User:Aleisi Galan/Sabian-Evolution

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Main Page: user:Aleisi Galan This page covers the potential evolution of a Vojvodina and Banat based Romance language with a large amount of Slavic influence and a divergent evolution both in vocabulary and grammar. It covers the evolution in stages, with both the phonological and morphological covered.

Phonological Evolution of Sabian

Vulgar Latin to Proto Sabian: 400 AD - 700 AD

This stage covers the transition from Vulgar Latin to Proto-Sabian. It covers the period from the end of the Roman empire, the occupation of the Avars, and the arrival of the Proto Slavs before their integration within the Sabian region and minor migrations to the Zemljask regions to the north.

Consonants and Clusters

Vulgar Latin to Proto-Sabian
entry result condition (I/A)
h Ø all
nct, mpt nt all
gn ɲ all
{sc, cc}, gg st͡s, zd͡z before front vowels
c, ch t͡ʃ before front vowels
g z front vowels
p, b, t, d, c, m Ø word finally
Vns, Vs V: word finally
Vns V:s else
pr, br, tr, dr, cr, gr draw stressed position forwards polysyllabic
b v intervocalically
sp, st, sk jьsp, jьst, jьsk word initially

Vowels

Vulgar Latin to Proto-Sabian
entry result condition (I/A) category
V V: stressed N/A
V: V unstressed N/A
ī raises prev. vowel all N/A
ā, a a all back
e, æ e all front
e ě stressed front
e ь else front
oV o all back
o uo stressed, open back
o o stressed, else back
o o, ъ unstressed back
ē, i, œ, y e stressed front
ē ь unstressed front
ē, e, i, ī, ȳ j next to vowels approximant
u ō all back
ō ō stressed back
ō ъ unstressed back
ī, ȳ i all front
ū u all back

Loans from Proto-Slavic

Proto-Slavic to Proto-Sabian
entry result condition (I/A) category
z s all devoicing
ž d͡z all affricatisation
ť, ď t͡s, d͡z all affricatisation
x s all

Proto-Sabian to Old-Sabian: 700 AD - 1300 AD

Nasal, Approximant, and Liquid Diphthongs

Proto-Sabian to Old-Sabian
entry result condition (I/A) category
am, an initial, closed syllables front
am, an ǫ else, closed syllables back
em, en, im, in initial, closed syllables front
em, en, im, in ę else, closed syllables front
om, on, um, un, ǫ initial, closed syllables front
om, on, um, un, ǫ ǫ else, closed syllables back
au u word initially, finally back
au av word internally back
ai, aji ě all front
ei, eji, iji, ьji ji all front
ua, uě, ue, uę va, vě ve vę all back, front
uo, uu u all back
ui y all back
or, ol ra, la all, closed syllables back
er, el, ěr, ěl re, le, rě, lě all, closed syllables front
ur, ul, ir, il vr̩, vl̩, vr̩, vl̩' initial, closed syllables back
ur, ul, ir, il r̩, l̩, r̩, l̩' else, closed syllables back

Vowels

Proto-Sabian to Old-Sabian
entry result condition (I/A) category
jō, jo je all front
ō u all back
a after j, stressed-initial front
a o closed-stressed, all-unstressed, ! final back
ъ initially back
ъ ь after j front
e, ě, i, ь je, jě, ji, jь initially front
e, ě, i, ь e, ě, i, ь palatalises prev. consonant front

Consonants and Clusters

Proto-Sabian to Old-Sabian
entry result condition (I/A)
k, g t͡s, d͡z before front vowels and/or j
tj, dj t͡s, d͡z all
mj, pj, bj, fj, vj ml, pl, bl, fl, vl before vowels
mj, pj, bj, fj, vj m, p, b, f, v else
sj zj ʃ ʒ all
sp st sk ʃp ʃt ʃk before back vowels and syllabics
s z intervocalically
x, cs, ps, bs, ss, rs s all
mn(j), nьm, mьn n(j), nj all, ! final
l r intervocalically
pt, bt, kt t, t, c' all

Old-Sabian to Early-Modern-Sabian: 1300 AD - 1700 AD

Nasal, Approximant, and Liquid Diphthongs

Old-Sabian to Early-Modern-Sabian
entry result condition (I/A) category
a ja initial back
ь je strong front
ь j final, weak front
ь Ø else null
ъ e strong unpalatalised front
ъ Ø else null
ь Ø else null
ь Ø else null
ь Ø else null
ь Ø else null
ar all back
ŕ̩ ar before hard alveolars back
ŕ̩ ie before hard alveolars back
ĺ̩