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CV(N), maybe other codas too?
CV(N), maybe other codas too?


/NN Nf Nl/ do not occur. /ʈ/ does not occur initially.
/NN Nf Nl/ do not occur. /ʈ/ does not occur initially and has been argued to have rather been /d ~ ɖ/.


Vowels ?
Vowels ?


Splits to [[Proto-West Altaic']] and [[Proto-East Altaic']] around -4.5ka.
Splits to [[Proto-West Altaic']] and [[Proto-East Altaic']] around -4.5ka.

Revision as of 15:10, 10 May 2008

Approx -5ka.


Labial Dental /
alveolar
Post-
alveolar
Velar Uvular
Plain Labialized Plain Labialized
Voiceless stops p t ʈ k q
Voiced stop b
Fricativs f s ʂ ~ ʃ
Nasals m n
Approximants l ɽ j w

[ʃ] occurs before front vowels, [ʂ] elsewhere.

CV(N), maybe other codas too?

/NN Nf Nl/ do not occur. /ʈ/ does not occur initially and has been argued to have rather been /d ~ ɖ/.

Vowels ?

Splits to Proto-West Altaic' and Proto-East Altaic' around -4.5ka.