User:H. H. P. M. P. Cole/Primitive vowel systems
Phonology
Initials
p t k ph th kh b d g /p t k pʰ tʰ kʰ b d g/
m n /m n/
l y /l j/
ts dz ch j /ts dz tʃ dʒ/
f v s z sh zh /f v s z ʃ ʒ/
Medials
Only /ɹ/ and /j/ are allowed. They are not allowed after nasals or approximants. /ji/ is not allowed.
Nuclei
a e i o u a_e i_e o_e /a ɛ i ɔ u ei ai əu/
Final and tone combinations
Tones are the same as in Middle Chinese.
First tone: Ø m n ng
Second tone: s mp nt nk
Third tone: sh b d g
Fourth tone: N/A p t k
Notes
Soundchanges from Hlou
- First tone: Ø m n ng (descended from Ø g ~ ~g)
- Second tone: s mp nt nk (descended from s/b ß ~s/b ~ß)
- Third tone: sh b d g (descended from d n ~d ~n)
- Fourth tone: N/A p t k (descended from N/A h~hn ~h ~hn)
Tlad Hei drlah Mbauß, xan schnuh zied nraug, xob Ndzäu beis schraus Ihn Vug, Ngiß Tsahn we jaud schrieb mbug.
Trash hae drat bompe, shab nup zishe name, shont dzoe base shose ip vung, gimp tsap we yoshe shinte bum.