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! colspan="2" |[[w:Nasal stop|Nasal]]
! colspan="2" |[[w:Nasal stop|Nasal]]
| {{IPA|/m/}}
| m {{IPA|/m/}}
| {{IPA|/n/}}
| n {{IPA|/n/}}
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! rowspan="3"  |[[w:Stop consonant|Stop]]
! rowspan="3"  |[[w:Stop consonant|Stop]]
!  |[[w:Voiceless consonant|voiceless]]
!  |[[w:Voiceless consonant|voiceless]]
| {{IPA|/p/}}
| p {{IPA|/p/}}
| {{IPA|/t/}}
| t {{IPA|/t/}}
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| {{IPA|/k/}}
| k {{IPA|/k/}}
| {{IPA|/ʔ/}}
| {{IPA|/ʔ/}}
|-
|-
!  |[[w:Voiced consonant|voiced]]
!  |[[w:Voiced consonant|voiced]]
| {{IPA|/b/}}
| b {{IPA|/b/}}
| {{IPA|/d/}}
| d {{IPA|/d/}}
|  
|  
| {{IPA|/ɡ/}}
| g {{IPA|/ɡ/}}
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!  |[[w:Ejective consonant|ejective]]
!  |[[w:Ejective consonant|ejective]]
| {{IPA|/pʼ/}}
| {{IPA|/pʼ/}}
| {{IPA|/tʼ/}}
| {{IPA|/tʼ/}}
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|  
| {{IPA|/kʼ/}}
| {{IPA|/kʼ/}}
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|  
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!  [[w:Voiceless consonant|voiceless]]
!  [[w:Voiceless consonant|voiceless]]
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|  
| {{IPA|/ts/}}
| s {{IPA|/ts/}}
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|  
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! [[w:Voiced consonant|voiced]]
! [[w:Voiced consonant|voiced]]
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| {{IPA|/dz/}}
| z {{IPA|/dz/}}
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![[w:Ejective consonant|ejective]]
![[w:Ejective consonant|ejective]]
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| {{IPA|/tsʼ/}}
| {{IPA|/tsʼ/}}
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! colspan="2" |[[w:Fricative consonant|Fricative]]
! colspan="2" |[[w:Fricative consonant|Fricative]]
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| {{IPA|/s/}}
| ś {{IPA|/s/}}
| {{IPA|/ɕ/}}
| š {{IPA|/ɕ/}}
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| {{IPA|/h/}}
| h {{IPA|/h/}}
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|-
! colspan="2" |[[w:Trill consonant|Trill]]
! colspan="2" |[[w:Trill consonant|Trill]]
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| {{IPA|/r/}}
| r {{IPA|/r/}}
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! colspan="2" |[[w:Approximant|Approximant]]
! colspan="2" |[[w:Approximant|Approximant]]
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| {{IPA|/l/}}
| l {{IPA|/l/}}
| {{IPA|/j/}}
| y {{IPA|/j/}}
| {{IPA|/w/}}
| w {{IPA|/w/}}
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Revision as of 10:00, 4 February 2024

Introduction

Proto-Zanahic is the reconstructed ancestor of Zanahi and other Zanahic languages.

Phonology

Consonants

Reconstructed consonant phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/
Stop voiceless p /p/ t /t/ k /k/ /ʔ/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ g /ɡ/
ejective /pʼ/ /tʼ/ /kʼ/
Affricate voiceless s /ts/
voiced z /dz/
ejective /tsʼ/
Fricative ś /s/ š /ɕ/ h /h/
Trill r /r/
Approximant l /l/ y /j/ w /w/

Vowels

Reconstrcuted vowel phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
Short Long
Front Back Front Back
Close /i/ /u/ /iː/ /uː/
Mid /ɛ/ /ɛː/
Open /a/ /ɒ/ /aː/ /ɒː/

Reconstructed diphthongs are: /au, ai, ɛu, ɛi, ɒu, ɒi, aːu, aːi, ɛːu, ɛːi, ɒːu, ɒːi/.

Orthography

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources