Sound changes: Voont from PEM
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from Proto-East-Mirarian to Voont
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2. Voont Grammar
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Stage 1: Proto-East-Mirarian to Pre-Voont
gw,kw>b,p (gwön > bǝn '2S')
e>ǝ, ee>ǝǝ {note: orthographic change}
ë>e, ëë>ee {note: orthographic change}
ü>ɨ (üm>ʔɨm 'one')
ö>ǝ (önm > ʔǝnu '3S')
üü>ii (jüüg > tʃiig '1S')
öö>ɨɨ (ööggä > ɨɨka 'see')
a>o (mag > mog '1P')
ä>a (näg > nag 'two')
ää>ee (ŋää > ŋee 'come')
Ø>j/i,ii,e,ee_V (kiiöl > kiitʃǝl 'language')
[+stop][+stop]>[-voice] (ööggä > ʔɨɨka 'see')
Nm>Nu (önm > ʔǝnu '3S')
Nn>Ni
j>c>tʃ (jüüg > tʃiig '1S')
ts>tʃ (utsı > utʃɨ 'back')
Ø>ʔ/#_V (üm > ʔɨm 'one)
w>v (waapun > vaapun 'know')
m>u {note: I think I meant syllabic m}
z>r (züübë > gwiibe 'hide')
r>w>gw (gwërö > begwǝ 'full')
Stage 2: Pre-Voont to Old Voont
V>Ṽ/_N (vaapun > vããpw 'know')
V>[+creaky]/_g, _d, _b (tʃoog > tʃịị '1S')
V>[+breathy]/_h, _s (beehi > bëëj 'new')
ɨ,ǝ>Ø/_(C)V (ʔǝnu > ʔ̃u '3S')
ǝ>Ø/V(C)_ (kiitʃǝl > keetʃl 'language')
ɨ>Ø/V(C)_# (utʃɨ > utʃ 'back')
u>w/V(C)_ (vaapun > vããpw 'know') {note: nasality or orality gets shifted to previous vowel}
i>j/V(C)_ (beehi > bëëj 'new')
e>j/V(C)_ (gwiibe > gweebj 'hide')
a>h/V(C)_ (ʔɨɨka > ʔɨɨkh 'see')
i>e
ii>ee (kiitʃǝl > keetʃl 'language')
ʔM>ʔ̃ (ʔǝnu > ʔ̃u '3S')
N>[-nasal]/_[-nasal] (nag > dạ 'two')
[-nasal +voice]>[+nasal]/_[+nasal] (bǝn > mǝ̃ '2S')
s>ś (sëëta > śëëth 'tell story' (from sihtä 'speech'))
Stage 3: Old Voont to Voont
gw>gb/_V (gweebj > gbiibj 'hide > clothes')
[+coronal]l>t [keetʃl > kiit 'language']
ëë,üü>ɨ̈ɨ̈ [bëëj > bɨ̈ɨ̈j 'new']
ee>ii [keetʃl > kiit 'language'] {oral, modal voice, long}
ɨ̣ɨ̣,ịị,ụụ>ǝ̣ǝ̣ [tʃịị > tʃǝ̣ǝ̣ '1S']
ɨɨ>ii [ʔɨɨkh > ʔiikh 'see']
o>ɔ [bọ > bɔ̣ '1P' {short o in any phonation/nasality > ɔ in that phonation/nasality}
ǝ̃>ẽ [mǝ̃ > mẽ '2S'] ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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