Lyaateq
Lyaateq (Bóótʼ paliszóó 'Bóót's language') is a Quame language spoken by the Bóót people. It is primarily inspired by Polish and Navajo.
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 > x, k' > ʔ, g > ɣ
- p > kʷ > k
- s z > ʂ ʐ / {r u/w K i/y}_
- h > x; r > ɣ
- ɬ tɬ ɮ > ɕ t͡ɕ ʑ
- final ɣ drops out and lengthens the vowel
- tʂēma, tiɕô, nazdzē, dʑawk’ē, tsaliɕē, ʔela, ɣōdē, lozet’ē, k’aʐdʐē, ʔejô
- 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, dʑawk’ī, tsaliɕī, ʔela, ɣādī, lozet’ī, kʼaʐdʐī, ʔejā
- 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, dʑawk’ǖ, tsaliɕǖ, ʔəla, ɣādǖ, lozet’ǖ, kʼəʐdʐǖ, ʔəjā
- ī, ǖ, ē palatalize >ʲī, ʲū, ʲē
- ā > ʲā, əə > ā
- ay > ē, aw > ō, oy uy > ī, iw > ʲū, ey > ʲē, ew > ʲō
- e > ʲa i > ʲɨ, a > o, o > u, u > ɨ, ə > a
- tʲ, cʲ > ć, dʲ, dzʲ > dź, sʲ > ś, zʲ > ź
- pʲ > t, bʲ > d, pʲ' > t'
- l > ł; lʲ > l; ɣʲ > ʐ
- ē > é; ī > í; ō > ó; ū > ó
- voicing distinction > aspiration/fortis
- Boot Polish: cziima, cisia, naździóó, dzióók’ióó, calysióó, ’ała, raadzióó, łóziacʼióó, kʼażdżóó, ’aja
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Alveolo-palatal | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | (m /m/) | n /n/ | ni, ń /nʲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | ||||
Plosive | tenuis | (b /p/) | d /t/ | gi /c/ | g /k/ | ʼ /ʔ/ | ||
aspirated | (p /pʰ/) | t /tʰ/ | ki /cʰ/ | k /kʰ/ | ||||
ejective | tʼ /tʼ/ | kʼi /cʼ/ | kʼ /kʼ/ | |||||
Fricative | lenis | z /z̊/ | ż, rz /ʐ̊/ | zi, ź /ʑ̊/ | r /ɣ̊/ | |||
fortis | s /sˑ/ | sz /ʂˑ/ | si, ś /ɕˑ/ | ch /xˑ/ | h /h/ | |||
Affricate | tenuis | dz /ts/ | dż /tʂ/ | dzi, dź /tɕ/ | ||||
aspirated | c /tsʰ/ | cz /tʂʰ/ | ci, ć /tɕʰ/ | |||||
ejective | cʼ /tsʼ/ | czʼ /tʂʼ/ | cʼi, ćʼ /tɕʼ/ | |||||
Approximant | l /l/; ł /ɫ/ | j /j/ | w /w/ |
Vowels
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