Eadlan/Old

Phonology

Consonants

Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal. It also had no phonemic palatalization.

• Nasal: m n ŋ /m n ŋ/
• Voiceless stop: p t č k /p~ɸ t tʃ k/
• Voiced stop: b d j g /b d dʒ g/
• Voiceless fricative: s š x h /s ʃ x h/
• Voiced fricative: z ž /z ʒ/
• Resonant: w l y /w l j/

The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series.

Vowels

Old Siészal had a five-vowel system with no length distinction:

a e i o u /a e i o u/

Tone

Old Siészal is thought to have had tone.