Proto-Neonisian [PRNN]
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Proto-Neonisian
unnamed [ʊnnämɛd]*
Proto-Neonisianunnamed [ʊnnämɛd]*
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Language type
Proto-Conlang
Species
Human/humanoid
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Language family relationships
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Proto-Neonisian[view] About NeonisianLanguages in the Neonisian language family are spoken on The Islands.
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Uncreative names refer to where a language is spoken (Sislandian: small island) and will change (one day (hopefully (probably not very soon (I'm so sorry you had to l...
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k kʷ | g gʷ | ||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | x xʷ | ɣ ɣʷ | ||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||
| Approximant | j | |||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||
| Vowels | Front | Near- front | Central | Near- back | Back | |||||
| Close | i | u | ||||||||
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | ||||||||
| Close-mid | e | o | ||||||||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | ||||||||
| Near-open | æ | |||||||||
| Open | ä | |||||||||
Syllable StructureCV(F)(C)
The most basic syllable was CV, where C could be any consonant and V could be any vowel. Many syllables also ended in a consonant (CVC). Lastly, some syllables had the structure CVFC, where F was a fricative or /l j r/ (ie non-plosive non-nasal consonants).
The most basic syllable was CV, where C could be any consonant and V could be any vowel. Many syllables also ended in a consonant (CVC). Lastly, some syllables had the structure CVFC, where F was a fricative or /l j r/ (ie non-plosive non-nasal consonants).
OtherVowels are harder to reconstruct, but generally, it is agreed that early PN had a five vowel system contrasting length. This has later shifted into a difference in quality, where original long vowels probably kept their height and backness, while short vowels were more lax; this can be seen in Proto-Kalikiti, where original PN short /i/ and /u/ long merged with PN long /e/ and /o/, respectively. After PKalikiti split off, tense vowels diphthongized and then changed into jV, where V had the same quality as their, originally lax, counterparts. This has then caused various palalizations of the preceeding consonants; that is where Divedziran and Archipelagian branches split off one another.
For reference, consider the following example:
*e /e/ –> /ɛ/ –> /ɛ/ –> /ɛ/ –> /ɛ/
*é /e:/ –> /e/ –> /e̯ɛ/ –> /jɛ/ –> /ʲɛ/ (with later palatilazion)
whereas in proto-Kalikiti:
*e /e/ –> /ɛ/ –> /ɛ/
*é /e:/ –> /e/ –> /ɪ/ (with some other later developements)
For reference, consider the following example:
*e /e/ –> /ɛ/ –> /ɛ/ –> /ɛ/ –> /ɛ/
*é /e:/ –> /e/ –> /e̯ɛ/ –> /jɛ/ –> /ʲɛ/ (with later palatilazion)
whereas in proto-Kalikiti:
*e /e/ –> /ɛ/ –> /ɛ/
*é /e:/ –> /e/ –> /ɪ/ (with some other later developements)
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Proto-Neonisian. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
| Proto-NeonisianOrthography [edit] | ||||||||||
| *// | á/æ/ | a/ä/ | b/b/ | d/d/ | é/e/ | e/ɛ/ | f/f/ | g/g/ | gʷ/gʷ/ | h/ɣ/ |
| hʷ/ɣʷ/ | i/ɪ/ | í/i/ | k/k/ | kʷ/kʷ/ | l/l/ | m/m/ | n/n/ | ó/o/ | o/ɔ/ | p/p/ |
| r/r/ | s/s/ | t/t/ | ú/u/ | u/ʊ/ | v/v/ | x/x/ | xʷ/xʷ/ | y/j/ | z/z/ | |
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | ||||||||||
