Sheikah language
The Sheikah language is said to be the predecessor to the Kyawcennic languages.
Phonology
| 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/ | ||||||||
| Front | Central | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | Long | Short | Long | ||
| Close | /i/ | /iː/ | ʉ | ||
| Mid | /e/ | /eː/ | /ɘ/ | /o/ | /oː/ |
| Open | /ɑ/ | /ɑː/ | |||
| /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
- 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