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#The high vowel ''i'' shifted to '''ə''' if touching a /q/ in either direction.   
#The high vowel ''i'' shifted to '''ə''' if touching a /q/ in either direction.   
#Primordial ''f'' shifted to '''p'''  .   
#Primordial ''f'' shifted to '''p'''  .   
#Primordial ''hʷ  w'' shifted to '''f  v'''.
#Primordial ''hʷ  w'' shifted to '''f  v'''. ''PROBABLY NEED TO DELETE MOST OF THE OTHER LABIALIZED CONSOS!!!''
#The postalveolar affricates ''č ǯ ň š ł '' became '''c ʒ n s l''' unconditionally.
#The postalveolar affricates ''č ǯ ň š ł '' became '''c ʒ n s l''' unconditionally.
#The palatal ''ć '' became '''č ''' except in syllable-final position.
#The palatals ''ć c̀ '' became '''č '''.
#The voiceless uvular stop ''q'' changed to '''k''' when syllable-final.
#The voiceless uvular stop ''q'' changed to '''k''' when syllable-final.
#The prevelar ''c̀ '' shifted to a true palatal '''ć '''.
#Clusters like ''sm'' shifted to '''mp'''.   
#Clusters like ''sm'' shifted to '''mp'''.   
#Word-final ''ć'' became '''s'''.  ''ćk ćq'' etc > '''ćć'''. Any other syllable-final '' ć'' assimilates to the following consonant.  
#Word-final ''č'' became '''s'''.  ''čk čq'' etc > '''čč'''. Any other syllable-final ''č'' assimilates to the following consonant.  
#Labialization metathesizes forward across a syllable boundary.  
#Labialization metathesizes forward across a syllable boundary.  
#Any heterorganic stop/aff after a stop turned into a fricative.   
#Any heterorganic stop/aff after a stop turned into a fricative.   
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#The labialized velar nasal ''ŋʷ'' changed to '''w''' before /i/.
#The labialized velar nasal ''ŋʷ'' changed to '''w''' before /i/.
#Labialization disappeared before /i/.  
#Labialization disappeared before /i/.  
#The stop ''ćʷ'' shifted to '''kʷ'''. All coronal labialized consonants became rounded bilabials.
#The stop ''čʷ'' shifted to '''kʷ'''. All coronal labialized consonants became rounded bilabials.
#The true palatal ''ć '' became '''č ''' unconditionally.

Revision as of 20:14, 1 November 2018

Proto-Subumpamese (~1700) to Kava (3138)

  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. PROBABLY NEED TO DELETE MOST OF THE OTHER LABIALIZED CONSOS!!!
  6. The postalveolar affricates č ǯ ň š ł became c ʒ n s l unconditionally.
  7. The palatals ć c̀ became č .
  8. The voiceless uvular stop q changed to k when syllable-final.
  9. Clusters like sm shifted to mp.
  10. Word-final č became s. čk čq etc > čč. Any other syllable-final č assimilates to the following consonant.
  11. Labialization metathesizes forward across a syllable boundary.
  12. Any heterorganic stop/aff after a stop turned into a fricative.
  13. The affricates c ʒ changed to s z when not after a high tone.
  14. Voiced stops became voiceless when occurring before a high tone.
  15. hʷ (new) > fʷ.
  16. The labialized velar nasal ŋʷ changed to w before /i/.
  17. Labialization disappeared before /i/.
  18. The stop čʷ shifted to kʷ. All coronal labialized consonants became rounded bilabials.
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