Old Roshterian is the reconstructed intermediate stage between Proto-Talmic and Roshterian.
- stress shift to penultimate (endings have not dropped completely yet)
- yields Modern Roshterian ultimate stress
- Old Irishy allomorphy
- ā > iə
Some words
- φlat-nəm "seed" > Old Roshterian *latnə > Roshterian laaṉ "child (offspring)"
- tekts "child" > Old Roshterian *tejθ, tejs- > Roshterian ṯeit, ṯeis- "child (young human)"
- bonditejθiə, bondejθiə "child-bearer, child-rearer, babysitter" > Roshterian breit, breiti- "woman"
- soliθe > OR höliθe "5" > Roshterian helit, lite-
- kabnənts > OR kabrəns "woman" > (lost)
- snuwem "round" > OR snǖ "fat" > Rooshterian ṉii "big"
- mārom "tree" > OR miəro "tree" > miar
Phonology
Early Old Roshterian
Consonants
Old Roshterian reconstructed consonants
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Labial
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Dental
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Alveolar
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Medial
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Palatal
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Velar
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Labiovelar
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Uvular
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Glottal
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| Nasal
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*m
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*n
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| Plosive
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voiceless
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*p
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*t
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*k
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*q
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| voiced
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*b
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*d
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*g
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| Fricative
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voiceless
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*s
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*σ
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*h
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| voiced
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*δ
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*ζ
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*ʁ
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| Resonant
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*l
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*r
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*y
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*w
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Vowels
More vowels than Proto-Talmic; has front rounded vowels
Late Old Roshterian
Consonants
Old Roshterian reconstructed consonants
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Labial
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Dental
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Alveolar
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Retroflex
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Palatal
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Velar
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Labiovelar
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Uvular
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Glottal
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| Nasal
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*m
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*ṋ
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*n
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| Plosive
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voiceless
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*p
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*ṱ
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*t
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*k
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*q
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| voiced
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*b
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*ḓ
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*d
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*g
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| Fricative
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voiceless
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*s
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*ṣ
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*h
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| voiced
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*ẓ
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*ʁ
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| Resonant
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*ḽ
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*l
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*r
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*y
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*w
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Morphology
Nouns
Verbs