P-Noric
A Noric language. Right now, the page and language is in a very volatile state.
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 | *ǰ [dʒ] | ||||
Affricates, aspirated | *c' [tsʰ] | *č' [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. Depending on where in a diphthong the accent falls, diphthongs may also be rising tone, shown with a caron.
âêîôû áéíóú čšž
Some words, including a new romanization:
`wîlô > wjiláu (More work required here for sure) > wyjláo (?) Maybe /Ojlaw/? `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/