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Proto-Koabi had simple | Proto-Koabi had simple four vowel system: *i *e *a *o. Syllable structure was (C)V and stress was on the first syllable of a word. Multiple vowels can be adjacent to each other like in *baoi "to speak". | ||
Consonants correspondances: | |||
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! Proto-Koabi !! Ópi !! Hōbe !! Kob !! Oebi !! Sia !! Kome | |||
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| *m || m || m || m || m || m || m | |||
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| *n || n || n || n || n || n || n | |||
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| *p || f || p-, -b- || f-, -v- || 0-<sup>1</sup>, -p- || p || p-, -ɸ- | |||
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| *b || p || b || b || 0-<sup>1</sup>, -b- || b || m | |||
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| *t || t || t || s-, -d- || t || t, s<sup>2</sup> || t-, -θ-, c͡ç<sup>2</sup>-, -ç-<sup>2</sup> | |||
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| *k || 0-, -k- || h || k-, -g- || 0-<sup>1</sup>, -p-<sup>1</sup>, k || k, s<sup>2</sup> || k-, -x-, c͡ç<sup>2</sup>-, -ç-<sup>2</sup> | |||
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| *j || s-, -t- || j || d-, -j- || j || s || n | |||
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<sup>1</sup>Before o.<br><sup>2</sup>Before i. | |||
==Pronouns== | ==Pronouns== | ||
Pele Potseghos reconstructs following pronouns for Proto Koabi: | Pele Potseghos reconstructs following pronouns for Proto Koabi: | ||
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| food || *nii | | food || *nii | ||
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Revision as of 08:47, 7 July 2023
| Koabi | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chuvachok1234 |
| Geographic distribution | North of Central island |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language | Proto-Koabi |
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Koabi is small language family spoken in the north of central island.
Phonology
Proto Koabi Consonants, reconstructed by Pele Potseghos:
| Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | *m | *n | |||
| Stop | voiceless | *p | *t | *k | |
| voiced | *b | ||||
| Approximant | *j | ||||
Proto-Koabi had simple four vowel system: *i *e *a *o. Syllable structure was (C)V and stress was on the first syllable of a word. Multiple vowels can be adjacent to each other like in *baoi "to speak". Consonants correspondances:
| Proto-Koabi | Ópi | Hōbe | Kob | Oebi | Sia | Kome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *m | m | m | m | m | m | m |
| *n | n | n | n | n | n | n |
| *p | f | p-, -b- | f-, -v- | 0-1, -p- | p | p-, -ɸ- |
| *b | p | b | b | 0-1, -b- | b | m |
| *t | t | t | s-, -d- | t | t, s2 | t-, -θ-, c͡ç2-, -ç-2 |
| *k | 0-, -k- | h | k-, -g- | 0-1, -p-1, k | k, s2 | k-, -x-, c͡ç2-, -ç-2 |
| *j | s-, -t- | j | d-, -j- | j | s | n |
1Before o.
2Before i.
Pronouns
Pele Potseghos reconstructs following pronouns for Proto Koabi:
| I | kio | we | kii |
| thou | bia | you | bie |
Proto-language
| Koabi | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chuvachok1234 |
| Reconstruction of | Koabi languages |
Proto-Koabi basic vocabulary, reconstructed by Pele Potseghos:
| Meaning | Proto Koabi |
|---|---|
| person | *taa |
| animal | *eo |
| to see, to watch | *oami |
| to speak | *baoi |
| to know | *bato |
| to like | *jeti |
| to love | *poite |
| to find, to catch | *kajo |
| to want | *tiei |
| to need | *bobi |
| to kill, to destroy | *oki |
| meat | *ajota |
| fish | *pai |
| food | *nii |