Proto-Zanahic

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Introduction

Proto-Zanahic is the reconstructed ancestor of Zanahi and other Zanahic languages.

Phonology

Consonants

Reconstructed consonant phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal *m /m/ *n /n/
Stop voiceless *p /p/ *t /t/ *k /k/ *’ /ʔ/
voiced *b /b/ *d /d/ *g /ɡ/
ejective *ṗ /pʼ/ *ṭ /tʼ/ *ḳ /kʼ/
Affricate voiceless *c /ts/
voiced *z /dz/
ejective *ṣ /tsʼ/
Fricative *s /s/ /ɕ/ *h /h/
Trill *r /r/
Approximant *l /l/ *y /j/ *w /w/

Vowels and Syllabics

Reconstructed vowel phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
Short Long
Front Back Front Back
Close *i /i/ *u /u/ /iː/ /uː/
Mid *e /ɛ/ /ɛː/
Open *a /a/ *o /ɒ/ /aː/ /ɒː/
Reconstructed diphthongs of Proto-Zanahic
Short Long
/i/ /u/ /i/ /u/
/ɛ/ *ey /ɛi/ *ew /ɛu/ *ēy /ɛːi/ *ēw /ɛːu/
/a/ *ay /ai/ *aw /au/ *āy /aːi/ *āw /aːu/
/ɒ/ *oy /ɒi/ *ow /ɒu/ *ōy /ɒːi/ *ōw /ɒːu/
Reconstructed syllabic consonants of Proto-Zanahic
Consonant Short Long
/m/ *m̥ /m̩/ *m̥̄ /m̩ː/
/n/ *n̥ /n̩/ *n̥̄ /n̩ː/
/r/ *r̥ /r̩/ *r̥̄ /r̩ː/
/l/ *l̥ /l̩/ *l̥̄ /l̩ː/

Note that *i and *u (and their long forms *ī and *ū) are considered the syllabic counterparts of *y and *w respectively.

Orthography

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

(IN PROGRESS)

Nominals

Pronouns

Personal pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns

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Numerals

Reconstructed Proto-Zanahic numerals
Symbol Cardinal number
masc. fem. neuter
1 *’oynoh *’oynā *’oynom
2 *ṭuwō *ṭuwāi *ṭuwō
3 *treyeh *treyeh *treyā
4 *ketureh *ketureh *keturā
5 *penke
6 *šecš
7 *heptm̥
8 *’octō
9 *newn̥
10 *ṭecm̥
20 *ṭuwīcant
30 *trīcant
100 *cn̥tom

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources