Proto-Zanahic

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Introduction

Proto-Zanahic is the reconstructed ancestor of Zanahi and other Zanahic languages.

Phonology

Consonants

Reconstructed consonant phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/
Stop voiceless p /p/ t /t/ k /k/ /ʔ/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ g /ɡ/
ejective /pʼ/ /tʼ/ /kʼ/
Affricate voiceless s /ts/
voiced z /dz/
ejective /tsʼ/
Fricative ś /s/ š /ɕ/ h /h/
Trill r /r/
Approximant l /l/ y /j/ w /w/

Vowels

Reconstructed vowel phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
Short Long
Front Back Front Back
Close i /i/ u /u/ ī /iː/ ū /uː/
Mid e /ɛ/ ē /ɛː/
Open a /a/ o /ɒ/ ā /aː/ ō /ɒː/

Reconstructed diphthongs are: /au, ai, ɛu, ɛi, ɒu, ɒi, aːu, aːi, ɛːu, ɛːi, ɒːu, ɒːi/.

Additionally, the following syllabic consonants are reconstructed: /m̩, n̩, r̩, l̩, m̩ː, n̩ː, r̩ː, l̩ː/.

Orthography

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

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