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| '''ß''' /s/<br/>'''þ''' /θ/ | | '''ß''' /s/<br/>'''þ''' /θ/ | ||
| '''s''' /ç/ | | '''s''' /ç/ | ||
| | | '''h''' /x/ | ||
| '''ƕ''' /ʍ/ | | '''ƕ''' /ʍ/ | ||
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! | <small>prenasalized</small> | ! | <small>prenasalized</small> | ||
| '''mf''' /ᵐv/ | | '''mf''' /ᵐv/ | ||
| '''nß''' /ⁿz/ | | '''nß''' /ⁿz/ | ||
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| '''r''' /r/; '''l''' /l/ | | '''r''' /r/; '''l''' /l/ | ||
| '''ŕ''' /ɹ/ | | '''ŕ''' /ɹ/ | ||
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Revision as of 01:11, 8 February 2018
Proto-Wiobic is the common ancestor of Tsjoen and Wiobian, as well as other Wiobic languages.
Phonology
Consonants
Pretty similar to Wiobian
| Labial | Alveolar | Medial | Velar | Lab.vel. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ń /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p /p/ | t /t/ | z /c/ | k /k/ | qu /kʷ/ | |
| prenasalized | mp /ᵐb/ | nt /ⁿd/ | ńz /ᶮɟ/ | nk /ᵑg/ | nqu /ᵑgʷ/ | ||
| voiced | b /b/ | d /d/ | ɟ /ɟ/ | g /g/ | |||
| Fricative | plain | f /f/ | ß /s/ þ /θ/ |
s /ç/ | h /x/ | ƕ /ʍ/ | |
| prenasalized | mf /ᵐv/ | nß /ⁿz/ | |||||
| Liquid | r /r/; l /l/ | ŕ /ɹ/ | |||||
| Approximant | j /j/ | w /w/ | |||||
Vowels
Fewer vowels than modern Wiobian or Tsjoen; vowel length was contrastive, as in Proto-Germanic.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i ii | u uu | |
| Mid | e ee | o oo | |
| Open | a aa |
There were also two diphthongs, ai au.