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#The short vowel system inherited from Late Indo-European remained surprisingly stable with only a raising of IE ''*o'' to u and a diphthongisation of IE ''*e'' in some phonological contexts. | #The short vowel system inherited from Late Indo-European remained surprisingly stable with only a raising of IE ''*o'' to u and a diphthongisation of IE ''*e'' in some phonological contexts. | ||
##IE ''*a'' was preserved as ''a'' | ##IE ''*a'' was preserved as ''a'' | ||
##IE ''*o'' was preserved as ''o'' except | ##IE ''*o'' was preserved as ''o'' except R_Cʷ where it was raised to ''u''. | ||
##:''bori'' ‘hill’ < IE ''*gʷor̥'' | ##:''bori'' ‘hill’ < IE ''*gʷor̥'' | ||
##:''nyps'' ‘night’ < EPH ''*núpts'' < IE ''*nókʷts'' | ##:''nyps'' ‘night’ < EPH ''*núpts'' < IE ''*nókʷts'' | ||
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##:''limpimos'' ‘we allow’ < EPH ''*linpimós'' < IE ''*linkʷm̥ós'' | ##:''limpimos'' ‘we allow’ < EPH ''*linpimós'' < IE ''*linkʷm̥ós'' | ||
##IE ''*u'' was preserved as ''u'' | ##IE ''*u'' was preserved as ''u'' | ||
====Long vowels==== | ====Long vowels==== | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 20 July 2014
Phonology
Vowels
Vocalisation of laryngeals
- ASSUME GREEK TRIPLE REFLEX
Short vowels
- The short vowel system inherited from Late Indo-European remained surprisingly stable with only a raising of IE *o to u and a diphthongisation of IE *e in some phonological contexts.
- IE *a was preserved as a
- IE *o was preserved as o except R_Cʷ where it was raised to u.
- bori ‘hill’ < IE *gʷor̥
- nyps ‘night’ < EPH *núpts < IE *nókʷts
- IE *e was preserved initially as e.
- thémmi ‘I say’ < IE *ḱéh₁mi
- EPH *e would later diphthongise into je between a resonant and a consonant.
- khirjéthōi ‘harder’ < LPH *χĭrjéθōi < EPH *χrétʲōi < IE *kret-yō-s
- IE *i yields i.
- limpimos ‘we allow’ < EPH *linpimós < IE *linkʷm̥ós
- IE *u was preserved as u