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p t ṭ ḱ k b d ḍ ǵ g f v z s x tz ts tx dz ds dx m n ṇ ń y r l w (z, s as in Basque) | p t ṭ ḱ k ʔ b d ḍ ǵ g f v z s x h tz ts tx dz ds dx m n ṇ ń y r l w (z, s as in Basque) | ||
s-series > ɬ-series in some descendants | s-series > ɬ-series in some descendants | ||
Revision as of 03:52, 15 February 2018
The Hlou-Ku languages are a small family of languages native to Verse:Tricin/Bjeheond. Proto-Hlou-Ku is the proto-language.
Family tree
- Proto-Hlou-Ku
- Hlou (Germanic)
- Ku (Celtic)
- Mois de la Crouet (Italic)
- Liai (Balto-Slavic)
- Shumian (Indo-Iranian)
- Basement Greek (Greek)
- lone polysynthetic nontonal Hlou-Ku language
Phonology
Phonotactics
(unstressed prefix) + (C)C[r/l]V(C)(C) + tone (?)
Unstressed prefixes were lost in some descendants, such as Ku.
Initials
~30 consonants:
p t ṭ ḱ k ʔ b d ḍ ǵ g f v z s x h tz ts tx dz ds dx m n ṇ ń y r l w (z, s as in Basque)
s-series > ɬ-series in some descendants
Ku and MdlC gain uvulars through velars + r/l.
Nuclei
a e i o u ə ai au əi əu iə uə - a few more vowels for Liai
Coda
Allowed finals: just -ŋ, -k, -h, -ʔ
Postfinal consonants (at least to account for Ku):
-x (laryngeal), -n
Tones
2 or 3 tones