Hlou-Shum languages: Difference between revisions

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 [[Hlou-Shum languages/Lexicon]]
-'''Hlou-Shum''' ([[Hlou]]: ''Ntzog Ntzog Schlaub-Xön''; [[Ko]]: ''lees yoo ndoigh Hloodh-Xoo'') is a placeholder name for a language family that includes [[Hlou]] Most modern Hlou-Shum languages are tonal. The proto-language, '''Proto-Hlou-Shum''' (PHS), is about 2500 years old. The family is based on the idea of recasting IE languages as Hmong-like languages.
+'''Hlou-Shum''' ([[Hlou]]: ''Ntzog Ntzog Schlaub-Xub''; [[Ko]]: ''lees yoo ndoigh Hloodh-Xoo'') is a name for a language family that includes [[Hlou]]. Most modern Hlou-Shum languages are tonal. The proto-language, '''Proto-Hlou-Shum''' (PHS), is about 2500 years old. The family is based on the idea of recasting IE languages as Hmong-like languages.
 TODO: actually look at OC more
 ==Family tree==
 *Proto-Hlou-Shum
-**[[Hlou]] (''Ntzog Schlaub'')
+**Hlouic
+***[[Hlou]] (''Ntzog Schlaub'')
 **Shumic
 ***[[Shum]] (''lhàu śúṃ'')
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 ==Writing system==
-Proto-Hlou-Shum was written with a system of logographs. Hlou, Ko and Shumian developed the logographs separately into their own writing systems.
+Proto-Hlou-Shum and most early Hlou-Shum languages were written with a system of logographs. Nowadays, there are four main writing systems:
+* ''Schräd Schlaub'', used to write Hlou, Gloob, and Clooa
+* ?????
 ==Phonology==
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 A Proto-Hlou-Shum word had the structure
-(preinitial) + (C)C(r/l)V(C)(C) <sup>tone</sup>.
+(preinitial) + (C)C(r/l)V(C)(C).
 Preinitials were unstressed derivational prefixes.
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 ===Initials===
 *p t tθ ts tx ḱ k kw ʔ
-*ph th tθh tsh txh ḱh kh kwh
+*bh dh dθh dsh dxh ģh gh gwh
 *b d dθ ds dx ǵ g gw
-*bh dh dθh dsh dxh ǵh gh gwh
 *f θ s x h
 *F Θ S X H = voiced/breathy f θ s x h
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 *-m -n -l -w -y
 *-ʔ -s
-*plosive + s or ʔ
+*nasal + s or ʔ
-*nasal + s
+*plosive + s
 ===Tones===
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 ==Reflexes==
-===Initials===
+=== Hlou ===
-====Hlou====
+==== Initials ====
 Initial clusters (not every cluster may be allowed)
 *ḱ ǵ ś > tx dx x
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 -k > glottal stop final
+==== Tones ====
+Tone split from voiceless initial/voiced initial?
+{|class="bluetable lightbluebg"
+! Tone class
+! Voiceless initial (5/8)
+! Voiced initial (3/8)
+|-
+! A (10/27)
+| ''-b'' (23%)
+| ''-0'' (14%)
+|-
+! B (5/27)
+| ''-n'' (12%)
+| ''-s'' (6.9%)
+|-
+! C (5/27)
+| ''-s'' (12%)
+| ''-g'' (6.9%)
+|-
+! D (4/27)
+| ''-ß'' (9.3%)
+| ''-d'' (5.6%)
+|-
+! E (3/27)
+| ''-hn'' (6.9%)
+| ''-h'' (4.2%)
+|}
+Among non-E syllables the distribution is:
+b (23%) > s (19%) > 0 (14%) > n (12%) >  ß (9.3%) > g (6.9%) > d (5.6%)
-====Shum====
+===Shum===
 s- triggers tone split
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 *gw > v > vh in shum
 *w > w > v in shum
-===Ko===
-===Rimes===
-===Tones===
-====Shum====
-====Ko====
 ==Sample==