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Each of which could be palatalized and/or labialized.  The velars could also appear as prevelars.
Each of which could be palatalized and/or labialized.  The velars could also appear as prevelars.


# Three-way merger of ṁ ṅ ŋ̇ as /ən/. (later /un/)
# The three syllabic nasals '' ṁ ṅ ŋ̇ '' all merged to '''ən'''.
#''ḳ'' > '''q'''.
#The velar ejective ''ḳ'' became '''q'''. Then ''kq qk'' shifted to '''qq'''.
#''kq qk'' > '''qq'''.
#The cluster ''xhʷ'' became '''xʷ'''.  
#''xhʷ'' > '''xʷ'''.  
#''śʷ s̀ʷ'' > '''sʷ''' .  These sounds when a primordial /h/ sound was both palatalized and labialized.  Although there was no plain counterpart, this /sʷ/ sound still retained its labialization.
#''śʷ s̀ʷ'' > '''sʷ''' .  These sounds when a primordial /h/ sound was both palatalized and labialized.  Although there was no plain counterpart, this /sʷ/ sound still retained its labialization.
# ''ə'' > '''u'''.
#The schwas ''ə ə̄'' shifted to '''u ū'''.
#'e o'' > '''i ə'''.       (thus phonemicizing palatalized consonants)  This produces the exact same four-vowel system found in Gold: /a i u ə/.
#The mid vowels ''e o'' rotated to '''i ə'''.      
#''[i]'' > '''[ə]''' if touching a Q in eihte direction.   
#The high vowel ''i'' shifted to '''ə''' if touching a /q/ in either direction.   
#Primordial ''f'' > '''p''' (spelled /ṗ/ in wordlists).
#Primordial ''f'' shifted to '''p''' .
#Primordial ''hʷ w'' > '''f v'''.  
#Primordial ''hʷ w'' shifted to '''f v'''.  


Proto-Kava evolves a post-palatal stop and fricative, and also a postvelar (but not uvular) stop.  Thus it could be said that there are three "k" sounds: front, middle, and back.  However, all Subumpamese daughter languages shift the consonant inventory strongly towards the front, resulting in a family of languages that sound somewhat like watered-down Pabappa.
   
 
*All of this happened while there still was not an /s/ in the language, which was one of the triggers for the very strong frontward shift. At one point, early proto-Subumapmese had a voiceless fricative inventory consisting of /fʷ ś s̀ x h/ but no [s], even allophonically.  All five of these had originated simply as allophones of [h].  There was also a corresponding voiced series.
 
Proto-Subumpamese can be stated to have been spoken around 1700 AD, not 1200 AD as its short sound c hange list might imply. 
 
Therefore the consonant phonology of proto-Kava (~1700 AD?) was:
 
Bilabials:              p  b  m 
Rounded bilabials:      pʷ bʷ mʷ fʷ w
Alveolars:              t  d  n  l
Rounded alveolars:      tʷ dʷ nʷ lʷ
Palatalized alveolars:  č  ǯ  ň  ł
Palatals:              ć    ń  ś  ź  y
Prevelars:              c̀    ŋ̀  s̀  z̀
Velars:                k    ŋ  x  g
Labialized velars:      kʷ    ŋʷ
Postvelars:            q        h
Labialized postvelars:  qʷ
 
 
Note: /ň/ = /ñ/; the latter's used because the former isnt on all keyboards.  


There still was not an [s], even as an allophone.
There still was not an [s], even as an allophone.

Revision as of 12:01, 17 October 2018

Proto-Subumpamese (???) to Proto-Kava (1900)

Proto-Subumpamese had the consonants 

Bilabials:      p   b   m   f   w
Alveolars:      t   d   n       l
Palatals:                       y
Velars:     ḳ   k   ġ   ŋ   h   g

Each of which could be palatalized and/or labialized. The velars could also appear as prevelars.

  1. The three syllabic nasals ṁ ṅ ŋ̇ all merged to ən.
  2. The velar ejective ḳ became q. Then kq qk shifted to qq.
  3. The cluster xhʷ became xʷ.
  4. śʷ s̀ʷ > sʷ . These sounds when a primordial /h/ sound was both palatalized and labialized. Although there was no plain counterpart, this /sʷ/ sound still retained its labialization.
  5. The schwas ə ə̄ shifted to u ū.
  6. The mid vowels e o rotated to i ə.
  7. The high vowel i shifted to ə if touching a /q/ in either direction.
  8. Primordial f shifted to p .
  9. Primordial hʷ w shifted to f v.


There still was not an [s], even as an allophone.

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