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| J || /dʒ/ (onset)
| J || /ʒ/
/ʒ/ (coda)
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| K || /k/
| K || /k/
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| T || /t/
| T || /t/
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| TI || /tʰ/
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| U || /ʉ/
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| W || /o/
| W || /o/
/w/ before vowel
/w/ before vowels
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|WU
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/ɕ/ before front vowels
/ɕ/ before front vowels
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| Y || /j/
| Y || /i/, /j/ before vowels
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|YW
|YW
|/iw/
|/iw/
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| Z || /dz/ (onset)
| Z || /z/
/z/ (coda)
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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