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Phonological Evolution of Sabian
This page covers the potential evolution of a Vojvodina-based Romance language with a large amount of Slavic influence and a divergent evolution both in vocabulary and grammar. It covers the evolution in stages, with both the phonological and morphological covered.
Vulgar Latin to Proto Sabian: 400 AD - 700 AD
This stage covers the transition from Vulgar Latin to Proto-Sabian. It covers the period from the end of the Roman empire, the occupation of the Avars, and the arrival of the Proto Slavs before their integration within the Sabian region and minor migrations to the Zemljask regions to the north.
Consonants and Clusters
| Vulgar Latin to Proto-Sabian
|
| entry
|
result
|
condition (I/A)
|
| h
|
Ø
|
all
|
| nct, mpt
|
nt
|
all
|
| gn
|
ɲ
|
all
|
| {sc, cc}, gg
|
st͡s, zd͡z
|
before front vowels
|
| c, ch
|
t͡ʃ
|
before front vowels
|
| g
|
z
|
front vowels
|
| p, b, t, d, c, m
|
Ø
|
word finally
|
| Vns, Vs
|
V:
|
word finally
|
| Vns
|
V:s
|
else
|
| pr, br, tr, dr, cr, gr
|
draw stressed position forwards
|
polysyllabic
|
| b
|
v
|
intervocalically
|
| sp, st, sk
|
jьsp, jьst, jьsk
|
word initially
|
Vowels
| Vulgar Latin to Proto-Sabian
|
| entry
|
result
|
condition (I/A)
|
category
|
| V
|
V:
|
stressed
|
N/A
|
| V:
|
V
|
unstressed
|
N/A
|
| ī
|
raises prev. vowel
|
all
|
N/A
|
| ā, a
|
a
|
all
|
back
|
| e, æ
|
e
|
all
|
front
|
| e
|
ě
|
stressed
|
front
|
| e
|
ь
|
else
|
front
|
| oV
|
o
|
all
|
back
|
| o
|
uo
|
stressed, open
|
back
|
| o
|
o
|
stressed, else
|
back
|
| o
|
o, ъ
|
unstressed
|
back
|
| ē, i, œ, y
|
e
|
stressed
|
front
|
| ē
|
ь
|
unstressed
|
front
|
| ē, e, i, ī, ȳ
|
j
|
next to vowels
|
approximant
|
| u
|
ō
|
all
|
back
|
| ō
|
ō
|
stressed
|
back
|
| ō
|
ъ
|
unstressed
|
back
|
| ī, ȳ
|
i
|
all
|
front
|
| ū
|
u
|
all
|
back
|
Loans from Proto-Slavic
| Proto-Slavic to Proto-Sabian
|
| entry
|
result
|
condition (I/A)
|
category
|
| z
|
s
|
all
|
devoicing
|
| ž
|
d͡z
|
all
|
affricatisation
|
| ť, ď
|
t͡s, d͡z
|
all
|
affricatisation
|
| x
|
s
|
all
|
|
Proto-Sabian to Old-Sabian: 700 AD - 1300 AD
Nasal, Approximant, and Liquid Diphthongs
| Proto-Sabian to Old-Sabian
|
| entry
|
result
|
condition (I/A)
|
category
|
| am, an
|
ję
|
initial, closed syllables
|
front
|
| am, an
|
ǫ
|
else, closed syllables
|
back
|
| em, en, im, in
|
ję
|
initial, closed syllables
|
front
|
| em, en, im, in
|
ę
|
else, closed syllables
|
front
|
| om, on, um, un, ǫ
|
vę
|
initial, closed syllables
|
front
|
| om, on, um, un, ǫ
|
ǫ
|
else, closed syllables
|
back
|
| au
|
u
|
word initially, finally
|
back
|
| au
|
av
|
word internally
|
back
|
| ai, aji
|
ě
|
all
|
front
|
| ei, eji, iji, ьji
|
ji
|
all
|
front
|
| ua, uě, ue, uę
|
va, vě ve vę
|
all
|
back, front
|
| uo, uu
|
u
|
all
|
back
|
| ui
|
y
|
all
|
back
|
| or, ol
|
ra, la
|
all, closed syllables
|
back
|
| er, el, ěr, ěl
|
re, le, rě, lě
|
all, closed syllables
|
front
|
| ur, ul, ir, il
|
vr̩, vl̩, vr̩, vl̩
|
initial, closed syllables
|
back
|
| ur, ul, ir, il
|
r̩, l̩, r̩, l̩
|
else, closed syllab;es
|
back
|
Vowels
| Proto-Sabian to Old-Sabian
|
| entry
|
result
|
condition (I/A)
|
category
|
| jō, jo
|
je
|
all
|
front
|
| ō
|
u
|
all
|
back
|
| a
|
jě
|
after j, all-initial
|
front
|
| a
|
o
|
closed-stressed, all-unstressed, ! final
|
back
|
| ъ
|
vъ
|
initially
|
back
|
| ъ
|
ь
|
after j
|
front
|
Consonants and Clusters
| Proto-Sabian to Old-Sabian
|
| entry
|
result
|
condition (I/A)
|
| k, g
|
t͡s, d͡z
|
before front vowels and/or j
|
| tj, dj
|
t͡s, d͡z
|
all
|
| mj, pj, bj, fj, vj
|
ml, pl, bl, fl, vl
|
before vowels
|
| mj, pj, bj, fj, vj
|
m, p, b, f, v
|
else
|
| sj zj
|
ʃ ʒ
|
all
|
| sp st sk
|
ʃp ʃt ʃk
|
before back vowels and syllabics
|
| s
|
z
|
intervocalically
|
| x, cs, ps, bs, ss, rs
|
s
|
all
|
| mn(j), nьm, mьn
|
n(j), nj
|
all, ! final
|
| l
|
r
|
intervocalically
|
|
|
|
|