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==Family tree== | |||
*Proto-Far East Semitic | |||
**literally read Hmoob gib, possibly with tones? (greeting: ''Schlaub lag!'') | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Consonants: | Consonants: |
Revision as of 20:45, 23 July 2019
Inspiration: Old Chinese
Family tree
- Proto-Far East Semitic
- literally read Hmoob gib, possibly with tones? (greeting: Schlaub lag!)
Phonology
Consonants:
- 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
Vowels: i ɨ u e ə o a
Grammar
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