Wenetaic sound change (Re: The Magical Tree (Translation project))

Padraic writes:
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Why do all the stops become vl stops or vl aspirates _except_ gh-?

        bh > p, ph
        p  > p, ph
        k  > k, kh
        g  >    kh
but     gh > y

On the whole, W. seems to be a devoicing lang; where voiced consonants
become voiceless.  Also seems to be heavily into vl aspiration.  Perhaps
speakers of Wenetaic don't mark a distinction between p & ph.
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(Some of) The rules are supposed to be kinda like:
(this is based on a very vaguely remembered PIE phonology)

"Hardness" becomes aspiration (p' -> ph)
Aspiration is lost (ph -> p, bh -> b)
Voicing becomes aspiration (b -> ph)

In that order.

<y> = /j/ is actually formed (irregularly) from an original /r/
<r> = /4/ also comes from /r/ and/or (more often) /l/
I need to come up with some context-sensitive rules for these, though.

At least these will be the basis of rules used when deriving "proper" roots from
an IE lexicon.  Anyone know where I can get one of these online?  Nostratic or
Proto-World would do just as nicely, or possibly better.

I have the Concise Edition of Skeats, (a very groovy work, btw) but for some
reason, I dislike the roots he ends up with.


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Pb






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