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Palatalization of | Palatalization of [[Proto-Altaic']] /k/ and some successiv reorganization of the vowel system introduced a new palatoalveolar series, separate from retroflex. Smaller changes include f → ∅, b → β and development of ŋ ŋʷ<!--out of what?!-->. | ||
The stops were very likely allophonically voiced when prenasal, as they developed to voiced stops in daughterlangs almost universally. | The stops were very likely allophonically voiced when prenasal, as they developed to voiced stops in daughterlangs almost universally. | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 21 September 2007
Palatalization of Proto-Altaic' /k/ and some successiv reorganization of the vowel system introduced a new palatoalveolar series, separate from retroflex. Smaller changes include f → ∅, b → β and development of ŋ ŋʷ.
The stops were very likely allophonically voiced when prenasal, as they developed to voiced stops in daughterlangs almost universally.
| Labial | Dental / alveolar |
Retroflex | Palato- alveolar |
Velar | Uvular | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain | Labialized | Plain | Labialized | |||||
| Stops | p | t | ʈ | ʧ | k | kʷ | q | qʷ |
| Fricativs | β | s | ʂ | ʃ | ||||
| Nasals | m | n | ŋ | ŋʷ | ||||
| Approximants | l | j | w | |||||
Vowels come in four tense-lax pairs:
| Pair | Tense | Lax |
|---|---|---|
| High front | i | ɪ |
| High back | u | ʊ |
| Mid | e | ɜ |
| Lo | ɑ | æ |
(N)CV(C)
Splits to Proto-East-A Altaic', Proto-East-B Altaic' and Proto-East-C Altaic' ca. -2ka.
