lep -> hlǝp (xiap) | |||
* PHM *hmjænX 'footprint, track' < PTB *s-naŋ 'to follow' -> hnaŋ (tang) | |||
* Proto-Hmongic *mjænB 'horse' < PTB *mraŋ -> mraŋ (nang, mang) | |||
==== PHM + OC + Austronesian ==== | |||
* *qǝi, kē (雞), *qayam -> kǝi "chicken" (kei) |
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