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'''Sino-Tiberian''' (漢語 /θáʀ ʕɔ̂/) is a divergent descendant of Old Chinese with a Tiberian Hebrew-inspired phonology. It is the only surviving descendant of Old Chinese that is monosyllabic and tonal. 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