Bentovian
Proto-Wiobic is the common ancestor of Tsjoen and Wiobian, as well as other Wiobic languages.
Todo
- nsaati = tree
- Tsjoen zaet /zɛt/, Wiobian Nßäht /ⁿzɛːt/
- Tsj. seots, kljeo, sko, moe, fah, ex, tjeot, hjaet, kvjaet, tsju < ???
- seots > soc > Wb. ßozz
- kljeo < kliʔ > Wb. klie? klih?
- sko < skaa > Wb. skah
- moe < moj > Wb. moj
- fah < fah > Wb. fah
- ex < ieš > Wb. ies
- tjeot < tet > Wb. teht
- hjaet < heet > Wb. heht
- kvjaet < kweet > Wb. queht
- tsju '10' < ťiu > Wb. ziu
Phonology
Consonants
Virtually identical to Wiobian
| Labial | Alveolar | Medial | Velar | Lab.vel. | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ň /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p /p/ | t /t/ | ť /c/ | k /k/ | kw /kʷ/ | ʔ /ʔ/ |
| prenasalized | mp /ᵐb/ | nt /ⁿd/ | ňť /ᶮɟ/ | nk /ᵑg/ | nkw /ᵑgʷ/ | ||
| voiced | b /b/ | d /d/ | ď /ɟ/ | g /g/ | |||
| Fricative | plain | f /f/ | s /s/ þ /θ/ |
š /ç/ | h /x/ | hw /ʍ/ | |
| prenasalized | mf /ᵐv/ | ns /ⁿz/ | |||||
| Liquid | r /r/; l /l/ | ř /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 six diphthongs, ai au ia ua eu iu.
Phonotactics
The syllable structure is (C)(C)V(C). In addition, clusters of two consonants are allowed word-finally. Final short vowel + no coda is prohibited in roots, as in Germanic and Khmer.
There are virtually no restrictions on consonant clusters, except:
- An obstruent may not follow a nasal.
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
- š > sj?
- Initial ng- > 0-
get both broad-slender and umlaut like I did with Varquun > Tsjoen
Proto-Wiobic to Wiobian
Umlaut and syncope (flesh out), mostly