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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
Like Proto-Tsimulh but no ejectives?
Like Proto-Tsimulh but no ejectives?
===Consonants===
{| class="bluetable" style=text-align:center
|-style="font-size: 90%;"
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|
!rowspan=2| Bilabial
!colspan=2| Alveolar
!rowspan=2| Palatal
!colspan=2| Velar
!colspan=2| Pharyngeal
!rowspan=2| Glottal
|-
! <small>central</small>
! <small>lateral</small>
! <small>plain</small>
! <small>labialized</small>
! <small>plain</small>
! <small>labialized</small>
|-
!colspan=2| Nasal
| m
| n
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!rowspan=3| Stop
! <small>plain</small>
| p
| t
|
|
| k
| kʷ
|
|
| ʔ
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
| b
| d
|
|
| g
| gʷ
|
|
|
|-
! <small>ejective</small>
| pʼ
| tʼ
|
|
| kʼ
| kʷʼ
|
|
|
|-
!rowspan=3| Affricate
! <small>plain</small>
|
| c
| ξ
| č
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
|
| z
|
| ž
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! <small>ejective</small>
|
| cʼ
| ξʼ
| čʼ
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan=2| Fricative
|
| s
| σ
| š
|
| xʷ
| ħ
| ħʷ
| h
|-
!colspan=2| Approximant
|
|
|
| y
|
| w
| ʕ
| ʕʷ
|
|}
==Grammar==
==Grammar==
Noun class system got weird - formal noun classes remain but the words semantically shift as in Sanskrit
Noun class system got weird - formal noun classes remain but the words semantically shift as in Sanskrit


[[Category:Tsimulh languages]]
[[Category:Tsimulh languages]]

Revision as of 21:54, 21 March 2018

Old Swuntsim was the ancient Tsimulh language spoken by the Swutsim people. It is still often used as a liturgical language among religious Swutsim.

Descendants:

Phonology

Like Proto-Tsimulh but no ejectives?

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Pharyngeal Glottal
central lateral plain labialized plain labialized
Nasal m n
Stop plain p t k ʔ
voiced b d g
ejective kʷʼ
Affricate plain c ξ č
voiced z ž
ejective ξʼ čʼ
Fricative s σ š ħ ħʷ h
Approximant y w ʕ ʕʷ

Grammar

Noun class system got weird - formal noun classes remain but the words semantically shift as in Sanskrit