Eadlan/Old

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Phonology

Consonants

Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal. It also had no phonemic palatalization.

  • Nasal: m n ŋ /m n ŋ/
  • Voiceless stop: p t č k /p~ɸ t tʃ k/
  • Voiced stop: b d j g /b d dʒ g/
  • Voiceless fricative: s š x h /s ʃ x h/
  • Voiced fricative: z ž /z ʒ/
  • Resonant: w l y /w l j/

The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series.

Vowels

a e i o u /a e i o u/

Old Siészal also had no vowel length, but many vowel clusters.

Tone

Old Siészal is thought to have had tone.

Diachronics