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'''Sino-Tiberian''' (placeholder name) is a monosyllabic tonal descendant of Old Chinese with Tiberian Hebrew consonants and vowels. It can be written in the vocalized Hebrew alphabet with cantillation marks for tones.
It has begadkefat mutation after certain function words.
Numbers:
1 ʔit > אִיט ʔit
2 ni[j]-s > נִי niH
3 srum/sram > שָם šåm
4 s.lij-s > ש‍ִי šiH or maybe śiH
5 C.ŋˁaʔ > עָה ȝåX
6 luk-
7 tsit-
8 hat-
9 kuX- (qoph initial)
10 tgəp > daP- (P is another tone that comes from loss of final p)
4, 5, 9, 10 trigger begadkefat


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Initials===
===Initials===
Any Tiberian Hebrew consonant is a valid initial, up to grammatical mutation.
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable" style="width: 500px; "
! colspan="2" |
! |Labial
! |Alveolar
! |Palatal
! |Velar
! |Laryngeal
! |Glottal
|-
! rowspan="2" |Nasal
! <small>voiced</small>
| |'''m''' /m/
| |'''n''' /n/
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
! <small>voiceless</small>
| |'''hm'''
| |'''hn'''
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
! rowspan="3" |Plosive
! <small>voiceless</small>
|'''p''' /p/
|'''t''' /t/
|
|'''k''' /k/
|
| /ʔ/
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
|'''b''' /b/
|'''d''' /d/
|
|'''g''' /g/
|
|
|-
! <small>emphatic</small>
|'''ṗ''' /pˁ/
|'''ṭ''' /tˁ/
|
|'''q''' /q{{adv}}/
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Spirant
! <small>voiceless</small>
|'''f''' /f/
|'''þ''' /θ{{ret}}/
|
|'''x''' /x{{ret}}/
|
|
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
|'''v''' /v/
|'''ð''' /ð{{ret}}/
|
|'''γ''' /ɣ{{ret}}/
|
|
|-
! rowspan="3" |Fricative
! <small>voiceless</small>
|
|'''s''' /s/
|'''š''' /ʃ/
|
|'''ħ''' /ħ/
|'''h''' /h/
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
|
|'''z''' /z~dz/
|
|
|
|
|-
! <small>emphatic</small>
|
|'''ṣ''' /tsʼ/
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Trill
|
|
|
| '''r''' /ʀ{{adv}}/
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Approximant
|
| '''l''' /l/, '''hl''' /ɬ/
| '''y''' /j/
|
|colspan=2| '''għ''' /ʕ~ɦ/
|}


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
Tiberian Hebrew vowels minus ultrashorts.
Tiberian Hebrew vowels minus ultrashorts, written i ie e a o uo u = /i e ɛ a ɔ o u/


===Finals===
===Finals===
-m -n -3 -l -y -w -t -k
-m -n -3 -l -y -w -t -k
=== Tones ===
Historically 8: {0 X H P} x {+- voicing}, but merged into 5

Latest revision as of 22:52, 28 January 2022

Mono-Tiberian
Created byIlL
SettingVerse:Méich Bhaonnáiqh

Phonology

Initials

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Laryngeal Glottal
Nasal voiced m /m/ n /n/
voiceless hm hn
Plosive voiceless p /p/ t /t/ k /k/ /ʔ/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ g /g/
emphatic /pˁ/ /tˁ/ q /q̟/
Spirant voiceless f /f/ þ /θ̠/ x /x̠/
voiced v /v/ ð /ð̠/ γ /ɣ̠/
Fricative voiceless s /s/ š /ʃ/ ħ /ħ/ h /h/
voiced z /z~dz/
emphatic /tsʼ/
Trill r /ʀ̟/
Approximant l /l/, hl /ɬ/ y /j/ /ʕ~ɦ/

Vowels

Tiberian Hebrew vowels minus ultrashorts, written i ie e a o uo u = /i e ɛ a ɔ o u/

Finals

-m -n -3 -l -y -w -t -k

Tones

Historically 8: {0 X H P} x {+- voicing}, but merged into 5