Proto-Angelic

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

Phonology

Consonants

m	n			ŋ
b	d	dʷ		g
p	t	tʷ	c	k~q kⁿ
pʰ	tʰ		cʰ
f~v	s~z	sʷ		x~ɣ	h hʷ
	sʰ
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	yi
u	ue (uo ua)	ui uy
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