Aryan: Difference between revisions
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===Development from Paleolithic Codes=== | ===Development from Paleolithic Codes=== | ||
The suggested history of Aryan starts with a transition from the dialects of the Low Paleolithic, mostly regarding the Pangaean Code as its ultimate source. Although the actor responsible for this transition is a matter of debate, the means to sustain previous correspondences left a series of effects, | The suggested history of Aryan starts with a transition from the dialects of the Low Paleolithic, mostly regarding the Pangaean Code as its ultimate source. Although the actor responsible for this transition is a matter of debate, the means to sustain previous correspondences left a series of effects, as seen below. | ||
*Weak (plosive) stops become aspirated preceding a laryngeal consonant; | *Weak (plosive) stops become aspirated preceding a laryngeal consonant; | ||
*Strong (implosive) stops become weak preceding a laryngeal consonant; | *Strong (implosive) stops become weak preceding a laryngeal consonant; | ||
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This production of new aspirated series would naturally inhibit the implosive sounds, which became plosive: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!Weak Voiceless Stop | |||
!Weak Voiced Stop | |||
!Strong Voiceless Stop | |||
!Strong Voiced Stop | |||
|- | |||
|/k/→/k/ | |||
|/g/→/g/ | |||
|/ƙ/→/k<sup>h</sup>/ | |||
|/ɠ/→/g<sup>h</sup>/ | |||
|- | |||
|/p/→/p/ | |||
|/b/→/b/ | |||
|/ƥ/→/p<sup>h</sup>/ | |||
|/ɓ/→/b<sup>h</sup>/ | |||
|- | |||
|/t/→/t/ | |||
|/d/→/d/ | |||
|/ƭ/→/t<sup>h</sup>/ | |||
|/ɗ/→/d<sup>h</sup>/ | |||
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