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| ==Introduction==
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| Old Kurmian is inspired by Old Irish.
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| ==Sound changes==
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| AW: ie /i/ üh /y/ uh /u/ i /ɪ/ ü /ʏ/ u /ʊ/ e /ɛ/ ö /œ/ o /ɔ/ a /æ/ ei /ä/ ah /ɒ/ au /æʊ/ eu /ɔɪ/ eh /ɛɪ/ öh /œʏ/ oh /ɔʊ/ ir /iɻ/ ür /yɻ/ ur /uɻ/ er /ɛɻ/ ör /œɻ/ or /ɔɻ/ ar /äɻ/
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| æ, ä, ɒ, i, y, u, ɪ, ʏ, ʊ, ɛ, œ, ɔ, æʊ, ɔɪ, ɛɪ, œʏ, ɔʊ, iɻ, yɻ, uɻ, ɛɻ/œɻ, ɔɻ, äɻ > jæ, æ, ɑ, ji, ju, u, je, jo, o, jɔ, ɔ, ɔ, jɑ, we, e, jwe, ɔw, jiə, jwə, wə, jɔw, ɔw, ɑ
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| ==Phonology==
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| ===Initials===
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| {|class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center"
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| |+'''{{PAGENAME}} initials'''
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| ! | Labial
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| ! | Coronal
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| ! | Coarticulated
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| ! | Velar
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| ! | Glottal
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| !rowspan="2"| Nasal
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| ! <small>voiceless</small>
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| | /m̊/
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| | /n̊/
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| | /ŋ̊!/
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| | (/ŋ̊/)
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| |-
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| ! <small>voiced</small>
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| | /m/
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| | /n/
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| | /ŋ!/
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| | /ŋ/
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| |-
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| !rowspan="4" | Stop
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| !<small>tenuis</small>
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| | /p/
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| | /t/
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| | /!/
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| | /k/
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| | /ʔ/
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| |-
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| !<small>aspirated</small>
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| | /pʰ/
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| | /tʰ/
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| | /!ʰ/
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| | /kʰ/
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| !<small>voiced</small>
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| | /b/
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| | /d/
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| | /g!/
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| | /g/
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| !<small>breathy voiced</small>
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| | /bʱ/
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| | /dʱ/
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| | /g!ʱ/
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| | /gʱ/
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| !rowspan="2"|Fricative
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| !<small>voiceless</small>
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| | /f/
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| | /s/
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| | /ɧ/
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| | /x/
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| | /h/
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| |-
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| !<small>voiced</small>
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| | /z/
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| | /ɧ̬/
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| | /ɣ/
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| !colspan=2| Trill
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| | /r/
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| !colspan=2| Approximant
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| | /w/, /ɥ/
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| | /l/
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| | /j/
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| broad ŧ is postvelar /k̠ǃ/ while slender ŧ is prevelar /k̟ǃ/
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| ===Vowels===
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| !
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| ! Front
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| ! Central
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| ! Back
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| ! Close
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| | /ʲi/ /ʲiː/ /ʲʷi/ /ʲʷiː/
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| | /(ʷ)u/ /(ʷ)uː/
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| ! Close-mid
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| | /ʲe/ /ʲeː/ /ʷeː/ /ʲʷe/ /ʲʷeː/
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| | /ɤ/ /ɤː/ /ʷo/ /ʷoː/
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| ! Open
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| | /ʲa/ /aː/ /ʲaː/ /ʷa/ /ʲʷa/
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| Diphthongs: /ʲia ʲʷia ua/ written <ir ibhir ur>
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| ===Finals===
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| Permissible finals: /-p -t -k -m -n -l -w -j/
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| ===Suprasegmentals===
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| Each syllable could have two registers: plain (''a á'') and breathy (''à â'').
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| ==Grammar==
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| ===Mutations===
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| */pʰ/ <''p''> > /f/ /b/ /p/ (from AW pf)
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| */b/ <''b''> > /w/ /m/ /b/
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| */p/ <''sp''> > /p/ /m̊/ /p/
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| */f/ <''f''> > /0/ /w/ /f/ (from AW f and w)
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| */m/ <''m''> > /ṽ/ /m/ /m̊/
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| */m̊/ <''sm''>
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| */tʰ/ <''t''> > /θ/ /d/ /t/
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| */d/ <''d''> > /ð/ /n/ /d/
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| */t/ <''st''> > /t/ /n̊/ /t/
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| */s/ <''z''> > /h/ /z/ /s/
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| */z/ <''s''> > /0/ /z/ /z/
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| */n/ <''n''> > /n/ /n/ /n̊/
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| */n̊/ <''sn''>
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| */l/ <''l''>
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| */l̥/ <''sl''>
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| */r/ <''sr''>
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| */r̥/ <''sr''>
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| */!ʰ/ <''ŧ''> > /ɧ/ /g!/ /!/
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| */g!/ <''đ''> > /ɧ̬/ /ŋ!/ /g!/
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| */!/ <''sŧ''> > /!/ /ŋ̊!/ /!/
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| */ɧ/ <''sc''> > /h/ /ɧ̬/ /ɧ/
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| */ŋ!/ <''nđ''> > /ŋ!/ /ŋ!/ /ŋ̊!/ (in loanwords)
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| */ŋ̊!/ <''snđ''> (in loanwords)
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| */kʰ/ <''c''> > /x/ /g/ /k/
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| */g/ <''g''> > /ɣ/ /ŋ/ <''n-g''> /gʰ/
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| */ŋ/ <''ng''> > /ŋ/ /ŋ/ /ŋ̊/ (in loanwords)
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| */ŋ̊/ <''sng''> (in loanwords)
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| ===Tenses===
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| *Present: is V S O, negation má V is S O
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| *Past: do-L V S O, negation mádh-L V S O
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| [[Category:Wiebic languages]][[Category:Pfeunic languages]][[Category:Quihum languages]] | |