Roshterian/Proto-Roshterian: Difference between revisions

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*bonditejθi, bondejθi "child-bearer, child-rearer, babysitter" > Roshterian breit, breiti- "woman"
*bonditejθi, bondejθi "child-bearer, child-rearer, babysitter" > Roshterian breit, breiti- "woman"
*soliθe > OR höliθe "5" > Roshterian helit, lite-
*soliθe > OR höliθe "5" > Roshterian helit, lite-
*kabnənts > kabrənts "woman" > (lost)


==Phonology==
==Phonology==

Revision as of 21:23, 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
  • Old Irishy allomorphy

Some words

  • φlat-nəm "seed" > Old Roshterian *hlatnə > Roshterian laaṉ "child (offspring)"
  • tekts "child" > Old Roshterian *tejθ, tejs- > Roshterian ṯeit, ṯeis- "child (young human)"
  • bonditejθi, bondejθi "child-bearer, child-rearer, babysitter" > Roshterian breit, breiti- "woman"
  • soliθe > OR höliθe "5" > Roshterian helit, lite-
  • kabnənts > kabrənts "woman" > (lost)

Phonology

Consonants

No retroflexes yet!

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 *χw *h
voiced *ʁʷ
Resonant *l *r *j *w

Vowels