Zithromax

Basically an excercise in MOA juggling. Aiming for a somewhat Polynesian meets PIE flavor.

Proto-Zithromax

p	t	k	ʔ
s͡p	s͡t	s͡k	s
m͡p	n͡t
m	n	ŋ
w	l r	j

• Initials: single C, obstruent + /r/
• Finals: j r ŋ ʔ
  • of which the glottal stop may only occur between a long vowel and a plain stop
  • geminates and ŋl, ŋʔ may not occur
  • ŋk may occur but is not an unitary consonant

i <ĭ>	iː <ī>	u <ŭ>	uː <ū>
e <ĕ>	eː <ē>	o <ŏ>	oː <ō>
	ɛː <ê>		ɑː <ô>

Basal dialect splits

• ʔ → h / _P (branches A, C)
• ĭ ŭ → [ɪ ʊ] (branches A, C)
• NP → NB (branches A, B)

Branch A

• sP → hP
• ĭ ŭ → ĕ ŏ

Branch A.1

• hP → NP
• r → s
• velars rounded before rounded vowels
• vowel reduction
  • ĕ ŏ → ə / -STR
  • wə jə → ĭ ŭ

More subdivision might occur about here.

• j w → d v / _{V #}
  • ŋj ŋw → ndz ŋʷ
• NB → B
• (s, n)t → (s, n)ʈ / round V_
• P → F
  • θ xʷ → f
  • ɸ x → h
  • ʂ → ʃ
• B → P

Branch A.2

• hP → Pʰ / {C, #}_
• r → n

Branch B

• ʔP → Ɓ
• ĕ ŏ → a

Branch B.1

• Ɓ NB → B
• ê ē ō → ē ī ū

Branch B.2

• P → F
• sP → P

Branch C

(probably minor)

• ĭ ŭ → ə
• hP → sP

Branch D

(laryngeal-happy)

• coda ŋ → w
• sP NP → P / #_
• sP → hP
• NP → ʔP