Cangic Languages
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.
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 | *g | ||
| Affricate | *ts | ||||
| Fricative | *v | *s *z | *ʃ | *x | |
| Liquid | *l | ||||
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.
*cʰ and *kʰ are also disputed. Some argue that *cʰ kʰ are actually /kʰ cʰ/.
Only the phonemes */m n ŋ p t k v z l/ can appear in syllable coda.
Vowels
The Proto-Cang language had 10 vowels.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ(ː) ʉ | u |
| Close-Mid | eː | oː | |
| Open-Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a | ɑː | |
Descendants
The Cangic language family consists of the following languages:
Sound Correspondences
| Proto-Cang | Tanzangi | Moss | Ricset | Quandish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *m | ||||
| *n | ||||
| *ɲ | ||||
| *ŋ | ||||
| *p | ||||
| *t | ||||
| *c | ||||
| *k | ||||
| *pʰ | ||||
| *tʰ | ||||
| *cʰ | ||||
| *kʰ | ||||
| *b | ||||
| *d | ||||
| *g | ||||
| *ts | ||||
| *v | ||||
| *s | ||||
| *z | ||||
| *ʃ | ||||
| *x | ||||
| *l | ||||
| *i | ||||
| *u | ||||
| *ɨ(ː) | ||||
| *ʉ | ||||
| *eː | ||||
| *oː | ||||
| *ɛ | ||||
| *ɔ | ||||
| *a | ||||
| *ɑː | ||||
| *-p | ||||
| *-t | ||||
| *-k | ||||
| *-m | ||||
| *-n | ||||
| *-ŋ | ||||
| *-v | ||||
| *-z | ||||
| *-l |