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| '''p''' /p/ | | '''p''' /p/ | ||
| '''t''' /t/ | | '''t''' /t/ | ||
| ''' | | '''ť''' /c/ | ||
| '''k''' /k/ | | '''k''' /k/ | ||
| '''kw''' /kʷ/ | | '''kw''' /kʷ/ | ||
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| '''mp''' /ᵐb/ | | '''mp''' /ᵐb/ | ||
| '''nt''' /ⁿd/ | | '''nt''' /ⁿd/ | ||
| ''' | | '''ňť''' /ᶮɟ/ | ||
| '''nk''' /ᵑg/ | | '''nk''' /ᵑg/ | ||
| '''nkw''' /ᵑgʷ/ | | '''nkw''' /ᵑgʷ/ | ||
Revision as of 01:17, 8 February 2018
Proto-Wiobic is the common ancestor of Tsjoen and Wiobian, as well as other Wiobic languages.
Phonology
Consonants
Virtually identical to Wiobian
| Labial | Alveolar | Medial | Velar | Lab.vel. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ň /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | ||
| Plosive | voiceless | p /p/ | t /t/ | ť /c/ | k /k/ | kw /kʷ/ |
| prenasalized | mp /ᵐb/ | nt /ⁿd/ | ňť /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/ | ||||
Proto-Wiobic to Tsjoen
Proto-Wiobic to Wiobian
Umlaut and syncope (flesh out), mostly
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.