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*{{recon|''-r''}} > {{recon|''-ŋ''}} | *{{recon|''-r''}} > {{recon|''-ŋ''}} | ||
Revision as of 03:02, 15 February 2018
Phylogeny
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Proto-Naengic
- Syllable structure: (C)(ə).(C)(C)V(Cf)[sʔ]
- Cf is one of [mnɲŋptckrlswj]
- VSO and head-initial, of course
- The unmarked 'absolute state' marked the end of the noun phrase. 'Construct state' or the connective was marked with a clitic *-s.
| Proto-Nängic consonants | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
| Nasal | *m | *n | *ɲ | *ŋ | |||
| Plosive | plain | *p | *t | *c | *k | *ʔ | |
| voiced | *b | *d | *ɟ | *g | |||
| implosive | *ɓ | *ɗ | *ʄ | ||||
| Fricative | *s /ç/ | *h | |||||
| Trill | *r | ||||||
| Lat. app. | *l | ||||||
| Approximant | *w | *j | |||||
| Proto-Nängic vowels | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | *i | *u | |
| Mid | *e | *ə | *o |
| Open | *æ | *ɒ | |
Jottic
These languages are often affected by the areal *r > *ʀ sound change
PJott > Trây
- *s [ç] > [ʒ] / #_[+voiced], [ʃ] / otherwise
- *-s > [+phonation magic] > vowel changes and ablaut
- *w- > w [β] > [v]
- *ts-, *cs-, *ts- > *ss- > ß [s]
- *mC-, *wC- > wC- [vC-]
- *iiʔ, *ei, *aj > ei [ei] > [ai]
- *r [r] > r [ʀ]
PJott > Mèkk
- *hn, sn, hl, sl > *ɬ
- *-r > *-ŋ