Ancient Hajdossa
Ancient Hajdossa is the first documented stage of Hajdossa, defined by the first complete grammar of the language. Writing was not yet invented, but that wasn't needed, as HVM, which was already written with the latin script, already existed.
Phonology
The phonology of Ancient Hajdossa was able to be recorded due to the IPA already being in use.
Ancient Hajdossa had 17 phonemic consonants:
| Labial | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar/Palatal | Velar | Uvular/Laryngeal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | d | k | q, ʔ ⟨'⟩ | |
| Fricative | f | θ ⟨þ⟩, s | ʃ ⟨š⟩ | x | ħ, h |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Liquid | ɾ ⟨r⟩, ɬ ⟨ł⟩ | j |
Ancient Hajdossa had 4 phonemic vowels:
| Front | Non-front | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | o |
| Non-close | e | a |
Not much allophony could happen due to how early Ancient Hajdossa was in Hajdossa's evolution.