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Thus the consonant inventory was  
Thus the consonant inventory was  


Rounded bilabials:    pʷ  bʷ             
Rounded bilabials:    pʷ  bʷ             
Bilabials:            p  b  m  f  v           
Bilabials:            p  b  m  f  v           
Alveolars:            t  d  n  s  l             
Alveolars:            t  d  n  s  l             
Postalveolars:        č  ǯ  ň  š  ł           
Postalveolars:        č  ǯ  ň  š  ł           
Palatals:            ć              y
Palatals:            ć              y
Prevelars:            c̀         
Prevelars:            c̀         
Velars:              k  ġ  ŋ  x  g
Velars:              k  ġ  ŋ  x  g
Labiovelars:          kʷ  ġʷ      xʷ  gʷ
Labiovelars:          kʷ  ġʷ      xʷ  gʷ
Uvulars:              q          h               
Uvulars:              q          h               
Rounded uvulars:      qʷ           
Rounded uvulars:      qʷ           


The vowel system was that of Gold: /a i u ə/. There were two tones and vowels could be short or long. Unlike Gold, long schwa was permitted and was fairly common.
The vowel system was that of Gold: /a i u ə/. There were two tones and vowels could be short or long. Unlike Gold, long schwa was permitted and was fairly common.
              PLAIN                      LABIALIZED
Bilabials:      p  b  m  f  v          pʷ  bʷ  mʷ     
Alveolars:      t  d  n  s  l          tʷ  dʷ  nʷ 
Postalveolars:  č  ǯ  ň  š  ł         
Palatals:        ć      ń      y
Prevelars:      c̀      ǹ
Velars:          k  ġ  ŋ  x  g          kʷ  ġʷ  ŋʷ  xʷ
Postvelars:      q          h              qʷ         
There may have also been a /gʷ/, likely shifting to [w] as /w/ shifted to /v/.

Revision as of 17:01, 17 October 2018

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

  1. The schwas ə ə̄ shifted to u ū.
  2. The mid vowels e o rotated to i ə.
  3. The high vowel i shifted to ə if touching a /q/ in either direction.
  4. Primordial f shifted to p .
  5. Primordial hʷ w shifted to f v.

Thus the consonant inventory was

Rounded bilabials:    pʷ  bʷ            
Bilabials:            p   b   m   f   v           
Alveolars:            t   d   n   s   l             
Postalveolars:        č   ǯ   ň   š   ł           
Palatals:             ć               y
Prevelars:            c̀        
Velars:               k   ġ   ŋ   x   g
Labiovelars:          kʷ  ġʷ      xʷ  gʷ
Uvulars:              q           h              
Rounded uvulars:      qʷ          

The vowel system was that of Gold: /a i u ə/. There were two tones and vowels could be short or long. Unlike Gold, long schwa was permitted and was fairly common.