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Proto-Wakanic is the ancestor of Proto-Veraic, Wakanese and Proctorian. It's about 2000-1500 years old.
Phonology
Proto-Wakanic is reconstructed with 12 consonants, 11 vowels and two tones: high and low.
The low tone is marked with a grave accent: *dàbəno "tree".
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | *b /b/ | *d /d/ | *ḍ /ɖ/ | *ǵ /ɟ/ | *g /g/ | *gb /ɡb/ |
| Nasal | *m /m/ | *n /n/ | *ṇ /ɳ/ | *ń /ɲ/ | *ŋ /ŋ/ | *ŋm /ŋm/ |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | *i /i/ | *ī /iː/ | *u /u/ | *ū /uː/ | ||
| Mid | *e /e/ | *ē /eː/ | *ə /ə/ | *o /o/ | *ō /oː/ | |
| Open | *a /a/ | *ā /aː/ | ||||