P-Noric

A Noric language.

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stops, voiceless	*p	*t			*k	*q [ʔ]
Stops, voiced	*b	*d			*g
Stops, aspirated	*ph [pʰ]	*th [tʰ]			*kh [kʰ]
Affricates, voiceless		*c [ts]	*č [tʃ]
Affricates, voiced		*dz	*dž [dʒ]
Affricates, aspirated		*tsh [tsʰ]	*tch [tʃʰ]
Fricatives, voiceless		*s	*š [ʃ]			*h
Fricatives, voiced		*z	*ž [ʒ]
Nasals	*m	*n
Liquids		*l,*r
Glides	*w			*j

Vowels

a /a/, ae /ɛ/, ai /aj/, ao /aw/, aw /ɔ/, e, i, o, u, y /ə/

Sound Changes

Before stress:

a: > aa

e > ai

e: > aai

o > au

o: > aau

aa > a3

On or after stress:

a: > 3a

e: > ɛ

i: > ji

o: > ɔ

u: > wu

Anywhere:

3h > 3

_h3 > 0

3C > C3

33 > 3

? > C[+v][=POA][+stop] / # _ {V,R}

R > C[+v][=POA][+stop] / R _ R

The symbol "3" becomes the location of the pitch accent. Syllables before the accent are low tone, syllables including and after the accent are high tone.

âêîôû

áéíóú

čšž

Some words, including a new romanization:

`wîlô > wjiláu (More work required here for sure) > wyjláo (?)

`âdâ > áda

qê`na > daina

iw`ka > iwka > üka

`qotse > doce

`wûdxa > wwúdxa > wúdža (?)

tsha:'xo > ts_ha3Zo > ts_haZ3o > tsha_L.Zo_H |c'ažó|

'qu:tsy > ?wuts)1 > bwuts)_L |bwuc|

'a:nru: > 3anrwu > 3andwu > an_H.dwu_H |ándwu| (syllable break position?)

e:'he > a3ihe > a_M.i_H.he_M > aj_R.he_H |ǎihe|

'a:re > 3are > a_H.re_H |áre|

qa'tca > ?atSa > da_LtSa_L |dača|

o:'na > a3una > |ǎona| /aw_R.na_H/

aw'ku > awku > |aoku| /aw_L.ku_L/

'a:ko: > 3akO > |ákaw| /a_H.kO_H/

qa:'da: > ?a3d3a > dad3a > |dadá| /da_L.da_H/