Kava/sound changes
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Proto-Subumpamese (???) to Proto-Kava (1900)
Proto-Subumpamese had the consonants
PLAIN LABIALIZED
Bilabials: p b m f w pʷ bʷ mʷ w Alveolars: t d n s l tʷ dʷ nʷ Postalveolars: č ǯ ň š ł Palatals: ć ń y Prevelars: c̀ ǹ Velars: k ġ ŋ x g kʷ ġʷ ŋʷ xʷ Postvelars: q h qʷ
- The schwas ə ə̄ shifted to u ū.
- The mid vowels e o rotated to i ə.
- The high vowel i shifted to ə if touching a /q/ in either direction.
- Primordial f shifted to p .
- Primordial w shifted to v.
There still was not an [s], even as an allophone.