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==From Proto-Alopian to Siwa== | ==From Proto-Alopian to Siwa== | ||
Siwa is by far the most documented Alopian language, part of the Forest Alopian branch, and it is the language of around | Siwa is by far the most documented Alopian language, part of the Forest Alopian branch, and it is the language of around 30 000–60 000 speakers. The following list gathers most sound changes that Proto-Alopian underwent to become Siwa. ''Not in chronological order''. | ||
* '''''*b''''' became ''m'' intervocalically before long front vowels ''*ē'', ''*ī''. Before ''*o'', ''*u'', it remained as ''b'' or changed to ''m'' and ''w''. | * '''''*b''''' became ''m'' intervocalically before long front vowels ''*ē'', ''*ī''. Before ''*o'', ''*u'', it remained as ''b'' or changed to ''m'' and ''w''. | ||
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* '''''*d''''' became ''v'' before ''*a'', ''*o'' but evolved to ''w'' or disappeared before ''*u''. | * '''''*d''''' became ''v'' before ''*a'', ''*o'' but evolved to ''w'' or disappeared before ''*u''. | ||
<center><code>d > v / V_{a,o}</code> <code>d > w / V_u</code> <code>d > ∅</code></center> | <center><code>d > v / V_{a,o}</code> <code>d > w / V_u</code> <code>d > ∅</code></center> | ||
* '''''*n''''' changed to ''j'' after a long front vowel. | * '''''*n''''' changed to ''j'' after a long front vowel. | ||
<center><code>n > j / V[+long +front]_</code></center> | <center><code>n > j / V[+long +front]_</code></center> | ||
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==Reconstructed vocabulary== | ==Reconstructed vocabulary== | ||