Phonology
Consonants
Tsimulh languages/Lexicon changes the voiced series of Proto-Quihum into the aspirated series and loses the velar-uvular distinction in dorsal stops (the latter is like Proto-Pfeunic).
| Consonants
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Labial
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Coronal
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Palatal
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Velar
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Glottal
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| central
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lateral
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plain
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labialized
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plain
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labialized
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| Nasal
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m
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n
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| Plosive
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tenuis
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p
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t
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k
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kʷ
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ʔ
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ʔʷ
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| breathy voiced
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bʰ
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dʰ
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(gʰ)
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gʷʰ
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| ejective
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pʼ
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tʼ
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kʼ
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kʷʼ
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| Fricative
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s
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ł
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ś
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| Affricate
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tenuis
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c
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ƛ
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ḱ
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| breathy voiced
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ʒʰ
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λʰ
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ǵʰ
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| ejective
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cʼ
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ƛʼ
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ḱʼ
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| Approximant
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l
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y
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w
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Vowels
Tsimulh languages/Lexicon has five short and long monophthongs. There are no diphthongs.
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| Close
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i ī
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u ū
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| Mid
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e ē
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o ō
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| Open
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a ā
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