Proto-Tiengic is the reconstructed proto-language for the Tiengic language family.
Phonology
Consonants
Proto-Tiengic is reconstructed as having extensive series of palatalized consonants, labialized consonants, and prenasalized consonants.
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Bilabial
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Coronal
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Palatal
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Velar
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Glottal
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Nasal
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m mʲ mʷ
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n nʲ nʷ
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ɲ
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ŋ ŋʷ
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Prenasalized Stop
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ᵐb ᵐbʲ ᵐbʷ
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ⁿd ⁿdʲ ⁿdʷ
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ᶮɟ
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ᵑg ᵑgʷ
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Stop
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p pʲ pʷ b bʲ bʷ
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t tʲ tʷ d dʲ dʷ
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c ɟ
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k kʷ g gʷ
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ʔ
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Fricative
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s z ⁿz
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Approximant
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l
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j
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Rhotic
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r ⁿɾ
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Vowels
In contrast with Proto-Tiengic's extensive consonant inventory, it is reconstructed as having a minimal vertical vowel system.
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Central
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High
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ɨ
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Mid
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ɘ
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Low
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ɐ
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