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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal. It also had no phonemic palatalization. | 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''' /m n ŋ/ | ||
*Voiceless stop: /p~ɸ t tʃ k/ | *Voiceless stop: '''p t č k''' /p~ɸ t tʃ k/ | ||
*Voiced stop: /b d dʒ g/ | *Voiced stop: '''b d j g''' /b d dʒ g/ | ||
*Voiceless fricative: /s ʃ x h/ | *Voiceless fricative: '''s š x h''' /s ʃ x h/ | ||
*Voiced fricative: /z ʒ/ | *Voiced fricative: '''z ž''' /z ʒ/ | ||
*Resonant: /w l j/ | *Resonant: '''w l y''' /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. | ||
Revision as of 04:15, 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 /m n ŋ/
- Voiceless stop: p t č k /p~ɸ t tʃ k/
- Voiced stop: b d j g /b d dʒ g/
- Voiceless fricative: s š x h /s ʃ x h/
- Voiced fricative: z ž /z ʒ/
- Resonant: w l y /w l j/
The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series.
Vowels
a e i o u /a e i o u/
Old Siészal also had no vowel length, but many vowel clusters.