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Re: Some Sound Changes

From:Jeffrey Jones <jsjonesmiami@...>
Date:Tuesday, February 13, 2007, 7:01
I just made a set of sound changes for yet another new project that I'd like
opinions on. I don't think I have the correct form, but I hope it will be clear.
Especially wrt distinguishing C = consonant from C = [C].

Original Consonants
    [p]    [t]    [k]    [q]
    [b]    [d]    [g]
    [p_h]  [t_h]  [k_h]  [q_h]
    [m]    [n]
           [s]
           [l]
           [r]

Original Vowels
    [i]  [e]  [a]  [o]  [u]

The following sound changes are in historical order.

 1. i, u > j, w / __ V
    i, u > j, w / V __
 2. kw, gw, k_hw > k_w, g_w, k_w_h
 3. V > Vj / __ Cj
    V > Vw / __ C_w
    i, e, o, u > ie, ea, oa, uo / __ q, __ q_h, __ r
 4. kj, gj, k_hj > c, J\, c_h
    k, g, k_h > c, J\, c_h / __ i, __ e
 5. ij, ej, aj, oj, uj > i, e, æ, ø, y
    iw, ew, aw, ow, uw > ju, jo, Au, o, u
    ie, ea, oa, uo > je, æ, wA, o
    a > A
 6. s > z / V __ V
 7. tj, dj > ts), dz)
    sj, zj > S, Z
 8. z > r
 9. ts), dz) > s, z
    p_h, t_h, c_h, k_h, k_w_h, q_h > P, T, C, x, x_w, X
10. P, T > f, h
    c, J\, C > tS), dZ), S
11. hj, hw > C, x_w
    lj, lw > j, w
    rj, rw > :j, :w
12. ø, y > e, i
13. q, X > k, x / __ j, __ i, __ e
14. n > N / __ k, __ g, __ k_w
    q > ?
15. i, u > 0 / VC __ CV --- but not always
    i, u > 0 / VC __ #
16. u, o, A, æ, e > 1, u, O, a, E
    Au > au
17. i, E, a, O, u, 1 > e, e, e, o, o, o / __ #
18. ? > 0 / __ #
    ?p, ?t, ?k, ?f, ?s, ?S, ?x, ?X > pp, tt, kk, ff, ss, SS, xx, XX
    ? == : / __ voiced consonant

Resulting Consonants
    p [p] t [t] tc [tS)] k(j) [k_j] k [k] kw [k_w]
    b [b] d [d] dz [dZ)] g(j) [g_j] g [g] gw [g_w]
    f [f] s [s] c  [S]   hj   [C]   x [x] xw [x_w] q [X] h [h]
                z  [Z]
    m [m] n [n]          nj   [J]   n [N]
          l [l]          j    [j]         w  [w]
          r [r]

Resulting Vowels
    i [i] y [1] u [u]
    e [e]       o [o]
       a [a]