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Reconstructed diphthongs | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
|+Reconstructed diphthongs of Proto-Zanahic | |||
! rowspan="2"| | |||
! colspan="2"| Short | |||
! colspan="2"| Long | |||
|- | |||
! {{IPA|/i/}} | |||
! {{IPA|/u/}} | |||
! {{IPA|/i/}} | |||
! {{IPA|/u/}} | |||
|- | |||
! {{IPA|/ɛ/}} | |||
| ey {{IPA|/ɛi/}} | |||
| ew {{IPA|/ɛu/}} | |||
| ēy {{IPA|/ɛːi/}} | |||
| ēw {{IPA|/ɛːu/}} | |||
|- | |||
! {{IPA|/a/}} | |||
| ay {{IPA|/ai/}} | |||
| aw {{IPA|/au/}} | |||
| āy {{IPA|/aːi/}} | |||
| āw {{IPA|/aːu/}} | |||
|- | |||
! {{IPA|/ɒ/}} | |||
| oy {{IPA|/ɒi/}} | |||
| ow {{IPA|/ɒu/}} | |||
| ōy {{IPA|/ɒːi/}} | |||
| ōw {{IPA|/ɒːu/}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
Additionally, the following syllabic consonants are reconstructed: {{IPA|/m̩, n̩, r̩, l̩, m̩ː, n̩ː, r̩ː, l̩ː/}}. | Additionally, the following syllabic consonants are reconstructed: {{IPA|/m̩, n̩, r̩, l̩, m̩ː, n̩ː, r̩ː, l̩ː/}}. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
|+Reconstructed syllabic consonants of Proto-Zanahic | |||
! Corresponding consonant | |||
! Short | |||
! Long | |||
|- | |||
! {{IPA|/m/}} | |||
| m̥ {{IPA|/m̩/}} | |||
| m̥̄ {{IPA|/m̩ː/}} | |||
|- | |||
! {{IPA|/n/}} | |||
| n̥ {{IPA|/n̩/}} | |||
| n̥̄ {{IPA|/n̩ː/}} | |||
|- | |||
! {{IPA|/r/}} | |||
| r̥ {{IPA|/r̩/}} | |||
| r̥̄ {{IPA|/r̩ː/}} | |||
|- | |||
! {{IPA|/l/}} | |||
| l̥ {{IPA|/l̩/}} | |||
| l̥̄ {{IPA|/l̩ː/}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
Note that *''i'' and *''u'' (and their long forms *''ī'' and *''ū'') are considered the syllabic counterparts of *''y'' and *''w'' respectively. | |||
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Revision as of 04:30, 5 February 2024
Introduction
Proto-Zanahic is the reconstructed ancestor of Zanahi and other Zanahic languages.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ||||
| Stop | voiceless | p /p/ | t /t/ | k /k/ | ’ /ʔ/ | |
| voiced | b /b/ | d /d/ | g /ɡ/ | |||
| ejective | ṗ /pʼ/ | ṭ /tʼ/ | ḳ /kʼ/ | |||
| Affricate | voiceless | s /ts/ | ||||
| voiced | z /dz/ | |||||
| ejective | ṣ /tsʼ/ | |||||
| Fricative | ś /s/ | š /ɕ/ | h /h/ | |||
| Trill | r /r/ | |||||
| Approximant | l /l/ | y /j/ | w /w/ | |||
Vowels
| Short | Long | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Back | Front | Back | |
| Close | i /i/ | u /u/ | ī /iː/ | ū /uː/ |
| Mid | e /ɛ/ | ē /ɛː/ | ||
| Open | a /a/ | o /ɒ/ | ā /aː/ | ō /ɒː/ |
| Short | Long | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /i/ | /u/ | /i/ | /u/ | |
| /ɛ/ | ey /ɛi/ | ew /ɛu/ | ēy /ɛːi/ | ēw /ɛːu/ |
| /a/ | ay /ai/ | aw /au/ | āy /aːi/ | āw /aːu/ |
| /ɒ/ | oy /ɒi/ | ow /ɒu/ | ōy /ɒːi/ | ōw /ɒːu/ |
Additionally, the following syllabic consonants are reconstructed: /m̩, n̩, r̩, l̩, m̩ː, n̩ː, r̩ː, l̩ː/.
| Corresponding consonant | Short | Long |
|---|---|---|
| /m/ | m̥ /m̩/ | m̥̄ /m̩ː/ |
| /n/ | n̥ /n̩/ | n̥̄ /n̩ː/ |
| /r/ | r̥ /r̩/ | r̥̄ /r̩ː/ |
| /l/ | l̥ /l̩/ | l̥̄ /l̩ː/ |
Note that *i and *u (and their long forms *ī and *ū) are considered the syllabic counterparts of *y and *w respectively.