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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. |
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| ==Phonology==
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| *l > r? lʼ > l
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| *mC, nC, lC > um, un, ul (word-initially)
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| *s > s/z?
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| *z, n', l > r
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| *-sm-, -sn-, -sl-, -sr- > mm, nn, ll, rr
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| *-łm-, -łn- > lm, ll
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| *-ł > -:
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| *m'-, w' > wr-?
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| *What if some z c c' become PPf dentals (d t þ)?
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| **PQ ''sc'' > PPf ''st''
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| *tk, tq > sk, sq
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| ===Consonants===
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| Similar to PGmc, with addition of ''ŧ, đ, ŝ'' /tɬ, dɮ, ɧ/.
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| ===Vowels===
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| Vocalism should be similar to PGmc.
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| [[Category:Pfeunic languages|*]][[Category:Proto-languages|P]][[Category:Pfeuno-K'aitian languages|P]]
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