Verse:Hmøøh/Some Æ-Xenic thing
Sound changes from Proto-Quame
- kʷēma, tiłōr, nazgē, λawp’ē, caliłē, qʷ’ela, rōdē, lozet’ē, pʼazgʷē, q’eyōr
- k > kʲ > ts; kʷ > ʈʂ
- q, qʷ > k
- s z > ʂ ʐ/ {r u/w K i/y}_
- r > ɣ
- ɬ tɬ > ç c > ɕ t͡ɕ
- final ɣ drops out and lengthens the vowel
- tʂēma, tiɕô, nazdzē, dʑawp’ē, tsaliɕē, k’ela, ɣōdē, lozet’ē, pʼaʐdʐē, k’ejô
- uu > oo > aa > ee > ii > yee
- aaa, eee > aay, iii > uuy, ooo > aaw, uuu > iiw
- long diphthongs lose their offglides: aay aaw > aa, eey, eew > ee, iiw > ii, ooy, oow > oo. uuy > uu
- tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzī, dʑawp’ī, tsaliɕī, k’ela, ɣādī, lozet’ī, pʼaʐdʐī, k’ejā
- after ejectives, vowels shift because of creaky voice
- aa > ea, ee > iə, ii > üü, oo > əə, uu > oo
- a > ə, i > e, u > o
- noncreaky uu > üü; final -ii > üü
- tʂīma, tiɕā, nazdzǖ, dʑawp’ǖ, tsaliɕǖ, k’əla, ɣādǖ, lozet’ǖ, pʼəʐdʐǖ, k’əjā
- ī, ǖ, ē palatalize >ʲī, ʲū, ʲē
- ā > ʲā, əə > ā
- ay > ē, oy uy > ī, iw > ʲū, ey > ʲē, ew > ʲō
- e > ʲa i > ʲɨ, a > a, o, u > ɨ