User:MIGUELbM/History of Angaran

This page serves as an appendix to the Angaran language

Angaran Timeline

Sound changes

Proto-Almean

(C)V(h,N)

• C: a consonant
• V: a vowel or diphthong
• N: an unspecified nasal

     BL      AL     P     VL     U    G
NS     m       n    ɲ
EJ  p’      t’           k’
ST  p  b    t  d         k  g    q    ʔ
FR  f  v    s  z         x            h
LQ             l                 ʀ

    F   C   B
CL  i       u
MD  e       o
OP      a

p’ t’ k’ → p t k

q ʀ → k ɾ

V → j ⧸  before or after a less fronted and closed vowel

e i → ø y ⧸  in some envs

o u → ø y ⧸  in some envs

Proto-Angaric

     BL      AL     P     VL     G
NS     m       n    ɲ
ST  p  b    t  d         k  g    ʔ
FR  f  v    s  z         x       h
LQ            ɾ l
SV                  j

     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e ø      o
OP       a

ɲ → { n, ŋ }

h ʔ → ∅

v z → f s ⧸ _[-voice]

z l → ɾ ⧸ V_V

z l → d

v → ʋ → ∅

     BL      AL     P     VL 
NS     m       n            ŋ
ST  p  b    t  d         k  g
FR  f       s            x   
LQ             ɾ
SV                  j       w

     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e ø      o
OP       a

+ consonantal

→

+ dorsal + front + high

___ − consonantal + high + front

Consonants become palatalized before high front vowels and approximants. Consonants become divided into two colors: high vs low.

East Angaric

        BL            AL        P        VL
NS        m mʲ          n nʲ               ŋ ŋʲ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t tʲ  d dʲ         k kʲ  g gʲ
FR  f fʲ          s sʲ               x xʲ 
LQ                      ɾ ɾʲ
SV                              j          w

     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e    ə   o
OP       a

+ consonantal + dorsal + high + front

→

+ coronal + distributed − anterior

Palatalized velars become palatal consonants.

        BL            AL         PL      VL
NS        m mʲ          n nʲ    ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t tʲ  d dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ          s sʲ          ʃ       x 
LQ                      ɾ ɾʲ
SV                                 j       w

    F   C   B
CL  i       u
MD  e   ə   o
OP      a

x

→

h

− sonorant + continuant − voice

→

+ voice

+ voice ___ + voice

Voiceless fricatives become voiced between voiced segments.

Major vowel shift product of foreign influence

Low Angaran

        BL            AL         PL      VL     G
NS        m mʲ          n nʲ    ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t tʲ  d dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ  v vʲ    s sʲ  z zʲ    ʃ  ʒ            h
LQ                      ɾ ɾʲ
SV                                 j       w

    F   C   B
CL  i       u
MD  e   ə   o
OP      a

+ sonorant + coronal + high + front

→

+ coronal + distributed − anterior

Alveolar sonorants become palatals.

High Angaran

        BL            AL         PL      VL     G
NS        m mʲ          n ∅    ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t tʲ  d dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ  v vʲ    s sʲ  z zʲ    ʃ  ʒ            h
LQ                      ɾ          ʎ
SV                                 j       w

     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e    ə   o
OP       a

− sonorant + coronal - dorsal

→

+ distributed

Non palatalized obstruents become dental alveolars.

        BL            AL         PL      VL     G
NS        m mʲ          n       ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t̪ tʲ  d̪ dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ  v vʲ    θ sʲ  ð zʲ    ʃ  ʒ            h
LQ                      ɾ          ʎ
SV                                 j       w

     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e        o
OP       a

sʲ zʲ

→

s z

___ - high

sʲ zʲ

→

ʃ ʒ

Imperial Angaran

        BL            AL         PL      VL     G
NS        m mʲ          n       ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t̪ tʲ  d̪ dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ  v vʲ    θ s   ð z     ʃ  ʒ            h
LQ                      ɾ          ʎ
SV                                 j       w

     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e        o
OP       a

Early Modern Angaran

    F   C   B
CL  i   ɨ   u
MD  e       o
OP      a