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== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
Nahónda phonology is relatively straightforward. Except for ejectives acquired from Siouan and other surrounding languages, its phonemic inventory otherwise consists of an average set of consonants, and a five-vowel system. Its phonemic inventory is considerably larger than Nankóre, which lost most of its voiced consonants, and a slightly larger than Minhast, which lacks affricates. Unlike both Minhast and Nankóre, Nahónda has an exclusively CV syllabic structure. Thus, Nahónda cognates always end in a vowel, whereas the former allow consonants in coda position. | |||
===Nahónda Consonantal Inventory=== | ===Nahónda Consonantal Inventory=== | ||
At first glance, the Nahónda consonantal inventory appears to have preserved Proto-Nahenic's ejective consonants. However, upon further examination, the ejectives in Nahónda appear in words originally derived from languages falling within the Siouan Sprachbund; none are found in words reconstructed from the protolanguage. The original laryngeals and pharyngeals were also largely lost with the exception of /h/. The rhotic /r/ merged with /l/,likely due to Lakota influence. | At first glance, the Nahónda consonantal inventory appears to have preserved Proto-Nahenic's ejective consonants. However, upon further examination, the ejectives in Nahónda appear in words originally derived from languages falling within the Siouan Sprachbund; none are found in words reconstructed from the protolanguage. The original laryngeals and pharyngeals were also largely lost with the exception of /h/. The rhotic /r/ merged with /l/,likely due to Lakota influence. | ||