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Old Siészal had a five-vowel system with no length distinction: | |||
'''a e i o u''' /a e i o u/ | '''a e i o u''' /a e i o u/ | ||
===Tone=== | ===Tone=== | ||
Revision as of 04:19, 28 December 2019
Phonology
Consonants
Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal. It also had no phonemic palatalization.
- Nasal: m n ŋ /m n ŋ/
- Voiceless stop: p t č k /p~ɸ t tʃ k/
- Voiced stop: b d j g /b d dʒ g/
- Voiceless fricative: s š x h /s ʃ x h/
- Voiced fricative: z ž /z ʒ/
- Resonant: w l y /w l j/
The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series.
Vowels
Old Siészal had a five-vowel system with no length distinction:
a e i o u /a e i o u/
Tone
Old Siészal is thought to have had tone.