User:MIGUELbM/History of Angaran

This page serves as an appendix to the Angaran language

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Angaran Timeline

Sound changes

Proto-Almean

     BL      AL     P     VL     U    G
NS     m       n    ɲ
EJ  p’      t’           k’
ST  p  b    t  d         k  g    q    ʔ
FR  f  v    s  z         x            h
LQ             l                 ʀ
    F   C   B
CL  i       u
MD  e       o
OP      a

p’ t’ k’  p t k

q ʀ  k ɾ

V  j ⧸  before or after a less fronted and closed vowel

e i  ø y ⧸  in some envs

o u  ø y ⧸  in some envs

Proto-Angaric

     BL      AL     P     VL     G
NS     m       n    ɲ
ST  p  b    t  d         k  g    ʔ
FR  f  v    s  z         x       h
LQ            ɾ l
SV                  j
     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e ø      o
OP       a

ɲ  { n, ŋ }

h ʔ  ∅

v z  f s ⧸ _[-voice]

z l  ɾ ⧸ V_V

z l  d

v  ʋ  ∅

     BL      AL     P     VL 
NS     m       n            ŋ
ST  p  b    t  d         k  g
FR  f       s            x   
LQ             ɾ
SV                  j       w
     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e ø      o
OP       a
+ consonantal
+ dorsal
+ front
+ high
   ___
− consonantal
+ high
+ front

Consonants become palatalized before high front vowels and approximants. Consonants become divided into two colors: high vs low.

East Angaric

        BL            AL        P        VL
NS        m           n                ŋ ŋʲ
ST  p   b     t   d          k   g 
FR  f           s                x  
LQ                      ɾ ɾʲ
SV                              j          w
     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e    ə   o
OP       a
+ consonantal
+ dorsal
+ high
+ front
+ coronal
+ distributed
− anterior

Palatalized velars become palatal consonants.

        BL            AL         PL      VL
NS        m mʲ          n nʲ    ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t tʲ  d dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ          s sʲ          ʃ       x 
LQ                      ɾ ɾʲ
SV                                 j       w
    F   C   B
CL  i       u
MD  e   ə   o
OP      a
x
h
− sonorant
+ continuant
− voice
+ voice
 
+ voice
___
+ voice

Voiceless fricatives become voiced between voiced segments.

Major vowel shift product of foreign influence

Low Angaran

        BL            AL         PL      VL     G
NS        m mʲ          n nʲ    ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t tʲ  d dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ  v vʲ    s sʲ  z zʲ    ʃ  ʒ            h
LQ                      ɾ ɾʲ
SV                                 j       w
    F   C   B
CL  i       u
MD  e   ə   o
OP      a
+ sonorant
+ coronal
+ high
+ front
+ coronal
+ distributed
− anterior

Alveolar sonorants become palatals.

High Angaran

        BL            AL         PL      VL     G
NS        m mʲ          n     ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t tʲ  d dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ  v vʲ    s sʲ  z zʲ    ʃ  ʒ            h
LQ                      ɾ          ʎ
SV                                 j       w
     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e    ə   o
OP       a
− sonorant
+ coronal
- dorsal
+ distributed

Non palatalized obstruents become dental alveolars.

        BL            AL         PL      VL     G
NS        m mʲ          n       ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ     dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ  v vʲ    θð zʲ    ʃ  ʒ            h
LQ                      ɾ          ʎ
SV                                 j       w
     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e        o
OP       a
sʲ zʲ
s z
   ___
- high
sʲ zʲ
ʃ ʒ

Imperial Angaran

        BL            AL         PL      VL     G
NS        m mʲ          n       ɲ       ŋ
ST  p pʲ  b bʲ    t̪ tʲ  d̪ dʲ    c  ɟ    k  g
FR  f fʲ  v vʲ    θ s   ð z     ʃ  ʒ            h
LQ                      ɾ          ʎ
SV                                 j       w
     F   C   B
CL  i y      u
MD  e        o
OP       a

Early Modern Angaran

    F   C   B
CL  i   ɨ   u
MD  e       o
OP      a