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The '''Ashanic languages''' form a subbranch of the [[Lakovic languages]]. It includes some of the most spoken Lakovic languages, such as [[Windermere]] and [[Tseezh]].
The '''Ashanic languages''' form a subbranch of the [[Lakovic languages]]. It includes some of the most spoken Lakovic languages, such as [[Windermere]] and [[Tseezh]].
==Proto-Ashanic phonology==
===Consonants===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |
!  |Labial
!  |Dental
!  |Domed
!  |Palatal
!  |Velar
!  |Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" style="" |Nasal
| '''m''' /m/
| '''n''' /n/
|
|
| '''ŋ''' /ŋ/
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Stop
! |<small>plain</small>
| '''p''' /p/
| '''t''' /t/
|
|
| '''k''' /k/
| '''ʔ''' /ʔ/
|-
! |<small>voiced</small>
| '''b''' /b/
| '''d''' /d/
|
| '''g''' /g/
|
|-
! colspan="2" style="" |Fricative
|
| '''s''' /s̻/
| '''ś''' /s̺/
| '''š''' /ʃ/
|
| '''h''' /h/
|-
! colspan="2" style="" |Affricate
|
| '''c''' /ts̻/
| '''ć''' /ts̺/
| ('''č''' /tʃ/)
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Approximant
| '''w''' /w/
| '''l''' /l/
| '''r''' /r/
| '''y''' /j/
|
|}
===Vowels===
Proto-Ashanic had 6 vowels and register tone:
'''i ü u e o a''' = /i y u e o a/
'''ì ǜ ù è ò à''' = /i y u e o a/ + breathy voice
===Phonotactics===
Final consonant clusters were allowed, unlike in [[Windermere]]; they are the source of final voiced stops in Windermere.
Prefinal syllables only allowed the vowels /a i u/.
===Stress===
Stress was likely on the final syllable.


[[Category:Lakovic languages]]
[[Category:Lakovic languages]]

Revision as of 03:16, 27 September 2018

The Ashanic languages form a subbranch of the Lakovic languages. It includes some of the most spoken Lakovic languages, such as Windermere and Tseezh.

Proto-Ashanic phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Domed Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ŋ /ŋ/
Stop plain p /p/ t /t/ k /k/ ʔ /ʔ/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ g /g/
Fricative s /s̻/ ś /s̺/ š /ʃ/ h /h/
Affricate c /ts̻/ ć /ts̺/ (č /tʃ/)
Approximant w /w/ l /l/ r /r/ y /j/

Vowels

Proto-Ashanic had 6 vowels and register tone:

i ü u e o a = /i y u e o a/

ì ǜ ù è ò à = /i y u e o a/ + breathy voice

Phonotactics

Final consonant clusters were allowed, unlike in Windermere; they are the source of final voiced stops in Windermere.

Prefinal syllables only allowed the vowels /a i u/.

Stress

Stress was likely on the final syllable.