Hlou-Shum languages: Difference between revisions
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*Proto-Hlou-Ku | *Proto-Hlou-Ku | ||
**[[Hlou]] ("Germanic") | **[[Hlou]] ("Germanic") | ||
**[[Ku]] ("Celtic") | |||
**[[Clooa]] ("Italic") | **[[Clooa]] ("Italic") | ||
**[[Liai]] ("Balto-Slavic") | **[[Liai]] ("Balto-Slavic") | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 28 February 2018
The Hlou-Ku languages are a small family of languages native to Verse:Tricin/Bjeheond. Proto-Hlou-Ku is the proto-language. The family is based on the idea of IE languages recast as Hmong-like languages. Hlou-Ku languages were much more important in the past, but today Tsjoen, Wiobian and Rhythoed are more dominant in Bjeheond.
Family tree
- Proto-Hlou-Ku
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 Clooa 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
Hlou will merge ai/au with əi/əu > lots of ei/au! <3
Coda
Allowed finals: just -ŋ, -k, -h, -ʔ
Postfinal consonants (at least to account for Ku):
-əx (laryngeal), -ən
Tones
2 or 3 tones