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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Fewer vowels than modern Wiobian or Tsjoen; vowel length was contrastive, as in Proto-Germanic. | Fewer vowels than modern Wiobian or Tsjoen; vowel length was contrastive, as in Proto-Germanic. | ||
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There were also four diphthongs, '''ai au ia ua'''. | There were also four diphthongs, '''ai au ia ua'''. | ||
===Phonotactics=== | |||
The syllable structure is (C)(C)V(C). In addition, clusters of two consonants are allowed word-finally. | |||
There are no restrictions on consonant clusters which means Proto-C'mon-C'mere allows some pretty weird consonant clusters, for example: mkéénhp (ferments into lactic acid) | |||
===Proto-Wiobic to Tsjoen=== | |||
*prenasalized stops → voiced stops; -mp -nt ... > -mb -nd ... word finally | |||
**similarly, mf ns > v z | |||
*þ > t | |||
*ť ď > ts z | |||
*ň > j | |||
*ř > zj for sure | |||
===Proto-Wiobic to Wiobian=== | |||
Umlaut and syncope (flesh out), mostly | |||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||