Proto-Ynju-Wenth

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Proto-Ynju-Wenth
PYW
Created byChuvachok1234
Reconstruction ofYnju-Wenth languages
Reconstructed
ancestor
Lower-order reconstructions

Proto-Ynju-Wenth is a reconstructed ancrestor of Ynju-Wenth languages.

Phonology

Consonant phonemes
Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar
Nasal *m *n
Stop *p *pː *t *tː *k *kː
Fricative *f *s *x
Trill *r
Approximant *w *l *j
Vowel phonemes
Front Back
Close i iː u uː
Open a aː

Development from Proto-Mittaali

Here P stands for "Plosive"

  1. P1P2 → P2ː
  2. VxC → VːC
  3. Potseghos's law: Proto Mittaali *a *i → Proto-Ynju-Wenth *u *a (via *ɑ *ɨ) near q followed by *q > k
  4. Rahur's law: Proto Mittali *s → Ynju-Wenth *š / _{t, k}
  5. Ps → sP