Verse:Hmøøh/Some Æ-Xenic thing

Sound changes from Proto-Quame

• kʷēma, tiłōr, nazgē, λawp’ē, caliłē, qʷ’ela, rōdē, lozet’ē, pʼazgʷē, q’eyōr

1. k > kʲ > ts; kʷ > ʈʂ
2. q, qʷ > k
3. s z > ʂ ʐ / {r u/w K i/y}_
4. h > x; r > ɣ
5. ɬ tɬ ɮ > ɕ t͡ɕ ʑ
6. final ɣ drops out and lengthens the vowel
   • tʂēma, tiɕô, nazdzē, dʑawp’ē, tsaliɕē, k’ela, ɣōdē, lozet’ē, pʼaʐdʐē, k’ejô
7. uu > oo > aa > ee > ii > yee
8. aaa, eee > aay, iii > uuy, ooo > aaw, uuu > iiw
9. long diphthongs lose their offglides: aay aaw > aa, eey, eew > ee, iiw > ii, ooy, oow > oo. uuy > uu
   • tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzī, dʑawp’ī, tsaliɕī, k’ela, ɣādī, lozet’ī, pʼaʐdʐī, k’ejā
10. after ejectives, vowels shift because of creaky voice
    • aa > ea, ee > iə, ii > üü, oo > əə, uu > oo
    • a > ə, i > e, u > o
11. noncreaky uu > üü; final -ii > üü
    • tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzǖ, dʑawp’ǖ, tsaliɕǖ, k’əla, ɣādǖ, lozet’ǖ, pʼəʐdʐǖ, k’əjā
12. ī, ǖ, ē palatalize >ʲī, ʲū, ʲē
13. ā > ʲā, əə > ā
14. ay > ē, aw > ō, oy uy > ī, iw > ʲū, ey > ʲē, ew > ʲō
15. e > ʲa i > ʲɨ, a > a, o, u > ɨ
16. tʲ, cʲ > ć, dʲ, dzʲ > dź, sʲ > ś, zʲ > ź
17. pʲ > t, bʲ > d, pʲ' > t'
18. l > ł; lʲ > l; ɣʲ > ʐ
19. a > o; ɨ > y; u > u; ā > a; ē > e; ī > i; ō > ó; ū > ó
20. voicing distinction > aspiration/fortis
    • Boot Polish: czimo, cisia, naździó, dziót’ó, colisió, k’yło, radzió, łyziac'ió, pʼyżdżó, k’yja