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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
Proto-Levantine was never written down, there's no special convention apart from using macrons to denote long vowels, so IPA is mostly always used
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
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Revision as of 17:01, 2 December 2025

Proto-Levantine
PLV
Created byDiego Martínez
Reconstruction ofLevantine languages
RegionNorthern Anatolia
Era3000 B.C.-1600 B.C.
Reconstructed
ancestor

Proto-Levantine is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Levantine languages, spoken in modern day Israel, Lebanon and Egypt.

Introduction

Phonology

Proto-Levantine was never written down, there's no special convention apart from using macrons to denote long vowels, so IPA is mostly always used

Consonants

Proto-Dynic consonant phonemes
Labial Coronal Palatal Velar Glotal
plain labial
Nasal *m *n
Stop *p, *b *t, *d *k, *g *kʷ, *gʷ
Affricates *t͡s, *d͡z,
Fricative *s, *θ *x, *ɣ (h)
Liquids *r *l *j *w

Vowels

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources