Proto-Zanahic

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/.

Syntax