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The Cangic Languages are a group of languages descended from the Proto-Cang language (later form: Old Dang). These languges are spoken in [[Tanzang]] and its colonies.
The Cangic Languages are a group of languages descended from the Proto-Cang language. These languges are spoken in [[Tanzang]] and its colonies.


== Proto-Cang Language ==
== Proto-Cang Language ==
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|*b
|*b
|*d
|*d
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|*ɟ
|*g
|*g
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|-
! colspan="2" |Affricate
! colspan="2" |Fricative
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|
|*ts
|*s
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|-
! colspan="2" |Fricative
|*v
|*s *z
|*ʃ
|*x
|*x
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Liquid
! colspan="2" |Liquid
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|*w
|*l
|*l
|*j
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|-
! colspan="2" |???
|*bʰ
|*T
|*š
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|
|}
|}
The identities of reconstructed *v and *z are highly disputed. The most common consensus is /v z/. Some theorize /w j/. Some even say that they are /v z/ initially and /w j/ finally.


<nowiki>*</nowiki>cʰ and *kʰ are also disputed. Some argue that *cʰ kʰ are actually /kʰ cʰ/.
The exact identities of the reconstructed phonemes *bʰ *T and *š are unknown. *bʰ may be /v~β~w~ⁿb/, *T may be /t͡s~θ~tˀ/, and *š may be /ʃ~ʂ~ʐ~ɹ/.Only the phonemes *m *n *ŋ *p *t *k *w *j and *l can appear in syllable coda, and *w and *j are exclusive to the coda. *w and *j may be the same phoneme as *bʰ and *ɟ.
 
Only the phonemes */m n ŋ p t k v z l/ can appear in syllable coda.


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
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!
!
!Front
!Front
!Central
!Back
!Back
|-
|-
!Close
!Close
|i
|*i *y
|ɨ(ː) ʉ
|*ɯ *u
|u
|-
|-
!Close-Mid
!Close-Mid
|eː
|*eː
|
|*oː
|oː
|-
|-
!Open-Mid
!Open-Mid
|ɛ
|*ɛ
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|*ɔ
|ɔ
|-
|-
!Open
!Open
| colspan="2" |a
| colspan="2" |*a *aː
|ɑː
|}
|}


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The Cangic language family consists of the following languages and branches:
The Cangic language family consists of the following languages and branches:


* [[Dangic languages|Dangic]]
* Dangic
** [[Tanzangi|Tanzangi Language]]
** [[Tanzangi]]
** [[Tanshe|Tanshe Language (Tenggee)]]
** [[Moss|Moss (Morasi)]]
* [[Mossic languages|Mossic]]
** [[Telia|Telia (Tili)]]
** [[Moss|Moss Language (Muchài)]]
* Maghrabi
** [[Batou|Batou Language (Bdû)]]
** [[Lupsidd|Lupsir (Makraba)]]
* [[Ricset|Ricset Language (Fiksāt)]]
** [[Zidatla|Zidatla (Magḷaba)]]
* [[Quand|Quand Language]]


=== Sound Correspondences ===
=== Sound Correspondences ===
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!Proto-Dangic
!Proto-Dangic
!Tanzangi
!Tanzangi
!Tanshe
!Proto-Mossic
!Moss
!Moss
!Batou
!Telia
!Ricset
!Proto-Maghrabi
!Quandish
!Lupsir
!Zidatla
|-
|-
|*m
|*m
|*m
|*m
|m
|m
|m
|m
|m
|*m
|*m
|m
|m
|m
|m
|m
|m
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|*n
|*n
|n
|n
| rowspan="3" |n
|n
|n
|*n
|*n
|n
|n
|n
|n
|n
|n
|-
|-
|*ɲ
|*ɲ
|*ɲ
| rowspan="2" |*ɲ
|ɲ
| rowspan="2" |ɲ
|ɲ
| rowspan="2" |ɲ
|*ŋ
|*ɟ
|ŋ
|ɟ
|ŋ
|dʒ
|j
|ɲ
|-
|-
|*ŋ
|*ŋ
|*ɲ, *ŋ
|*g
|ɲ, ŋ
|g
|ɲ, ŋ
|*ŋ
|ŋ
|ŋ
|g
|g
|ŋ
|-
|-
|*p
|*p
|*p
|*p
|p
|p
|ɸ
|p
|p
|*p
|*p
|p
|p
|p
|p
|p
|b
|-
|-
|*t
|*t
|*t
|*t
|t
|t
|θ
|t
|t
|*t
|*t
|t
|t
|t
|t
|t
|d
|-
|-
|*c
|*c
|*tʃ
|θ
|ʃ
|tʃ
|*c
|*c
|ts
|c
|ʃ
|*k
|k
|k
|tʃ
|tʃ
|g
|-
|-
|*k
|*k
|*k
|*k
|k
|k
|x
|k
|*k
|k
|k
|*tʃ
|tʃ
|tʃ
|k
|k
|gʷ
|-
|-
|*pʰ
|*pʰ
|
|*ʍ
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|j
|
|v
|
|ɸ
|
|*pʰ
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|f
|
|f
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|-
|-
|*tʰ
|*tʰ
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|*θ
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|f
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|z
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|θ
|
|*tʰ
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|s
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|ts
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|-
|-
|*cʰ
|*cʰ
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|*ç
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|ʃ
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|ɦ
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|χ
|
|*cʰ
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|ç
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|ʃ
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|-
|-
|*kʰ
|*kʰ
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|*ʃ
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|x
|
|ʒ
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|ʃ
|
|*kʰ
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|χ
|
|kɬ
|
|-
|-
|*b
|*b
|
|*b
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|b
|
|b
|
|b
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|*ɓ
|
|ɓ
|
|p’
|
|-
|*d
|*d
|d
|d
|d
|*ɗ
|ɗ
|t’
|-
|-
|*ɟ
|*z
|s
|z
|r
|*d
|*d
|
|d
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|d
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|*g
|*g
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|*g
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|g
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|g
|
|g
|
|*ʄ
|
|ʄ
|
|k’
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|-
|*bʰ
|*w
|j
|v
|b
|*b
|b
|b
|-
|-
|*T
|*ts
|*ts
|
|t
|
| rowspan="2" |s
|
|dʒ
|
|*ʔ
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|h
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|x
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|-
|*v
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|
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|-
|-
|*s
|*s
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|*s
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| rowspan="2" |s
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|s
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|*s
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|s
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|s
|
|
|-
|-
|*š
|*z
|*z
|
|z
|
|r
|
|*h
|
|h
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|x
|
|
|
|-
|*ʃ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|*x
|*x
|
|*h
|
|∅
|
|h
|
|h
|
|*x
|
|h
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|x
|
|-
|-
|*l
|*l
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|*l
|
|l
|
|l
|
|l
|
|*l
|
|ɫ
|
|l
|
|-
|-
|*i
|*i
|
|*i
|
|i
|
|i
|
|jə~ʒə
|
|*i
|
|i
|
|i
|
|-
|-
|*u
|*y
|
|*uː
|
|u
|
|u
|
|wa~va
|
|*ə͡i
|
|eɪ̯
|
|ʷi
|
|-
|-
|*ɨ(ː)
|*ɯ
|
|*ɯ
|
|o
|
|ə
|
|i
|
|*ə͡u
|
|oʊ̯
|
|ʲu
|
|-
|-
|*ʉ
|*u
|
|*u
|
|o
|
|o
|
|wə~və
|
|*u
|
|u
|
|u
|
|-
|-
|*eː
|*eː
|
|*iː
|
|ɨː
|
|ɨ
|
|ja~ʒa
|
|*a͡i
|
|aɪ̯
|
|ˤi
|
|-
|*ɛ
|*e
|e
|e
|e
|*i͡a
|ɛ
|ʲɑ
|-
|-
|*oː
|*oː
|
|*oː
|
|ɔː
|
|ɒ
|
|u
|
|*a͡u
|
|aʊ̯
|
|ˤu
|
|-
|*ɛ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|*ɔ
|*ɔ
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|*ɔ
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|aː
|
| rowspan="2" |ɐ
|
|o
|
|*u͡a
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|ɔ
|
|ʷɑ
|
|-
|-
|*a
|*a
|
|*ə
|
|ə, ∅
|
|ə
|
|*a
|
|a
|
|ɑ
|
|
|-
|-
|*ɑː
|*aː
|
|*a
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|ɛː
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|æ
|
|a
|
|*ɹV
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|ɻ*
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|(r)*
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|-
|-
|*-p
|*-p
|
|*p
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|p
|
|p
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|p
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|*p
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|p
|
|p
|
|-
|-
|*-t
|*-t
|
|*t
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|t
|
|t
|
|t
|
|*t
|
|t
|
|t
|
|-
|-
|*-k
|*-k
|
|*k
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|k
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|k
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|k
|
|*k
|
|k
|
|k
|
|-
|-
|*-m
|*-m
|
|*m
|
|m
|
|m
|
|m
|
|*m
|
|m
|
|m
|
|-
|-
|*-n
|*-n
|
|*n
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|n
|
|n
|
|n
|
|*n
|
|n
|
|n
|
|-
|-
|*-ŋ
|*-ŋ
|
|*ŋ
|
|ŋ
|
|ŋ
|
|j
|
|*g
|
|g
|
|g
|
|-
|-
|*-v
|*-w
|
|*f
|
|ə̯
|
|f
|
|w
|
|*b
|
|b
|
|b
|
|-
|-
|*-z
|*-j
|
|*s
|
|s
|
|s
|
|s
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|*d
|
|d
|
|d
|
|-
|-
|*-l
|*-l
|
|*l
|
|l
|
|l
|
|l
|
|*l
|
|ɫ
|
|l
|
|}
|}
Proto-Maghrabi *ʔ and *h nearly always apply a change to an adjacent phoneme rather than becoming their listed descendant.
Proto-Maghrabi *V: this vowel assimilates to the following vowel at some point during the evolution of both Lupsir and Zidatla. However, they assimilate differently in each language.
A clockwise vowel shift is known to have happened during the evolution from Proto-Dangic to modern Tanzangi.
[[Category:Language Family]]
[[Category:Language Family]]

Latest revision as of 15:24, 12 November 2025

The Cangic Languages are a group of languages descended from the Proto-Cang language. These languges are spoken in Tanzang and its colonies.

Proto-Cang Language

Reconstructed Phonology

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal *m *n *ɲ *ŋ
Plosive Plain *p *t *c *k
Aspirated *pʰ *tʰ *cʰ *kʰ
Voiced *b *d *ɟ *g
Fricative *s *x
Liquid *w *l *j
??? *bʰ *T *š

The exact identities of the reconstructed phonemes *bʰ *T and *š are unknown. *bʰ may be /v~β~w~ⁿb/, *T may be /t͡s~θ~tˀ/, and *š may be /ʃ~ʂ~ʐ~ɹ/.Only the phonemes *m *n *ŋ *p *t *k *w *j and *l can appear in syllable coda, and *w and *j are exclusive to the coda. *w and *j may be the same phoneme as *bʰ and *ɟ.

Vowels

The Proto-Cang language had 10 vowels.

Front Back
Close *i *y *ɯ *u
Close-Mid *eː *oː
Open-Mid *ɛ *ɔ
Open *a *aː

Descendants

The Cangic language family consists of the following languages and branches:

Sound Correspondences

Proto-Cang Proto-Dangic Tanzangi Moss Telia Proto-Maghrabi Lupsir Zidatla
*m *m m m m *m m m
*n *n n n n *n n n
*ɲ *ɲ ɲ ɲ *ɟ ɟ dʒ
*ŋ *g g g
*p *p p ɸ p *p p p
*t *t t θ t *t t t
*c *tʃ θ ʃ tʃ *c c tʃ
*k *k k x k *k k k
*pʰ *ʍ j v ɸ *pʰ f f
*tʰ *θ f z θ *tʰ s ts
*cʰ *ç ʃ ɦ χ *cʰ ç ʃ
*kʰ *ʃ x ʒ ʃ *kʰ χ kɬ
*b *b b b b *ɓ ɓ p’
*d *d d d d *ɗ ɗ t’
*ɟ *z s z r *d d d
*g *g g g g *ʄ ʄ k’
*bʰ *w j v b *b b b
*T *ts t s dʒ *ʔ h x
*s *s s s *s s s
*š *z z r *h h x
*x *h ∅ h h *x h x
*l *l l l l *l ɫ l
*i *i i i jə~ʒə *i i i
*y *uː u u wa~va *ə͡i eɪ̯ ʷi
*ɯ *ɯ o ə i *ə͡u oʊ̯ ʲu
*u *u o o wə~və *u u u
*eː *iː ɨː ɨ ja~ʒa *a͡i aɪ̯ ˤi
*ɛ *e e e e *i͡a ɛ ʲɑ
*oː *oː ɔː ɒ u *a͡u aʊ̯ ˤu
*ɔ *ɔ aː ɐ o *u͡a ɔ ʷɑ
*a *ə ə, ∅ ə *a a ɑ
*aː *a ɛː æ a *ɹV ɻ* (r)*
*-p *p p p p *p p p
*-t *t t t t *t t t
*-k *k k k k *k k k
*-m *m m m m *m m m
*-n *n n n n *n n n
*-ŋ *ŋ ŋ ŋ j *g g g
*-w *f ə̯ f w *b b b
*-j *s s s s *d d d
*-l *l l l l *l ɫ l

Proto-Maghrabi *ʔ and *h nearly always apply a change to an adjacent phoneme rather than becoming their listed descendant.

Proto-Maghrabi *V: this vowel assimilates to the following vowel at some point during the evolution of both Lupsir and Zidatla. However, they assimilate differently in each language.

A clockwise vowel shift is known to have happened during the evolution from Proto-Dangic to modern Tanzangi.

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