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'''Modern Varquun''' is the main surviving descendant of [[Ancient Varquun]].
==Sound changes==
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Sound changes from Ancient Varquun to Modern Varquun:
Sound changes from Ancient Varquun to Modern Varquun:
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II. Write a short introduction to your language. (Who speaks it? When was it created? By whom? or what? are some example questions that can be answered here)
II. Write a short introduction to your language. (Who speaks it? When was it created? By whom? or what? are some example questions that can be answered here)
III. Once done, try making sure everything is properly spelt so as to avoid unnecessary reader fatigue.
III. Once done, try making sure everything is properly spelt so as to avoid unnecessary reader fatigue.
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Revision as of 07:23, 20 December 2016

Modern Varquun is the main surviving descendant of Ancient Varquun.

Sound changes

Sound changes from Ancient Varquun to Modern Varquun:
Initial (h)Vy, (h)Vw- > j, w-
More /h/ loss: Vh > V:
Vowel system changes: /i u a i: u: a: e: o: aj aw/ > /e u ə i ɨ a iə uə ɚ o/
A tone split based on pharyngealization: CˁV > CV(creaky) > CV(high) (hV > V(low), initial V- > V(high))
Postvocalic tʃ, dʒ lenite to ʃ, ʒ; postvocalic ʃ, ʒ lenite to -j
word-final pharyngealized consonants merge with the nonpharyngealized consonants; i and ɨ become lowered to e and o before historical ll
1. adj > àʒ
2. fisj > fèj
3. iyav > íjə̀v
4. ŋŋuzzan > ŋúzə́n
5. túl > tɨ̀l
6. kkayr > kɚ́r
7. bbutja > búʃə̀
8. llíva > wívə̀
9. ulltta > ótə̀
X. yáŋŋu > jàŋú
E. hanay > ə̀nɚ̀
10. kín > kìn
(Also I'll find some way to get pitch accent into Chick Corean)

Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Vowels

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

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