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*Burmese /ɔ/ centralised to schwa e.g. Burmese thittaw: - forest -> P.A. /sʲitːəːt/. | *Burmese /ɔ/ centralised to schwa e.g. Burmese thittaw: - forest -> P.A. /sʲitːəːt/. | ||
*If a Burmese minor syllable both begins with an obstruent and is followed by an obstruent, the vowel in the minor syllable is deleted (as long as it would not violate Proto-Antarctican phonotactics), causing a consonant cluster e.g. Burmese thei na pati. - general -> P.A. /seinaptʲiːt/ | *If a Burmese minor syllable both begins with an obstruent and is followed by an obstruent, the vowel in the minor syllable is deleted (as long as it would not violate Proto-Antarctican phonotactics), causing a consonant cluster e.g. Burmese thei na pati. - general -> P.A. /seinaptʲiːt/ | ||
*Burmese aspirated consonants become clusters of consonant + /x/ if non-palatalised e.g. Burmese hsabin - hair (of the human head) -> P.A. /sxabʲi~/. If they are palatalised, they become clusters with /ç/ instead e.g. Burmese yanhpyit - to fight -> P.A. /jãpʲçit/ - battle. | *Burmese aspirated consonants become clusters of consonant + /x/ if non-palatalised e.g. Burmese hsabin - hair (of the human head) -> P.A. /sxabʲi~/. If they are palatalised, they become clusters with /ç/ instead e.g. Burmese yanhpyit - to fight -> P.A. /jãpʲçitː/ - battle. | ||
*Burmese /l/ becomes /ɫ/, unless before /i/ or /j/, when it becomes /ʎ/. | *Burmese /l/ becomes /ɫ/, unless before /i/ or /j/, when it becomes /ʎ/. | ||
*The alveo-palatal series of consonants become palatal e.g. Burmese yaukkya - man -> P.A. /jaucaː/ (remember Proto-Antarctican does not like geminated consonants after diphthongs). | *The alveo-palatal series of consonants become palatal e.g. Burmese yaukkya - man -> P.A. /jaucaː/ (remember Proto-Antarctican does not like geminated consonants after diphthongs). | ||
*Voiceless nasals become prestopped nasals e.g. Burmese hman - correct -> P.A. /pman/. | *Voiceless nasals become prestopped nasals e.g. Burmese hman - correct -> P.A. /pman/. | ||