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'''Modern Adetsib''' is a particular vernacular lect of Adetsib. It is a spoken language of the modern Adetsib people while [[Ancient Adetsib]] is still used liturgically as a classical language. | '''Modern Adetsib''' (Pronunciation: /æðətsiv/) is a particular vernacular lect of Adetsib. It is a spoken language of the modern Adetsib people while [[Ancient Adetsib]] is still used liturgically as a classical language. | ||
==Diachronical sketch== | ==Diachronical sketch== | ||
*''i u ə a il ul əl al'' > at first ''i ü ə a ẽ ũ õ ã'' | *''i u ə a il ul əl al'' > at first ''i ü ə a ẽ ũ õ ã'' |
Revision as of 06:34, 23 December 2017
Modern Adetsib (Pronunciation: /æðətsiv/) is a particular vernacular lect of Adetsib. It is a spoken language of the modern Adetsib people while Ancient Adetsib is still used liturgically as a classical language.
Diachronical sketch
- i u ə a il ul əl al > at first i ü ə a ẽ ũ õ ã
- sb sd > zv zd
- sxʷ > sf
- How do I get /m n/?
- /ʔb ʔd/ > /m n/
Phonology
In general the phonology looks more modern Talman now. "Unusual" features include lateral obstruents, labialized velars, and the fact that it has only one 'liquid' - /ɴ̆/.
Consonants
Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Laryngeal | Glottal | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
central | lateral | plain | lab'zed | |||||||
Nasal | m m | n n | ng ŋ | ngw ŋʷ | ||||||
Stop | tenuis | p p | t t | c k | ʔ ʔ | |||||
voiced | b b | d d | (g g) | gw gʷ | ||||||
Fricative | voiceless | f f | s s | σ ɬ | sj ʂ | ch x | chw xʷ | h h | ||
voiced | v v | z z | ||||||||
Affricate | tenuis | ts ts | ξ tɬ | tj tʂ | ||||||
voiced | dj dʐ | |||||||||
Approximant | dh ð | y j | w w | l ɴ̆ |
g is an allophone of gw before rounded vowels /y o/
Vowels
Has to have /y/ (e.g. Sguðitn < Scüdhiξ)
Middle Adetsib:
i ü u e ə o a ā /i ü uː eː ə ɔː a aː/
Modern Adetsib:
i ü u e ə o ä a /i y u e ə o æ a/?
Stress
???