Middle Tevvic: Difference between revisions
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|name=Ancient Tevvic | |name=Ancient Tevvic | ||
|nativename={{l|mtev|चैवैताण्}} | |nativename={{l|mtev|चैवैताण्}} | ||
|pronunciation= | |pronunciation=t͡ɕeː.ʋeː.ˈtɑːɳ | ||
|ethnicity=Tevvics | |ethnicity=Tevvics | ||
|states=[[w:Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]] | |states=[[w:Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]] | ||
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Middle Tevvic ([[w:Autonym|Autonym]]: {{lang|mtev|चैवैताण्}}, / | Middle Tevvic ([[w:Autonym|Autonym]]: {{lang|mtev|चैवैताण्}}, /t͡ɕeː.ʋeː.ˈtɑːɳ/) was a language spoken in northern India, largely around the modern state of Uttarakhand. It is the direct descendant of [[Ancient Tevvic]], though it is not intelligible with it in the slightest. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Middle proper=== | ===Middle proper=== | ||
*final /h/ lost | |||
*final /ɑ, ə, ɛ, ɔ/ lost, long variants shorten to /ə/, /e, o, i, u/ > /ɛ, ɔ, e, o/ | *final /ɑ, ə, ɛ, ɔ/ lost, long variants shorten to /ə/, /e, o, i, u/ > /ɛ, ɔ, e, o/ | ||
*loss of nasals after oral stops, as in Ancient Tevvic "{{lang|mtev|phḗthmạh}}" > Middle Tevvic "{{lang|mtev|phēthe}}". | *loss of nasals after oral stops, as in Ancient Tevvic "{{lang|mtev|phḗthmạh}}" > Middle Tevvic "{{lang|mtev|phēthe}}". | ||
*voiceless aspirates to voiceless, imparting a high tone on the vowel | *voiceless aspirates to voiceless, imparting a high tone on the vowel | ||
*/ə/ > /ɛ/ | */ə/ > /ɛ/ | ||
*merger of /ɛ, e/ and /ɔ, o/ | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||