Roshterian/Proto-Roshterian: Difference between revisions

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Revision as of 18:35, 5 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
  • ā >

Some words

  • φlat-nəm "seed" > Old Roshterian *ḽatnə > Roshterian laaṉ "child (offspring)"
  • tekts "child" > Old Roshterian *tejṱ, tejs- > Roshterian ṯeit, ṯeis- "child (young human)"
  • bonditejṱiə, bondejṱiə "child-bearer, child-rearer, babysitter" > Roshterian breit, breiti- "woman"
  • soliθe > OR höliṱe "5" > Roshterian helit, lite-
  • kabnənts > OR kabrəṋs "woman" > (lost)
  • snuwem "round" > OR nǖ "fat" > Rooshterian ṉii "big"
  • mārom "tree" > OR miəro "tree" > miar

Phonology

Vowels

More vowels than Proto-Talmic; has front rounded vowels

Consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Medial Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal *m *ṋ *n
Plosive voiceless *p *ṱ *t *k *q
voiced *b *ḓ *d *g
Fricative voiceless *s *h
voiced
Resonant *w *ḽ *l, *r *y

Morphology

Nouns

Verbs