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[[File:PJN language family.png|750px|thumbnail|right|The Jutic branch of Juto-Ngutanic]] | |||
[[File:PJN language family_2.png|750px|thumbnail|right|The Ngutanic branch of Juto-Ngutanic]] | |||
==Posited sound changes== | ==Posited sound changes== | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 16 February 2016
| Proto-Juto-Ngutanic | |
|---|---|
| PJN | |
| Region | None |
| Language family |
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| CWS code | – |
Proto-Juto-Ngutanic is the attempted reconstruction of a common ancestor language of several languages on Sahar, including Jutean, Akuveth and Ngutanese as their most prominent members. It was one of the first language families to be proposed in the history of comparative linguistics on Sahar.
Background
Reconstructed Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | *m | *n | *ɲ | ||
| Plosive | *p *b | *t *d | *k *g | ||
| Fricative | *ɸ | *s | *x | *h | |
| Approximant | *j *ɥ | *w |
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | |||||
| Near-close | |||||
| Close-mid | |||||
| Mid | |||||
| Open-mid | |||||
| Near-open | |||||
| Open |
Phonotactics
Posited sound changes
Akuveth
- *o → u / _#
- *Vː → V
- *b → p
- *ɲ → ȵ
- *hj → ɕ
- *j → ʑ
- *ɥ → w → ʋ
- *w → ʋ
Jutean
- *o → ɑ
- *p → f
- *b → f ~ ʋ
- *d → t / _#
- *g → k
- *Vː → V / in closed syllable
- *ai → aː
- *ɲ → n
- *ɥ → w → ʋ
- *w → ʋ
Ngutanese
- *b → m
- *d → Ø / V_V
- *d → n / elsewhere
- *g → ŋ
- *ɲ → j
- *ɥ → j
Cognate list
Grammar
Morphology
Syntax
To be added.