Ta-da! Enamyn Mutation Systems

        Big thanks to Christophe for his copious comments, as well as as to Roger and
 Wayne for their comments as well. I can now describe the two mutation systems
in Enamyn--and they are deliciously baroque! (Or is that "broke"? :)

___System 1___
p -> b
b -> v
t -> d
d -> ts
k -> j
kj -> j
m -> v
n -> ts, r
nj -> j
f -> p, v
v -> a
T -> t
s -> ts
S -> j
x -> tS, kj, k, r
ts -> j, l
tS -> ts
r -> 0
l -> l
K -> l
j -> j, r

___System 2___
a -> f
p -> b
b -> m
t -> d
d -> n
k -> j
kj -> j
m -> b
n -> d, n
nj -> nj
f -> f, p
v -> b
T -> s
s -> t
S -> tS, kj
x -> j, k, ts
ts -> nj, d
tS -> ts
r -> j
l -> K, l
K -> K
j -> n, nj, ts, S

        How did this mess occur? The mutation systems fossilized grammatically before
a whole slew of sound changes and shifts. Here are the sound changes (so far)
that are responsible:
        First, aspirates fricatize:
p_h -> p\
t_h -> T
c_h -> C
k_h -> x
        Then, the palatal series goes haywire:
c -> tS (before /i E 1/); c-> k_j -> k (word final); c -> k_j -> kj
J\ -> dZ (before /i E 1/) -> dz -> ts; J\ -> g_j -> g (word final); J\ -> g_j
-> gj
J -> n_j -> n (word final); J -> n_j -> nj
C -> S
j\ -> Z -> j
        Some other changes:
z -> dz -> ts
g -> j
p\ -> f
B -> v
G -> R -> R\ -> r (trilled)
N -> n
w -> ua -> Ma -> a
r\ -> l

Just to "clarify" matters, here is the table of mutations with sound changes
 from Proto-Enamyn to Enamyn:

___System 1___
p_h -> p : p\ -> p : f -> p
p -> b
b -> B : b -> v
t_h -> t : T -> t
t -> d
d -> z : d -> dz : d -> ts
c_h -> c : x -> c : x -> tS, x -> k_j : x -> tS, x -> kj
c -> J\ : tS -> dZ, k_j -> g_j : tS -> dz, kj -> gj : tS -> ts, kj -> j
J\ -> j\ : dZ -> Z, g_j -> Z : dz -> Z, g -> Z :  ts -> j, g -> j : ts -> j, j
-> j
k_h -> k : x -> k
k -> g : k -> j
g -> G : g -> R : g -> R\ : g -> r : j -> r
m -> bB : m -> B : m -> v
n -> nz : n -> z : n -> dz : n -> ts
J -> J\j\ : J -> j\ : n_j -> Z : nj -> j
N -> gG : N -> G : N -> R : N -> R\ : N -> r : n -> r
p\ -> B : f -> v
B -> w : B -> ua : v -> ua : v -> Ma : v -> a
s -> z : s -> dz : s -> ts
z -> r\ : dz -> r\ : dz -> l : ts -> l
C -> j\ : S -> Z : S -> j
j\ -> j : Z -> j : j -> j
x -> G : x -> R : x -> R\ : x -> r
G -> 0 : R -> 0 : R\ -> 0 : r -> 0
K -> l
l -> r\ : l -> l
w -> w
r\ -> r\ :  l -> l
j -> j

___System 2___
p_h -> p\ : p\ -> p\ : f -> f
p -> b
b -> m
t_h -> s : T -> s
t -> d
d -> n
c_h -> J\ : x -> J\ : x -> dZ, x -> g_j : x -> dz, x -> gj : x -> ts, x -> j
c -> J\ : tS -> dZ, k_j -> g_j : tS -> dz, kj -> gj : tS -> ts, kj -> j
J\ -> J : dZ -> n_j, g_j -> n_j : dz -> nj, gj -> nj : ts -> nj, j -> nj
k_h -> g : x -> g : x -> j
k -> g : k -> j
g -> N : j -> N : j -> n
m -> b
n -> d
J -> J : n_j -> n_j : nj -> nj
N -> N : n -> n
p\ -> p : f -> p
B -> B: : B -> bB : B -> b : v -> b
s -> t
z -> z: : z -> dz : z -> d : dz -> d : ts -> d
C -> c : S -> tS, S -> k_j : S -> tS, S -> kj
j\ -> J\ : Z -> dZ : j -> dz : j -> ts
x -> k
G -> g : R -> g : R\ -> g : r -> g : r -> j
K -> K
l -> K
w -> p\ : w -> f : ua -> f : Ma -> f : a -> f
r\ -> r\ : l -> l
j -> C : j -> S

        And there you have it. I still need to go back and check things, but I've
already spent WAY too much time on this already. Next up--orthographical
representations.
        :Peter

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