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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''Wieb-Muts'' or ''Reber-Muts'') is a Wiebian dialect continuum that includes Modern Standard [[Wiebian]] (both the European and the North American varieties). It is often simply called "Wiebian" in-universe.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''Wieb-Muts'' or ''Reber-Muts'') is a Wiebian dialect continuum that includes Modern Standard [[Wiebian]] (both the European and the North American varieties). It is often simply called "Wiebian" in-universe.
==Phonology==
==Historical phonology==
===Middle Wiebian===
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<poem>
Consonants:
ɑ æ e i o ø u y
p b m f
ɑ: æ: e: ə: i: o: ø: u: y:
t d n z c s
ja je i:a ja:
zh ch sh
wa wo u:a wa:
j q x
ɥa ɥø y:a ɥa:
g!x !x n!x
ai au ay
g k ng
h


Vowels:
p pʰ b m mʰ f v w w̃
i ü u e ö o a aa
pˁ pˁʰ bˁ mˁ mʰˁ fˁ vˁ
aai ai aau au ei oi eu ou iu ui öi
t tʰ θ ð d n nʰ s z lʰ l nˡ nˡʰ
I might have to give up on sie > shi
tˁ tˁʰ θˁ ðˁʰ dˁ nˁ nʰˁ
or I might do something crazy
! !ʰ g! ŋ! ŋʰ! ɧ ɧ̬
s > sh > x
!ˁ !ˁʰ g!ˁ ŋ!ˁ ŋʰ!ˁ ɧˁ ɧ̬ˁ
g!x > zh
k kʰ g ŋ ŋʰ x ɣ
where will I get s from
q qʰ ɢ ɴ ɴʰ χ ʁ
x > s?
h ʔ ħ ʕ
I should have /r/ and /l/
r from sch
 
of course
I don't really like s > sh > x > s
 
cyclic chain shift
I'm doing it just to get sie > zai > sai > shai > shi
Sie sie sie sie sie sie Sie?
Shi shi shi shi shi shi shi?
 
yes
parody chinese has to have all those 'shi's
what about
s > sh > s
x < /xj/
 
/xj/ < ? (in AW)
I think among other things, bekeh/bekäh, beköh, bekehr
 
I might end up with too many sh's
I should condition it
aaaaarrrrgh
 
yes
</poem>
</poem>
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Wiebic languages]][[Category:Pfeunic languages]][[Category:Gamedan languages]][[Category:Hussmauch]]
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Wiebic languages]][[Category:Pfeunic languages]][[Category:Gamedan languages]][[Category:Hussmauch]]

Revision as of 03:19, 26 November 2015

Tchwerian (Wieb-Muts or Reber-Muts) is a Wiebian dialect continuum that includes Modern Standard Wiebian (both the European and the North American varieties). It is often simply called "Wiebian" in-universe.

Historical phonology

Middle Wiebian

ɑ æ e i o ø u y
ɑ: æ: e: ə: i: o: ø: u: y:
ja je i:a ja:
wa wo u:a wa:
ɥa ɥø y:a ɥa:
ai au ay

p pʰ b m mʰ f v w w̃
pˁ pˁʰ bˁ mˁ mʰˁ fˁ vˁ
t tʰ θ ð d n nʰ s z lʰ l nˡ nˡʰ
tˁ tˁʰ θˁ ðˁʰ dˁ nˁ nʰˁ
! !ʰ g! ŋ! ŋʰ! ɧ ɧ̬
!ˁ !ˁʰ g!ˁ ŋ!ˁ ŋʰ!ˁ ɧˁ ɧ̬ˁ
k kʰ g ŋ ŋʰ x ɣ
q qʰ ɢ ɴ ɴʰ χ ʁ
h ʔ ħ ʕ