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'''Proto-Pfeunic''' is the common ancestor to [[Pfeunic languages|Pfeunic]], one of the largest branches of the [[Quihum languages]].  
The '''Taba''' /tʰa˨pa˦/ language is a heavily tonal language of Kjàt Må̀. It evolved from a monosyllabic tonal language with more complex syllables by simplifying its phonemic inventory and phonotactics but not its tones.
 
==Phonology==
*l > r? lʼ > l
*mC, nC, lC > um, un, ul (word-initially)
*s > s/z?
*z, n', l > r
*-sm-, -sn-, -sl-, -sr- > mm, nn, ll, rr
*-łm-, -łn- > lm, ll
*-ł > -:
*m'-, w' > wr-?
*What if some z c c' become PPf dentals (d t þ)?
**PQ ''sc'' > PPf ''st''
*tk, tq > sk, sq
===Consonants===
Similar to PGmc, with addition of ''ŧ, đ, ŝ'' /tɬ, dɮ, ɧ/.
===Vowels===
Vocalism should be similar to PGmc.
 
 
[[Category:Pfeunic languages|*]][[Category:Proto-languages|P]][[Category:Pfeuno-K'aitian languages|P]]

Latest revision as of 16:39, 7 May 2023

The Taba /tʰa˨pa˦/ language is a heavily tonal language of Kjàt Må̀. It evolved from a monosyllabic tonal language with more complex syllables by simplifying its phonemic inventory and phonotactics but not its tones.

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