Koabi languages: Difference between revisions

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Proto-Koabi had simple five vowel system: *i *e *a *o *u. Syllable structure was (C)V and stress was on the first syllable of a word. Multiple vowels can be adjacent to each other like in *baoi "to speak"
Proto-Koabi had simple four vowel system: *i *e *a *o. Syllable structure was (C)V and stress was on the first syllable of a word. Multiple vowels can be adjacent to each other like in *baoi "to speak".
Consonants correspondances:
{| class="wikitable"
! Proto-Koabi !! Ópi !! Hōbe !! Kob !! Oebi !! Sia !! Kome
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| *m || m || m || m || m || m || m
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| *n || n || n || n || n || n || n
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| *p || f || p-, -b- || f-, -v- || 0-<sup>1</sup>, -p- || p || p-, -ɸ-
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| *b || p || b || b || 0-<sup>1</sup>, -b- || b || m
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| *t || t || t || s-, -d- || t || t, s<sup>2</sup> || t-, -θ-, c͡ç<sup>2</sup>-, -ç-<sup>2</sup>
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| *k || 0-, -k- || h || k-, -g- || 0-<sup>1</sup>, -p-<sup>1</sup>, k || k, s<sup>2</sup> || k-, -x-, c͡ç<sup>2</sup>-, -ç-<sup>2</sup>
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| *j || s-, -t- || j || d-, -j- || j || s || n
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<sup>1</sup>Before o.<br><sup>2</sup>Before i.
==Pronouns==
==Pronouns==
Pele Potseghos reconstructs following pronouns for Proto Koabi:
Pele Potseghos reconstructs following pronouns for Proto Koabi:
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| food || *nii
| food || *nii
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