Mono-Tiberian

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Mono-Tiberian
Created byIlL
SettingVerse:Lõis
Sino-Tibetan
  • Sinitic
    • Old Chinese
      • Mono-Tiberian

Sino-Tiberian (placeholder name) is a monosyllabic tonal descendant of Old Chinese with Tiberian Hebrew consonants and vowels. It can be written in the vocalized Hebrew alphabet with cantillation marks for tones.

Numbers:

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

4, 5, 9, 10 trigger begadkefat

Phonology

Initials

Any Tiberian Hebrew consonant is a valid initial.

Vowels

Tiberian Hebrew vowels minus ultrashorts.

Finals

-m -n -3 -l -y -w -t -k