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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
==Diachronics== | |||
Ashe's grammar provides the following diachronics: | |||
===Phonology=== | |||
{{PAGENAME}} phonology is fairly conservative. It uses the following historical sound changes: | |||
*b > v; ɓ > b; gw > g > γ > x | |||
*Grimm's law: pʰ tʰ ḱʰ kʷʰ qʰ > f θ ʃ x H | |||
*q G q' > H ayin q | |||
*further shifts: kʷ' > kʷ > xʷ | |||
*Vowel shifts: ā > /ɛɪ/ (except before pharyngeals); ō > /əʊ/, u > /ɒ/, iw > /ju:/ | |||
*final -ā -ī shorten to -a -i | |||
*Loss of initial glottal stop, then loss of non-prevocalic /r/ | |||
*Historical long vowels (also /ɑː/ from historical /ar/) shorten before /ʕ/ | |||
===Grammar=== | |||
Revision as of 06:38, 27 February 2020
Phonology
- Consonants: b d ǵ gw G ɓ t’ ḱ’ kʷ’ q’ p t ḱ kʷ q s h ʔ m n l r w y
- Vowels: a i u ā ī ū ō
- Pitch accent: modal (á), creaky (aˀ)
Morphology
Syntax
Diachronics
Ashe's grammar provides the following diachronics:
Phonology
Idavic languages phonology is fairly conservative. It uses the following historical sound changes:
- b > v; ɓ > b; gw > g > γ > x
- Grimm's law: pʰ tʰ ḱʰ kʷʰ qʰ > f θ ʃ x H
- q G q' > H ayin q
- further shifts: kʷ' > kʷ > xʷ
- Vowel shifts: ā > /ɛɪ/ (except before pharyngeals); ō > /əʊ/, u > /ɒ/, iw > /ju:/
- final -ā -ī shorten to -a -i
- Loss of initial glottal stop, then loss of non-prevocalic /r/
- Historical long vowels (also /ɑː/ from historical /ar/) shorten before /ʕ/