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/ /n/
Stop voiceless /p/ /t/ /k/ /ʔ/
voiced /b/ /d/ /ɡ/
ejective /pʼ/ /tʼ/ /kʼ/
Affricate voiceless /ts/
voiced /dz/
ejective /tsʼ/
Fricative /s/ /ɕ/ /h/
Trill /r/
Approximant /l/ /j/ /w/

Vowels

Reconstrcuted vowel phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
Short Long
Front Back Front Back
Close /i/ /u/ /iː/ /uː/
Mid /ɛ/ /ɛː/
Open /a/ /ɒ/ /aː/ /ɒː/

Reconstructed diphthongs are: /au, ai, ɛu, ɛi, ɒu, ɒi, aːu, aːi, ɛːu, ɛːi, ɒːu, ɒːi/.

Orthography

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

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