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Proto-Koabi had simple five vowel system: *i *e *a *o *u. Syllable structure was (C)V and stress was on the first syllable of a word. Multiple vowels can be adjacent to each other like in *baoi "to speak"
Proto-Koabi had simple four vowel system: *i *e *a *o. Syllable structure was (C)V and stress was on the first syllable of a word. Multiple vowels can be adjacent to each other like in *baoi "to speak".
Consonants correspondances:
{| class="wikitable"
! Proto-Koabi !! Ópi !! Hōbe !! Kob !! Oebi !! Sia !! Kome
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| *m || m || m || m || m || m || m
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| *n || n || n || n || n || n || n
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| *p || f || p-, -b- || f-, -v- || 0-<sup>1</sup>, -p- || p || p-, -ɸ-
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| *b || p || b || b || 0-<sup>1</sup>, -b- || b || m
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| *t || t || t || s-, -d- || t || t, s<sup>2</sup> || t-, -θ-, c͡ç<sup>2</sup>-, -ç-<sup>2</sup>
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| *k || 0-, -k- || h || k-, -g- || 0-<sup>1</sup>, -p-<sup>1</sup>, k || k, s<sup>2</sup> || k-, -x-, c͡ç<sup>2</sup>-, -ç-<sup>2</sup>
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| *j || s-, -t- || j || d-, -j- || j || s || n
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<sup>1</sup>Before o.<br><sup>2</sup>Before i.
==Pronouns==
==Pronouns==
Pele Potseghos reconstructs following pronouns for Proto Koabi:
Pele Potseghos reconstructs following pronouns for Proto Koabi:
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Revision as of 08:47, 7 July 2023

Koabi
Created byChuvachok1234
Geographic
distribution
North of Central island
Linguistic classificationOne of the world's primary language families
Proto-languageProto-Koabi
Koabi-Map.png

Koabi is small language family spoken in the north of central island.

Phonology

Proto Koabi Consonants, reconstructed by Pele Potseghos:

Consonant phonemes
Labial Dental Palatal Velar
Nasal *m *n
Stop voiceless *p *t *k
voiced *b
Approximant *j

Proto-Koabi had simple four vowel system: *i *e *a *o. Syllable structure was (C)V and stress was on the first syllable of a word. Multiple vowels can be adjacent to each other like in *baoi "to speak". Consonants correspondances:

Proto-Koabi Ópi Hōbe Kob Oebi Sia Kome
*m m m m m m m
*n n n n n n n
*p f p-, -b- f-, -v- 0-1, -p- p p-, -ɸ-
*b p b b 0-1, -b- b m
*t t t s-, -d- t t, s2 t-, -θ-, c͡ç2-, -ç-2
*k 0-, -k- h k-, -g- 0-1, -p-1, k k, s2 k-, -x-, c͡ç2-, -ç-2
*j s-, -t- j d-, -j- j s n

1Before o.
2Before i.

Pronouns

Pele Potseghos reconstructs following pronouns for Proto Koabi:

I kio we kii
thou bia you bie

Proto-language

Koabi
Created byChuvachok1234
Reconstruction ofKoabi languages

Proto-Koabi basic vocabulary, reconstructed by Pele Potseghos:

Meaning Proto Koabi
person *taa
animal *eo
to see, to watch *oami
to speak *baoi
to know *bato
to like *jeti
to love *poite
to find, to catch *kajo
to want *tiei
to need *bobi
to kill, to destroy *oki
meat *ajota
fish *pai
food *nii