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Velars: k ŋ h (Ø) /a ə/ | Velars: k ŋ h (Ø) /a ə/ | ||
Labiovelars: kʷ ŋʷ /a i u ə/ | Labiovelars: kʷ ŋʷ /a i u ə/ | ||
All four vowels could occur long, but unlike Play there were no superheavy syllables. | |||
==Northern Branch P== | |||
This is the most conservative branch of the family. It fills a gap early on and thus becomes stable. | |||
#The labialized consonants ''kʷ ŋʷ'' shifted to '''p m''' before /a ə/ (the "shadow" shift), and otherwise to '''k ŋ''' (thus filling the gap). At the surface level, the latter shift was about IPA [y] shifting to [i] and IPA [u] staying as it was; that is, kʷu > ku was just a matter of analysis. | |||
Revision as of 04:39, 9 October 2025
This is not the original Birch, but ratehr a languyage that ios spoekn in Mevumep.
Conosnnats
Rounded bilabials: pʷ mʷ ɸ w /a i u ə/ Spread bilabials: p m /a ə/ Linguolabials: pʲ mʲ /a i u ə/ Dentals: ṭ ṇ /a u ə/ Rounded alveolars: sʷ rʷ /a i u ə/ Plain alveolars: t n s l r /a ə/ Palatoalveolars: č ň š λ ř /a i u ə/ Palatals: ś y /a i u ə/ Palatovelars: ć ń / i / Velars: k ŋ h (Ø) /a ə/ Labiovelars: kʷ ŋʷ /a i u ə/
All four vowels could occur long, but unlike Play there were no superheavy syllables.
Northern Branch P
This is the most conservative branch of the family. It fills a gap early on and thus becomes stable.
- The labialized consonants kʷ ŋʷ shifted to p m before /a ə/ (the "shadow" shift), and otherwise to k ŋ (thus filling the gap). At the surface level, the latter shift was about IPA [y] shifting to [i] and IPA [u] staying as it was; that is, kʷu > ku was just a matter of analysis.
