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'''Sino-Tiberian''' (placeholder name) is a monosyllabic tonal descendant of Old Chinese with [[w:Tiberian Hebrew]] consonants and vowels. It can be written in the vocalized Hebrew alphabet with cantillation marks for tones.
'''Sino-Tiberian''' (漢語 ''þalH⁺ȝoX⁻'' /θálʕɔ̂/) is a divergent descendant of Old Chinese with a Tiberian Hebrew-inspired phonology.
 
==Todo==
 
Min-like doublets from Middle Sino-Tiberian / Middle Chinese?
 
Tone sandhi/word tones?
 
Voiceless resonants


Numbers:
Numbers:


1 ʔit > אִיט ʔit -
<poem>
2 ni[j]-s > נִי niH-
1 ʔit > ʔit -
3 srum/sram > שָם šåm-
2 ni[j]-s > niH-
4 s.lij-s > ש‍ִי šiH- or maybe śiH-
3 srum/sram > šom-
5 C.ŋˁaʔ > עָה ȝåX+
4 s.lij-s > śiH-
5 C.ŋˁaʔ > ȝoX+
6 luk-
6 luk-
7 tsit-
7 sit-
8 hat-
8 at-
9 kuX- (qoph initial)
9 quX-
10 tgəp > daP- (P is another tone that comes from loss of final p)
10 tgəp > daP- (P is another tone that comes from loss of final p)
</poem>


4, 5, 9, 10 trigger begadkefat
==Diachronics==
 
*Voiceless nasals > /f θ x/
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Initials===
===Initials===
Any Tiberian Hebrew consonant is a valid initial.
{| 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>
|
|'''ṭ''' /tʼ/
|
|'''q''' /kʼ/
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Spirant
! <small>voiceless</small>
|'''f''' /f/
|'''þ''' /θ/
|
|'''x''' /x/
|
|
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
|'''v''' /v/
|'''ð''' /ð/
|
|'''γ''' /ɣ/
|
|
|-
! 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''' /r~ɾ/, '''hr'''
|
|
|
|
|-
! 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


[[Category:Sinitic languages]][[Category:Sino-Tibetan languages]]
[[Category:Sinitic languages]][[Category:Sino-Tibetan languages]]

Revision as of 13:44, 2 September 2021

Mono-Tiberian
漢語
Pronunciation[/θálʕɔ̂/]
Created byIlL
SettingVerse:Lõis
Sino-Tibetan
  • Sinitic
    • Old Chinese
      • Mono-Tiberian

Sino-Tiberian (漢語 þalH⁺ȝoX⁻ /θálʕɔ̂/) is a divergent descendant of Old Chinese with a Tiberian Hebrew-inspired phonology.

Todo

Min-like doublets from Middle Sino-Tiberian / Middle Chinese?

Tone sandhi/word tones?

Voiceless resonants

Numbers:

1 ʔit > ʔit -
2 ni[j]-s > niH-
3 srum/sram > šom-
4 s.lij-s > śiH-
5 C.ŋˁaʔ > ȝoX+
6 luk-
7 sit-
8 at-
9 quX-
10 tgəp > daP- (P is another tone that comes from loss of final p)

Diachronics

  • Voiceless nasals > /f θ x/

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 /tʼ/ q /kʼ/
Spirant voiceless f /f/ þ /θ/ x /x/
voiced v /v/ ð /ð/ γ /ɣ/
Fricative voiceless s /s/ š /ʃ/ ħ /ħ/ h /h/
voiced z /z~dz/
emphatic /tsʼ/
Trill r /r~ɾ/, hr
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