Middle Wiebian
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| Middle Wiebian | |
|---|---|
| Wieb-Muts | |
| Created by | IlL |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | qwb |
Introduction
Sound changes
AW: ie /i/ üh /y/ uh /u/ i /ɪ/ ü /ʏ/ u /ʊ/ e /ɛ/ ö /œ/ o /ɔ/ a /æ/ ei /ä/ ah /ɒ/ au /æʊ/ eu /ɔɪ/ eh /ɛɪ/ öh /œʏ/ oh /ɔʊ/ ir /iɻ/ ür /yɻ/ ur /uɻ/ er /ɛɻ/ ör /œɻ/ or /ɔɻ/ ar /äɻ/
æ, ä, ɒ, ij, y, u, ɪ, ʏ, ʊ, ɛ, œ, ɔ, æʊ, ɔɪ, ɛɪ, œʏ, ɔʊ, iɻ, yɻ, uɻ, ɛɻ/œɻ, ɔɻ, äɻ
> jæ, æ, ɑ, ji, ju, u, jej, jə, wə, jə, ə, ə, jau, ai, jai, jwe, au, jia, ia, we, jow, ow, ɑ
o > wa, u > wo / _{t, n, l}
Resultant vowel system: æ, ɑ, i, u, e, we, ə, wə, ow, ia, wa
wahm > vɑm, djih (B), nɑk, g!jɑf, zel, stum, rut, ljowts, pɑp, kjia
Phonology
Tones
MW tones: neutral, final -s, other final fricatives > tones A, B, C? what should they look like A = level, B = rising, C = falling
high class (schm, schn, schl, sp, st, h) = H
BH = AL, AH = CH
Grammar
Mutations
(lenition, eclipsis, retroflexion)
- p: f b
- b: v m
- m: w m
- f: h v
- v: ʔ v
- t: þ d ʈ
- d: ð n ɖ
- n: n n ɳ
- s: h z ʂ
- z: ʔ z ʐ
- ts: s dz tʂ
- dz: z dz dʐ
- l: l w ɭ
- ʈ: ʂ ɖ
- ɖ: ʐ ɳ
- ʂ: h ʐ
- ʐ: ʐ ʐ
- !: ʂ g! !!
- g!: ʐ ŋ! g!!
- k: x g
- g: ɣ ŋ
- ʔ: ʔ n ʔ
- j: j ɲ j
Tenses
- Present: is V S O, negation má V is S O
- Past: do-L V S O, negation mádh-L V S O