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===Sound changes=== | ===Sound changes=== | ||
#þ > s > ʃ | #þ > s > ʃ | ||
#au > æɑ > | #au > æɑ > æː > ɛː (''lau'' (-p m) > ''le4'' 'be') | ||
#ai > əi > iː | |||
==Inventory== | ==Inventory== | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 28 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 wʰ
t tʰ þ ð d n nʰ s z lʰ l nˡ nˡʰ
! !ʰ g! ŋ! ŋʰ! ɧ ɧ̬
k kʰ g ŋ ŋʰ x ɣ
q qʰ ɢ ɴ ɴʰ χ ʁ
h ʔ
Sound changes
- þ > s > ʃ
- au > æɑ > æː > ɛː (lau (-p m) > le4 'be')
- ai > əi > iː
Inventory
Consonants
Vowels
a aa e i o ö u ü
ai au ei eu iu öi oi ou ui