Verse:Hmøøh/Some Æ-Xenic thing

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Hmøøh/Some Æ-Xenic thing
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Idosian (Nizotsam) is a Tsimulh language spoken in Txapoalli. It is one of the more innovative Tsimulh languages.

Todo

  • gains /ɹ/ from Old Shalian influence
    • intervocalic ʔ, h after a, e, o, i, u > ɹ
    • intervocalic ʔ, h after î > y, after û > w
    • high/fricated î, û > i u
    • First get some hiatusing vowels
  • im, in in closed syllables > am, an
  • p-less: p becomes glottal stop?

Consonants

Idosian is unusual among Tsimulh languages in that it natively has a liquid.

Consonants of Modern Idosian:

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral plain labialized plain labialized
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop plain t k kw q qw ʔ
voiced b d g gw
Affricate c /ts/ č /tʃ/
Fricative voiceless s σ /ɬ/ š /ʃ/ x xw h
voiced z /dz/ ž /dʒ/
Approximant r /ɹ~ʋ/ y /j/ w

Vowels

Hmøøh/Some Æ-Xenic thing vowels
Front Central Back
Close i /i/ ə /ɨ~ɘ/ u /u/
Mid e /e/ o /o/
Open a /a/

/ə(ɹ) a(ɹ) e(ɹ) i(ɹ) i(j) o(ɹ) u(ɹ) u(w)/ < Pre-Idosian ə a e i î o u û /ə a e ɪ i̝ o ʊ u̝/ < Proto-Tsimulh /a ą e į i ę ų u/