Roshterian/Proto-Roshterian: Difference between revisions

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*φlat-nəm "seed" > Old Roshterian *hlatnə > Roshterian laaṉ
*φlat-nəm "seed" > Old Roshterian *hlatnə > Roshterian laaṉ
*tekts "child" > Old Roshterian *tejθ, tejs- > Roshterian ṯeit, ṯeis-
*tekts "child" > Old Roshterian *tejθ, tejs- > Roshterian ṯeit, ṯeis-
*bonditejθ, bondejθ "child-rearer, babysitter" > Roshterian breit, breis-


==Phonology==
==Phonology==

Revision as of 20:58, 1 August 2017

Old Roshterian is the reconstructed intermediate stage between Proto-Talmic and Roshterian.

  • stress shift to penultimate (endings have not dropped completely yet)
    • yields Modern Roshterian ultimate stress

Some words

  • φlat-nəm "seed" > Old Roshterian *hlatnə > Roshterian laaṉ
  • tekts "child" > Old Roshterian *tejθ, tejs- > Roshterian ṯeit, ṯeis-
  • bonditejθ, bondejθ "child-rearer, babysitter" > Roshterian breit, breis-

Phonology

Consonants

Old Roshterian reconstructed consonants
Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Labiovelar Uvular Labiouvular Glottal
Nasal *m *n
Plosive voiceless *p *t *k *q
voiced *b *d *g
Fricative voiceless *s *xw *h
voiced *ʁʷ
Resonant *l *r *j *w

Vowels