Sinos-Koelic languages

The Sinos-Koelic languages comprise one of the world's primary language families. There are two generally accepted branches, the Coelo-Caric languages and the Sinushyeinametiniq language. The Coelo-Caric languages include Silōs and Carichendan. Two other languages, Imnura and Acranasian, may be Sinos-Koelic or Para-Sinos-Koelic languages.

Sinos-Koelic
Created by	–
Geographic distribution	North America
Linguistic classification	One of the world's primary language families Sinos-Koelic
Proto-language	Proto-Sinos-Koelic
Subdivisions	Sinushyeinametiniq Coelo-Caric
ISO 639-2	snk

Language tree

?	Sinos-Koelic Coelo-Caric Old Silōs (†) Standard Modern Silōs Old Carichendan (†) Carichendan Sinushyeinametiniq Sinushyeinametiniq Imnura? Imnura Acranasian? Acranasian

Sound reflexes

Vowels

PSK	Sinushyeinametiniq	PCC	Silōs	Carichendan
*a	a	*a	a	a
*ɔ	a	*ɔ	ō	a
*o	o	*ɔ	ō	a

Consonants

PSK	Sinushyeinametiniq	PCC	Silōs	Carichendan
*m	m?	*m	v	m
*p	p	*b	m	m
*b	b	*b	m	m
*ɸ	f?	*ɸ	p	Ø, h
*n̪	n	*n̪	f-, -v-, -v	d-, -nd-, -m
*z	?	*z	t	z
*þ	t	*þ	t	Ø, h
*y	r	*y	Ø, l- ,-i-	l
*r	?	*r	r	r
*ś	s	*g	z	l
*ź	z	*g	z	l
*n	n	*n	n	n
*t	t?	*t	t	t
*d	d	*t	t	t
*s	h?	*s	s	s
*ŋ	?	*ŋ	Ø	ŋ
*k	?	*k	Ø	k
*x	?	*x, *h	z, Ø	x, Ø, h
*ŋʷ	?	*m	v	m
*kʷ	?	*b	m	m
*xʷ	xʷ?	*ɸ	p	Ø