Verse:Hmøøh/Some Æ-Xenic thing

Sound changes from Proto-Quame

• kʷēma, tiłōr, nazgē, λawp’ē, caliłē, qʷ’ela, rōdē, lozet’ē, pʼazgʷē, q’eyōr

1. k > kʲ > ts; kʷ > ʈʂ
2. q, qʷ > k
3. s z > ɧ ɧ̬ > x ɣ / {r u/w K i/y}_
4. r > ɣ
5. ɬ tɬ > ç c > ɕ t͡ɕ
6. final ɣ drops out and lengthens the vowel
   • tʂēma, tiɕô, nazdzē, dʑawp’ē, tsaliɕē, k’ela, ɣōdē, lozet’ē, pʼaʐdʐē, k’ejô
7. uu > oo > aa > ee > ii > yee
8. aaa, eee > aay, iii > uuy, ooo > aaw, uuu > iiw
9. long diphthongs lose their offglides: aay aaw > aa, eey, eew > ee, iiw > ii, ooy, oow > oo. uuy > uu
   • tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzī, dʑawp’ī, tsaliɕī, k’ela, ɣādī, lozet’ī, pʼaʐdʐī, k’ejā
10. after ejectives, vowels shift because of creaky voice
    • aa > ea, ee > iə, ii > üü, oo > əə, uu > oo
    • a > ə, i > e, u > o
11. noncreaky uu > üü; final -ii > üü
    • tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzǖ, dʑawp’ǖ, tsaliɕǖ, k’əla, ɣādǖ, lozet’ǖ, pʼəʐdʐǖ, k’əjā
12. ī, ǖ, ē palatalize >ʲī, ʲū, ʲē
13. ā > ʲā, əə > ā
14. ay > ē, oy uy > ī, iw > ʲū, ey > ʲē, ew > ʲō
15. e, i > ʲə, a, o, u > ə