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| '''m''' /m/
| '''m''' /m/
| '''n''' /n/
| '''n''' /n/
| '''ń''' /ɲ/
| '''ň''' /ɲ/
| '''ng''' /ŋ/
| '''ng''' /ŋ/
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| '''p''' /p/
| '''p''' /p/
| '''t''' /t/
| '''t''' /t/
| '''z''' /c/
| '''c''' /c/
| '''k''' /k/
| '''k''' /k/
| '''qu''' /kʷ/
| '''kw''' /kʷ/
|-
|-
! | <small>prenasalized</small>
! | <small>prenasalized</small>
| '''mp''' /ᵐb/
| '''mp''' /ᵐb/
| '''nt''' /ⁿd/
| '''nt''' /ⁿd/
| '''ńz''' /ᶮɟ/
| '''ňc''' /ᶮɟ/
| '''nk''' /ᵑg/
| '''nk''' /ᵑg/
| '''nqu''' /ᵑgʷ/
| '''nkw''' /ᵑgʷ/
|-
|-
! | <small>voiced</small>
! | <small>voiced</small>
| '''b''' /b/
| '''b''' /b/
| '''d''' /d/
| '''d''' /d/
| '''ɟ''' /ɟ/
| '''ď''' /ɟ/
| '''g''' /g/
| '''g''' /g/
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! | <small>plain</small>
! | <small>plain</small>
| '''f''' /f/
| '''f''' /f/
| '''ß''' /s/<br/>'''þ''' /θ/
| '''s''' /s/<br/>'''þ''' /θ/
| '''s''' /ç/
| '''š''' /ç/
| '''h''' /x/
| '''h''' /x/
| '''ƕ''' /ʍ/
| '''hw''' /ʍ/
|-
|-
! | <small>prenasalized</small>
! | <small>prenasalized</small>
| '''mf''' /ᵐv/
| '''mf''' /ᵐv/
| '''''' /ⁿz/
| '''ns''' /ⁿz/
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| '''r''' /r/; '''l''' /l/
| '''r''' /r/; '''l''' /l/
| '''ŕ''' /ɹ/
| '''ř''' /ɹ/
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Revision as of 01:14, 8 February 2018

Proto-Wiobic is the common ancestor of Tsjoen and Wiobian, as well as other Wiobic languages.

Phonology

Consonants

Pretty similar to Wiobian

Labial Alveolar Medial Velar Lab.vel.
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ň /ɲ/ ng /ŋ/
Plosive voiceless p /p/ t /t/ c /c/ k /k/ kw /kʷ/
prenasalized mp /ᵐb/ nt /ⁿd/ ňc /ᶮɟ/ nk /ᵑg/ nkw /ᵑgʷ/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ ď /ɟ/ g /g/
Fricative plain f /f/ s /s/
þ /θ/
š /ç/ h /x/ hw /ʍ/
prenasalized mf /ᵐv/ ns /ⁿz/
Liquid r /r/; l /l/ ř /ɹ/
Approximant j /j/ w /w/

Vowels

Fewer vowels than modern Wiobian or Tsjoen; vowel length was contrastive, as in Proto-Germanic.

  Front Central Back
Close i ii u uu
Mid e ee o oo
Open a aa

There were also four diphthongs, ai au ia ua.

Grammar