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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal | Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal. It also had no phonemic palatalization. | ||
*Nasal: /m n ŋ/ | *Nasal: '''m n ŋ''' /m n ŋ/ | ||
*Voiceless stop: /p~ɸ t tʃ k/ | *Voiceless stop: '''p t č k''' /p~ɸ t tʃ k/ | ||
*Voiced stop: /b d dʒ g/ | *Voiced stop: '''b d j g''' /b d dʒ g/ | ||
*Voiceless fricative: /s ʃ | *Voiceless fricative: '''s š h''' /s ʃ h/ | ||
*Voiced fricative: /z ʒ/ | *Voiced fricative: '''z ž''' /z ʒ/ | ||
*Resonant: /w l j/ | *Resonant: '''w l y''' /w l j/ | ||
The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series. | The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Old Siészal had an unusual vowel system, with no length distinction: | |||
'''a e i ə u''' /ɑ æ i ə u/ | |||
It had the following vowel clusters: '''ai au aə ae ea ei eə eu ie iə iu ua uə ui''' | |||
===Tone=== | ===Tone=== | ||
Old Siészal is thought to have had tone. | |||
==Diachronics== | |||