Eta-Talmic: Difference between revisions

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! Person  !! ''daisman'' "I build"<br/>(vowel stem) || ''kaφsən'' "I eat"<br/>(ablaut stem)  
! Person  !! ''daisman'' "I build"<br/>(vowel stem) || ''kaφsən'' "I eat"<br/>(ablaut stem)  
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! Person  !! ''daisman'' "I build"<br/>(vowel stem) || ''kaφsən'' "I eat"<br/>(ablaut stem)  
! Person  !! ''daisman'' "I build"<br/>(vowel stem) || ''kaφsən'' "I eat"<br/>(ablaut stem)  

Revision as of 04:28, 26 February 2017

Proto-Talmic is the last common ancestor of all Talmic languages (including Thensarian, Tíogall, Nurian, Roshterian, ...).

Diachronics

Some sound changes from Proto-Quihum:

  • Early rhotacization: lʼ, nʼ, yʼ > r
  • Ejectives become voiced stops:
    • cʼ z > z
    • ƛʼ λ > ɮ
    • qʼ qʷʼ > ɢ ɢʷ > ʁ ʁʷ
  • xʷ > w word initially before a vowel
  • ƛ > t
  • Late rhotacization: z > r (s in unvoiced environments)
  • lenition of p > φ
  • Cluster simplifications
  • tk, tq > rk, rq

Phonology

Consonants

Proto-Talmic reconstructed consonants (Panzux)
Labial Alveolar Lateral Palatal Velar Labiovelar Uvular Labiouvular Glottal
Nasal *m *n
Plosive voiceless *t *k *kʷ *q *qʷ
voiced *b *d *g *gʷ
Fricative voiceless *s *h
voiced *ʁʷ
Resonant *r *l *j *w

Vowels

a e i o u ə ā ē ī ō ū

Diphthongs:

ai ei oi ui au eu iu ou

Thensarian reflexes

PTal reflexes in bold

  • *a > o > o
  • *ax̌, əx̌, ax̌ʷ > ā > ā
  • *aʔ, əx̌ʷ > ō > ō
  • *ə > e > e
  • *i > i > i
  • *u > u > u
  • *ay > oi > ȳ
  • *əy > ai > ae
  • *iy > ei > ē
  • *uy > ui > ui
  • *iʔ, ix > ī > ī
  • *aw > ou > ao
  • *əw > eu >
  • *iw > iu >
  • *uʔ, ux, uxʷ > ū > ū
  • *uw > ou > ao
  • *Cx̌, Cx̌ʷ > Ca > Ca
  • *Cxʷ > Co > Co
  • *Cx > Cə > Cy
  • *əʔ, əx, ix̌ > ē > ē
  • *ux̌, x̌u > ō > ō
  • *axʷ, ax̌ʷ > au > ao
  • *ixʷ, ix̌ʷ > eu >
  • *ux̌ʷ > ō > ō
  • *iyx̌, iyx̌ʷ > ija >
  • *əyx̌, əyx̌ʷ > eja >
  • *iy(ə)x > ije >

Morphology

Present indicative
Person daisman "I build"
(vowel stem)
kaφsən "I eat"
(ablaut stem)
1SG *daisman *kaφsən
2SG *daismar *kaφsər
3SG.M *daismam *kaφsəm
3SG.F *daismasim *kaφsəsim
3SG.N *daisma *kaφs
1EX *daismamē *kaφsmē
1IN *daismant *kaφsənt
2PL *daismaske *kaφsəske
3PL *daismat *kaφsət


Preterite indicative
Person daisman "I build"
(vowel stem)
kaφsən "I eat"
(ablaut stem)
1SG *daismannem *keφsənnem
2SG *daismaroi *keφsroi
3SG.M *daismasəm *keφsəsəm
3SG.F *daismast *keφsəst
3SG.N *daismaso *keφso
1EX *daismamer *keφsəmer
1IN *daismanter *keφsənter
2PL *daismasker *keφsəsker
3PL *daismater *keφsəter

Syntax

  • *-is = emphatic particle