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The '''Sheikah language''' is said to be the predecessor to the [[Kyawcennic languages]].
The '''Sheikah language''' is said to be the predecessor to the [[Kyawcennic languages]].
== Phonology ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Consonants
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="3" |Bilabial
! colspan="3" |Alveolar
! colspan="2" |Postalveolar
!Palatal
! colspan="3" |Velar-Uvular
|-
!asp
!unv
!v
!asp
!unv
!v
!unv
!v
!
!asp
!unv
!v
|-
!Plosive
|/pʰ/
|/p/
|/b/
|/tʰ/
|/t/
|/d/
|
|
|
|/kʰ/
|/k/
|/g/
|-
!Nasal
|
|
|/m/
|
|
|/n/
|
|
|
|
|
|(ŋ)
|-
!Fricative
|
|
|
|
|/s/
| rowspan="2" |/(d)z/
|/ʃ/
| rowspan="2" |/(d)ʒ/
|(ɕ)
|
|/x/
|
|-
!Affricate
|
|
|
|
|/ts/
|/tʃ/
|(tɕ)
|
|
|
|-
!Liquid
|
|
|
|
|
|/l/
|
|/ɻ/ ⟨r⟩
|/j/
|
|/w/
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Vowels
!
! colspan="2" |Front
! rowspan="2" |Central
! colspan="2" |Back
|-
!
!Short
!Long
!Short
!Long
|-
|'''Close'''
|/i/
|/iː/
|
|
|-
|'''Mid'''
|/e/
|/eː/
|/ɘ/
|/o/
|/oː/
|-
|'''Open'''
|
|
|
|/ɑ/
|/ɑː/
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Diphthongs
|/aʊ/
|/ai/
|/eo/
|/ei/
|/iu/
|/oʉ/
|}


==Orthography==
==Orthography==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caption text
|-
|-
! Romanization !! IPA
! Translt. !! Pronunciation
|-
| A || /ɑ/
|-
|-
| A || /a/
|AA
|/ɑː/
|-
|AW
|/aʊ/
|-
|AY
|/ai/
|-
|-
| B || /b/
| B || /b/
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| D || /d/
| D || /d/
|-
|-
| E || /ɛ/
| E || /e/
|-
|-
| F || /θ/
|EE
|//
|-
|-
| G || /ɡ/
|EW
|/eo/
|-
|EY
|/ei/
|-
| F || /pw/
|-
| G || /ɡ/ (onset)
/ŋ/ (coda)
|-
|-
| H || /x/
| H || /x/
|-
|-
| I || /i/
| I || /ɘ/
|-
|IY
|/ɘi/
|-
|-
| J || /ʒ/
| J || /ʒ/
|-
|-
| K || /k/
| K || /k/
|-
|KI
|/kʰ/
|-
|-
| L || /l/
| L || /l/
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| N || /n/
| N || /n/
|-
|-
| O || /ɔ/
|NG
|/ŋg/
|-
| O || /o/
|-
|OO
|/oː/
|-
|OU
|/wʉ/
|-
|-
| P || /p/
| P || /p/
|-
|-
| Q || /tɕ/
|PI
|/pʰ/
|-
| Q || /tʃ/
/tɕ/ before front vowels
|-
|-
| R || /r/
| R || /r/
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|-
|-
| T || /t/
| T || /t/
|-
| TI || /tʰ/
|-
|-
| U || /ʉ/
| U || /ʉ/
|-
|-
| V || /ɸ/
| V || /ɱ/
|-
| W || /o/
/w/ before vowels
|-
|WU
|/oʉ/
|-
|-
| W || /w/
| X || /ʃ/
/ɕ/ before front vowels
|-
|-
| X || /ç/
| Y || /i/, /j/ before vowels
|-
|-
| Y || /j/
|YW
|/iw/
|-
|-
| Z || /dz/
| Z || /z/
|}
|}


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''TBC''
''TBC''
==Evolution to Kyawcenni==
# x > χ
# ɘi > ɪj
# ɘ > i
# i > ɪj /_#
# ɱ > mw
# ʉ > y
# r > ɻ
# e > ɛː /_{tʰ,kʰ,pʰ}
# o > ɔː /_{tʰ,kʰ,pʰ}
# tʰ,kʰ,pʰ > t,k,p
# ɑ,ɑː > a,aː
# e,o > eː,oː /_{r,l}
# e,o > ɛ,ɔ
# l > w /_#, C_V, V_C
# tɕ,ɕ > cç,ç


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 15:04, 13 March 2025

The Sheikah language is said to be the predecessor to the Kyawcennic languages.

Phonology

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar-Uvular
asp unv v asp unv v unv v asp unv v
Plosive /pʰ/ /p/ /b/ /tʰ/ /t/ /d/ /kʰ/ /k/ /g/
Nasal /m/ /n/ (ŋ)
Fricative /s/ /(d)z/ /ʃ/ /(d)ʒ/ (ɕ) /x/
Affricate /ts/ /tʃ/ (tɕ)
Liquid /l/ /ɻ/ ⟨r⟩ /j/ /w/
Vowels
Front Central Back
Short Long Short Long
Close /i/ /iː/ ʉ
Mid /e/ /eː/ /ɘ/ /o/ /oː/
Open /ɑ/ /ɑː/
Diphthongs
/aʊ/ /ai/ /eo/ /ei/ /iu/ /oʉ/

Orthography

Translt. Pronunciation
A /ɑ/
AA /ɑː/
AW /aʊ/
AY /ai/
B /b/
C /ts/
D /d/
E /e/
EE /eː/
EW /eo/
EY /ei/
F /pw/
G /ɡ/ (onset)

/ŋ/ (coda)

H /x/
I /ɘ/
IY /ɘi/
J /ʒ/
K /k/
KI /kʰ/
L /l/
M /m/
N /n/
NG /ŋg/
O /o/
OO /oː/
OU /wʉ/
P /p/
PI /pʰ/
Q /tʃ/

/tɕ/ before front vowels

R /r/
S /s/
T /t/
TI /tʰ/
U /ʉ/
V /ɱ/
W /o/

/w/ before vowels

WU /oʉ/
X /ʃ/

/ɕ/ before front vowels

Y /i/, /j/ before vowels
YW /iw/
Z /z/

Grammar

TBC

Evolution to Kyawcenni

  1. x > χ
  2. ɘi > ɪj
  3. ɘ > i
  4. i > ɪj /_#
  5. ɱ > mw
  6. ʉ > y
  7. r > ɻ
  8. e > ɛː /_{tʰ,kʰ,pʰ}
  9. o > ɔː /_{tʰ,kʰ,pʰ}
  10. tʰ,kʰ,pʰ > t,k,p
  11. ɑ,ɑː > a,aː
  12. e,o > eː,oː /_{r,l}
  13. e,o > ɛ,ɔ
  14. l > w /_#, C_V, V_C
  15. tɕ,ɕ > cç,ç

See also