Proto-Haoli

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Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive Normal voiceless p /p/ t /t/ k /k/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ g /g/
Aspirated voiceless ph /pʰ/ th /tʰ/ kh /kʰ/
voiced bh /bʰ/ dh /dʰ/ gh /gʰ/
Ejective voiceless p' /pʼ/ t' /tʼ/ k' /kʼ/
voiced b' /bʼ/ d' /dʼ/ g' /gʼ/
Nasal m /m/ n /n/
Trill Normal r /r/
Aspirated rh /rʰ/
Fricative Normal voiceless s /s/ h /h/
Approximant j /j/
Lateral Approximant l /l/

Vowels

Proto-Haoli vowels harmonize based of of roundedness of the first vowel in the word.

Front Back
Rounded Unrounded Allophones Rounded Allophones Unrounded
Close i /i/ ï [y] ü [ɯ] u /u/
Open-Mid e /ɛ/ ë [œ] ö [ʌ] o /ɔ/
Open a /a/ ä [ɶ]

Phonotactics

  • Syllable Structure: (C)V(C)
  • Aspirated stops aren't allowed in coda
  • Stress always falls on the first syllable