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Inspiration: Old Chinese
*p b t ṭ d k q g ħ ʕ -> pʰ b tʰ t d kʰ k g x ɣ~ɢ
*p b t ṭ d k q g ħ ʕ -> pʰ b tʰ t d kʰ k g x ɣ~ɢ
*m n l r w y -> m n l r w y
*m n l r w y -> m n l r w y

Revision as of 19:40, 23 July 2019

Inspiration: Old Chinese

  • p b t ṭ d k q g ħ ʕ -> pʰ b tʰ t d kʰ k g x ɣ~ɢ
  • m n l r w y -> m n l r w y
  • θ θ̣ ð s ṣ z ś ṣ́ š x ɣ h -> θ θ ð s ts z~dz l̥ l̥~ts (from koineization) š qʰ q h

verbs: xtab "wrote", yə·xtub "writes" (all persons and numbers) kʰətʰab "dictated? took notes?", yə·kʰətʰɨb (present tense form) then there's also nə·xtab and šə·xtab etc.

the pa'al / pi'el distinction surfaces as initial clusters vs minor syllables

particles for aspects like Wdm