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The manner of articulation of the third set of stops is unknown. They are reflected as ejectives in | The manner of articulation of the third set of stops is unknown. They are reflected as ejectives in Qwar-Qwar, and merged with the voiced stops (except '''*b'''', which merged with '''*w''') in Kory. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== |
Latest revision as of 08:37, 30 December 2019
Proto-Qwaric is the reconstructed common ancestor of the two Qwaric languages.
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plain | Labialized | Plain | Labialized | ||||||
Stops | Voiceless | *p | *t | *c | *k | *k° | *q | *q° | |
Voiced | *b | *d | *j | *g | *g° | ||||
Unknown | *b' | *d' | *j' | *g' | *g°' | ||||
Fricatives | *s | *h | |||||||
Nasals | *m | *n | |||||||
Liquids | *l *r | ||||||||
Semivowels | *y | *w |
The manner of articulation of the third set of stops is unknown. They are reflected as ejectives in Qwar-Qwar, and merged with the voiced stops (except *b', which merged with *w) in Kory.
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | *i | *u | |
Mid | |||
Open | *a |