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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 h''' /s ʃ 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.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
Old Siészal had an unusual vowel system, with no length distinction:
'''a e i ə u''' /ɑ æ i ə u/
It had the following vowel clusters: '''ai au aə ae ea ei eə eu ie iə iu ua uə ui'''
===Tone===
===Tone===
Old Siészal is thought to have had tone.
==Diachronics==
==Diachronics==

Latest revision as of 00:31, 6 August 2022

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 h /s ʃ 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

Old Siészal had an unusual vowel system, with no length distinction:

a e i ə u /ɑ æ i ə u/

It had the following vowel clusters: ai au aə ae ea ei eə eu ie iə iu ua uə ui

Tone

Old Siészal is thought to have had tone.

Diachronics