Middle Wiebian

Middle Wiebian
Wieb-Muts
Created by	IlL
Language family	Quihum Pfeunic Wiebian Middle Wiebian
Language codes
ISO 639-3	qwb

Sound changes

AW: ie /i/ üh /y/ uh /u/ i /ɪ/ ü /ʏ/ u /ʊ/ e /ɛ/ ö /œ/ o /ɔ/ a /æ/ ei /ä/ ah /ɒ/ au /æʊ/ eu /ɔɪ/ eh /ɛɪ/ öh /œʏ/ oh /ɔʊ/ ir /iɻ/ ür /yɻ/ ur /uɻ/ er /ɛɻ/ ör /œɻ/ or /ɔɻ/ ar /äɻ/

æ, ä, ɒ, ij, y, u, ɪ, ʏ, ʊ, ɛ, œ, ɔ, æʊ, ɔɪ, ɛɪ, œʏ, ɔʊ, iɻ, yɻ, uɻ, ɛɻ/œɻ, ɔɻ, äɻ

> jæ, æ, ɑ, ji, ju, u, jej, jə, wə, jə, ə, ə, jau, ai, jai, jwe, au, jia, ia, we, jow, ow, ɑ

o > wa, u > wo / _{t, n, l}

Resultant vowel system: æ, ɑ, i, u, e, we, ə, wə, ow, ia, wa

wahm > vɑm, djih (B), nɑk, g!jɑf, zel, stum, rut, ljowts, pɑp, kjia

Phonology

Tones

MW tones: neutral, final -s, other final fricatives > tones A, B, C? what should they look like A = level, B = rising, C = falling

high class (schm, schn, schl, sp, st, h) = H

BH = AL, AH = CH = BL

Grammar

Mutations

(lenition, eclipsis, retroflexion)

• p: f b
• b: v m
• m: w m
• f: h v
• v: ʔ v
• t: þ d ʈ
• d: ð n ɖ
• n: n n ɳ
• s: h z ʂ
• z: ʔ z ʐ
• ts: s dz tʂ
• dz: z dz dʐ
• l: l w ɭ
• ʈ: ʂ ɖ
• ɖ: ʐ ɳ
• ʂ: h ʐ
• ʐ: ʐ ʐ
• !: ʂ g! !!
• g!: ʐ ŋ! g!!
• k: x g
• g: ɣ ŋ
• ʔ: ʔ n ʔ
• j: j ɲ j

Tenses

• Present: is V S O, negation má V is S O
• Past: do-L V S O, negation mádh-L V S O