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# It is not certain if *sʷ were distinguished from *sw (*s + *w).
# It is not certain if *sʷ were distinguished from *sw (*s + *w).
# The voiced fricatives almost never occur initially. In this article they are considered intervocal allophones of the voiceless ones.
# The voiced fricatives almost never occur initially. In this article they are considered intervocal allophones of the voiceless ones.
===Vowels===
{| class=wikitable
|i || ie ||
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|y || ye ||
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|u || ui ue (uo ua) ||
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|e eː || ea || ei ey eu
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|o oː || oa oe || oi oy ou
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|a || || ai ay au
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# *uo occurs only after *k
# *ua occurs only after *k *g *ŋ

Latest revision as of 10:28, 29 June 2012

Proto-Angelic is a reconstructed ancestor of the Angelic languages.

Phonology

Consonants

m n ŋ
b d g
p t c k~q kⁿ
f~v s~z x~ɣ h hʷ
w r l j ɥ
Notes
  1. *q and *k are in complementary distribution. In this article are described as allophones of */k/.
  2. It is not certain if *sʷ were distinguished from *sw (*s + *w).
  3. The voiced fricatives almost never occur initially. In this article they are considered intervocal allophones of the voiceless ones.

Vowels

i ie
y ye
u ui ue (uo ua)
e eː ea ei ey eu
o oː oa oe oi oy ou
a ai ay au
Notes
  1. *uo occurs only after *k
  2. *ua occurs only after *k *g *ŋ