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'''Old Zoki''' is the reconstructed common ancestor of Zoki and a few closely related languages spoken in [[w:Myanmar|Myanmar]]. It is part of the North Rttirrian branch of the Rttirrian family of languages, and a direct descendant of [[Proto-North-Rttirrian]]. | {{Infobox language | ||
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|name = Old Zoki | |||
|nativename = Zoki | |||
|pronunciation = ['zoːki] | |||
|region = Myanmar | |||
|states = | |||
|setting = | |||
|speakers = | |||
|fam1 = Rttirrian | |||
|fam2 = North Rttirrian | |||
|script = [[w:Latin script|Latin]] (unofficially), [[w:Burmese script|Burmese]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Old Zoki''' is the reconstructed common ancestor of Zoki and a few closely related languages spoken in [[w:Myanmar|Myanmar]], spoken by the Zoki people and other groups around the 15th century CE. It is part of the North Rttirrian branch of the Rttirrian family of languages, and a direct descendant of [[Proto-North-Rttirrian]]. | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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In addition, the phoneme '''*ng''' /ŋ/ was allowable in loanwords. | |||
Allophonically, the voiceless stops were optionally aspirated in initial position, especially in loanwords. However, most speakers did not (yet) distinguish aspirated from non-aspirated stops in loanwords, instead using them interchangeably. | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
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===Phonotactics=== | |||
Consonant clusters were not allowed (maximally CVC syllables), although a syllable ending with a consonant could be followed by a syllable beginning with one. | |||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
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| /çnini/ (problem) | | /çnini/ (problem) | ||
| to bother | | to bother | ||
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| ''b'' | |||
| ''s'' | |||
| /øpʼu/ (to flex) | |||
| to rotate, twist | |||
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| ''g'' | | ''g'' | ||
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! I | ! I | ||
| ''shikh ___'' | | ''shikh-___'' | ||
| ''shikh ___'' | | ''shikh-___'' | ||
| ''shikh ___'' | | ''shikh-___'' | ||
| ''nufukh ___'' | | ''nufukh-___'' | ||
| to do something skillful or foreign | | to do something skillful or foreign | ||
| ''shikh | | ''shikh-puwāng'' – he imitates<br>(from [[w:Middle Chinese|Middle Chinese]] /pʰʉɐŋX/ [[wiktionary:仿|仿]]) | ||
| ''shikh | | ''shikh-siyā'' – he spins silk<br>(from [[w:Middle Chinese|Middle Chinese]] /sɨʌH/ [[wiktionary:絮|絮]]) | ||
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! II | ! II | ||