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| creator    = Étienne L. Poisson
| creator    = Étienne L. Poisson
| region      = Western Canada
| region      = Western Canada
| speakers    = <!--population, for families treated as languages in censuses etc.-->
| date        = <!--date of population estimate-->
| familycolor = Alopian
| familycolor = Alopian
| protoname  = [[Proto-Alopian]]
| protoname  = [[Proto-Alopian]]
| child1      = Forest Alopian
| child1      = Forest&nbsp;Alopian
** Siwa
** Siwa
** Sigori
** Sigori
| child2      = Tundra Alopian  
| child2      = Tundra&nbsp;Alopian  
** Eastern Onori
** Eastern&nbsp;Onori
** Western Onori
** Western&nbsp;Onori
| child3    = Coastal Alopian
| child3    = Coastal&nbsp;Alopian
** Coastal Olma
** Coastal&nbsp;Olma
** Central Olma
** Central&nbsp;Olma
** Southern Olma
** Southern&nbsp;Olma
| map        = Alopian.png
| map        = Alopian.png
| mapcaption  = {{#tag: center|Distribution of Alopian languages}}
| mapcaption  = {{#tag: center|Distribution of Alopian languages}}
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==From Proto-Alopian to Siwa==
==From Proto-Alopian to Siwa==
Siwa is by far the most documented Alopian language, part of the Forest Alopian branch, and  it is the language of around 30&thinsp;000–60&thinsp;000 speakers. The following list gathers most sound changes that Proto-Alopian underwent to become Siwa.
Siwa is by far the most documented Alopian language, part of the Forest Alopian branch, and  it is the language of around 30&thinsp;000–60&thinsp;000 speakers. The following list gathers most sound changes that Proto-Alopian underwent to become Siwa. ''Not in chronological order''.
 
* '''''*b''''' became ''m'' intervocalically before long front vowels ''*ē'', ''*ī''. Before ''*o'', ''*u'', it remained as ''b'' or changed to ''m'' and ''w''.
<center><code>*b > {∅,m} / V_{ē,ī}</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<code>*b > {b,m,w} / V_{o,u}</code></center>
* '''''*w''''' usually became ''v'' before stressed front vowels, although it sometimes changed to ''m'' before ''*ē'', ''*ī'' like ''*b''. It disappeared between identical vowels.
<center><code>*w > v / _V[+stress +front]</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<code>*w > m / _{ē,ī}</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<code>*w > ∅ \ V₁_V₁</code></center>
* '''''*d'''''


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[[Category:Languages]][[Category:A priori]]
[[Category:Languages]][[Category:A priori]]

Revision as of 18:42, 14 April 2022

Proto-Alopian
Proto-Siwa
Created byÉtienne L. Poisson
Reconstruction ofAlopian
RegionWestern Canada
Era2000 BCE
Alopian
Created byÉtienne L. Poisson
Geographic
distribution
Western Canada
Linguistic classificationAlopian
  • Alopian
Proto-languageProto-Alopian
Subdivisions
  • Forest Alopian
    • Siwa
    • Sigori
  • Tundra Alopian
    • Eastern Onori
    • Western Onori
  • Coastal Alopian
    • Coastal Olma
    • Central Olma
    • Southern Olma
Alopian.png
Distribution of Alopian languages

Proto-Alopian is the reconstructed ancestor of the Alopian language family. Little is known about its inventory or possible attestations other than the historical sound changes. It is believed that the Alopian people migrated from Europe around 3000 BCE, in the Holocene epoch.

The two main theories of how this migration took place are either by foot over the frozen oceans of the Last Glacial Period (known as “Early Settlement”) or by boat through the steadily-rising Atlantic Ocean (“Late Settlement”).

After thousands of years of apparent nomadism, the Alopian people settled in present-day Quebec, where the common language began to split into different dialects that formed the Alopian languages.

While most words are native (a priori), Proto-Alopian features roots from Uralic and Algonquian languages as a product of their migration.

Etymology

The word “Alopian” that gives name to the language family comes from the Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λωπός (alōpós), meaning “fox”, a strong cultural item for the Alopian people.

From Proto-Alopian to Siwa

Siwa is by far the most documented Alopian language, part of the Forest Alopian branch, and it is the language of around 30 000–60 000 speakers. The following list gathers most sound changes that Proto-Alopian underwent to become Siwa. Not in chronological order.

  • *b became m intervocalically before long front vowels , . Before *o, *u, it remained as b or changed to m and w.
*b > {∅,m} / V_{ē,ī}   *b > {b,m,w} / V_{o,u}
  • *w usually became v before stressed front vowels, although it sometimes changed to m before , like *b. It disappeared between identical vowels.
*w > v / _V[+stress +front]   *w > m / _{ē,ī}   *w > ∅ \ V₁_V₁
  • *d