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*''{{recon|mC-}}'', ''{{recon|wC-}}'' > ''wC-'' [vC-]  
*''{{recon|mC-}}'', ''{{recon|wC-}}'' > ''wC-'' [vC-]  
*{{recon|''iiʔ''}}, {{recon|''ei''}}, {{recon|''aj''}} > ''ei'' [ei] > [ai]
*{{recon|''iiʔ''}}, {{recon|''ei''}}, {{recon|''aj''}} > ''ei'' [ei] > [ai]
*{{recon|''r''}} [r] > ''r'' [ʀ]


===PJott > Mèkk===
===PJott > Mèkk===

Revision as of 12:51, 23 June 2015

Phylogeny

Proto-Naengic
Proto-Jottic

Trây



Mèkk



Proto-Meir

Bỏr





Proto-Naengic

  • Syllable structure: (C)(ə).(C)(C)V(Cf)[sʔ]
    • Cf is one of [mnɲŋptckrlswj]
  • VSO and head-initial, of course
  • The unmarked 'absolute state' marked the end of the noun phrase. 'Construct state' or the connective was marked with a clitic *-s.
Proto-Nängic consonants
Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal *m *n
Plosive plain *p *t *c *k
voiced *b *d *g
implosive
Fricative *s /ç/ *h
Trill *r
Lat. app. *l
Approximant *w *j


Proto-Nängic vowels
Front Central Back
Close *i *u
Mid *e *o
Open

Jottic

These languages are often affected by the areal *r > *ʀ sound change

PJott > Trây

  • *s [ç] > [ʒ] / #_[+voiced], [ʃ] / otherwise
  • *-s > [+phonation magic] > vowel changes and ablaut
  • *w- > w [β] > [v]
  • *ts-, *cs-, *ts- > *ss- > ß [s]
  • *mC-, *wC- > wC- [vC-]
  • *iiʔ, *ei, *aj > ei [ei] > [ai]
  • *r [r] > r [ʀ]

PJott > Mèkk

  • *hn, sn, hl, sl > *ɬ
  • *-r > *

Bôr

  • *θ > *v
  • *d > *ð > *z
  • *c- > *t͡s-
  • *lV, *rV > *Vr, *Vl? Or *Cl-, *Cr- > *Cˤ?


Bôr-A consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
plain phar. plain phar. plain phar. plain phar. plain phar.
Nasal m /m/ ml /mˤ/ n /n/ nl /nˤ/ ñ /ɲ/ ñl /ɲˤ/ ŋ /ŋ/ ŋl /ŋˤ/
Plosive voiceless p /p/ pl /pˤ/ t /t/ tl /tˤ/ k /k/ kl /kˤ/ ʔ /ʔ/
voiced b /b/ bl /bˤ/ d /d/ dl /dˤ/ g /g/ gl /gˤ/
Fricative voiceless s /s/ sl /x/ h /h/
voiced f /v/ fl, wl /vˤ/ z /z/ zl /ɣ/
Affricate c /ts/ cl /tsˤ/
Lat. app. l /l/
Approximant w /w/ j /j/


Bôr vowels
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close ı /i/ ır /iː/ u /ɯ/ ur /ɯː/
Mid e /ɛ/ er /ɛː/ y /ə/ yr /əː/ o /ɔ/ or /ɔː/
Open a /a/ ar /aː/


Tones!

  • a: low level/modal
  • ä: high breathy
  • : low nasalized dipping
  • ā: high tense
  • ȧ: glottalized
  • â: sharp falling