Mahavic sound changes
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PEM to Proto- and Old Mahavic
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Proto-East Mirarian
Proto-Mahavic| rule | |
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Loss of the labiovelar series
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"Mahavic vowel shift": The PEM system of RTR vowel harmony is rearranged to a front-back system.
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Raising of high vowels in unstressed medial syllables
| ŋ → x / V_V | *gʷaŋı- "to encircle" → *baxı- (→ MHV paa-) |
| x,ŋ → w / _{t,d,n,r,l,m,p,b} | *mixtəti "rib" → *miwtäti (→ MHV miuteći) *gʷaŋdıŋ "skull" → *wawjë (→ MHV vaivë) |
| V₁xV₂ → V₁: | *gʷöxir "lake" → *göör (→ MHV kööl) |
| b d g → p t k / #_ | *bawaz "brow" → *pawaz (→ MHV pavar) *gilti "bird" → *kilti (→ MHV kilći, AGY kĕrs-) |
| b d g → w ð ɣ ! {N,l,r,j,w}_ | *yuban "snowflake" → *yuwan (→ MHV yuvan) *suda "family" → *suđa (→ MHV sula) *mugı "hole" → *muɣı (→ MHV muu) |
| ɣ → j / _V[+front] | *šügə "cloud" → *šüɣə → *šüjä (→ MHV süyä) |
| yw øw {ɯ,u}w {ɤ,o}w → y: ø: u: o: (sporadic) | *gʷıxra → *wıwra → *wuura (→ MHV uura) *ıxlı → *ıwlı > *uulı ~ *ıılı (→ AGY ur, but MHV *ıırı) |
| Vɣ → V: | *mugı → *muɣı → *muu (→ MHV muu, AGY bu) |
| ð → j / m_, w_ | *imdə- "to return (something)" → *imjä (→ MHV ińńä, AGY ĕmje) *gʷaŋda- "to enclose" → *wawða- → *wawja (→ MHV vaiva-) |
| deletion of {i,ɯ} in certain initial syllables: {i,ɯ} → Ø / #s_{p,t,ć,č,k,kʷ}, #p_{s,t} | *sıtıxı → *stëë (→ MHV ttee) *sikʷilti → *spelti → *ppelti (→ MHV ppelći) *biskillə → *pskellä → *kkellä (→ MHV kkellä) |
| ŋ → Ø ! _{ŋ,k} | *kəttiŋ → *kätteŋ → *kätte (→ MHV kätte, AGY keti-) |
| L-R neutralisation: l r → R | *kalı- "walk" → *kaRë- (→ MHV koorë-, AGY qurı-) *mızar "birch" → *mızaR (→ MHV mıral, AGY băzur) |
| initial cluster resolution: (p)sp (p)st (p)sč (p)sć (p)sk ps pš pt → pp tt čč ćć kk ss šš tt / #_ | *sıkalı → *skarı → *kkarı (→ MHV kkoorı) *biskindiŋ → *pskendeŋ → *kkende (→ MHV kkende) |
| q → h | *qazar "wolf" → *hazaR (→ AGY huzur) |
Old Mahavic
Proto-East Mahavic| rule | example(s) |
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| ɤ ɯ → ∅ /_# | |
| ɤ ɯ → e i | |
| NN → N | |
| nʲ → j / #_ | |
| nʲ → ɲ | |
| ŋ → g / #_{u,y} | |
| ŋ → n / #_{a,o} | |
| ŋ → ∅ / #_ | |
| ŋ → g / _# | |
| ŋ → n | |
| p → b / ! #_W | |
| t → d / ! _e | |
| tt → d / #_Vl ; _# | |
| kk → x / _{e,i,r} | |
| kk h → ʔ / _# | |
| PP Pʰ → P | |
| P → B | |
| v → ∅ / #_ | |
| vʲ s → z / V_V | |
| vʲ → v | |
| vv vvʲ → ʒ | |
| ʃ → s/ #_ | |
| ʃ → ʒ/ V_V | |
| sʲ → ʃ / #_ ; _# | |
| sʲ → s | |
| t͡sʲ → t͡ʃ / #_ | |
| t͡sʲ → t͡s | |
| lʲ → ʎ | |
| VV → Vˤ | |
| æ e ɑ o → e i o u (stressed syllables only) | |
| V[+hi -rnd], W[-hi] → y / _X_ | |
| VˤV → VˤʔV |
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