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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal | Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal. It also had no phonemic palatalization. | ||
*Nasal: /m n ŋ/ | *Nasal: /m n ŋ/ | ||
*Voiceless stop: /p~ɸ t tʃ k/ | *Voiceless stop: /p~ɸ t tʃ k/ | ||
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*Voiced fricative: /z ʒ/ | *Voiced fricative: /z ʒ/ | ||
*Resonant: /w l j/ | *Resonant: /w l j/ | ||
The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series. | The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
===Tone=== | ===Tone=== | ||
===Diachronics=== | ===Diachronics=== | ||
Revision as of 03:54, 28 December 2019
Phonology
Consonants
Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal. It also had no phonemic palatalization.
- Nasal: /m n ŋ/
- Voiceless stop: /p~ɸ t tʃ k/
- Voiced stop: /b d dʒ g/
- Voiceless fricative: /s ʃ x h/
- Voiced fricative: /z ʒ/
- Resonant: /w l j/
The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series.