Proto-Yeniseian | |
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Proto-Yeniseic, PY | |
Reconstruction of | Yeniseian languages |
Reconstructed ancestor | Proto-
Dené–Yeniseian?
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Lower-order reconstructions |
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Proto-Yeniseian or Proto-Yeniseic is the unattested reconstructed proto-language from which all Yeniseian languages are thought to descend from. It is uncertain whether Proto-Yeniseian had a similar tone/pitch accent system as Ket. [1] Many studies about Proto-Yeniseian phonology have been done, however there are still many things unclear about Proto-Yeniseian. [2] The probable location of the Yeniseian homeland is proposed on the basis of geographic names and genetic studies, which suggests a homeland in Southern Siberia. [3]
According to Vajda, Proto-Yeniseian had the following phonemes, expressed in IPA symbols. [4]
Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Labiovelar | Velar | Uvular | ||
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Nasal | *m | *n | *ŋʷ | *ŋ | |||||
Plosive | voiceless | *p | *t | *č [t͡ʃ] | *tʳ [ʈ] | *c | *kʷ | *k | *q |
voiced | *b | *d | *ǰ [d͡ʒ] | *dʳ [ɖ] | *ɟ | *ɡʷ | *ɡ | *ɢ | |
Fricative | *s | *š [ʃ] | (*šʳ [ʂ]) | *ç | *xʷ | *x | *χ | ||
Lateral | *ɬ | *tɬ | |||||||
Approximant | *w | *j | |||||||
Rhotic | *r |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | *i *ij *iw | *u *uj *uw | |
Mid | *e *ej *ew | *o *oj *ow | |
Open | *a *aj *aw |
Proto-Yeniseian | |
---|---|
Proto-Yeniseic, PY | |
Reconstruction of | Yeniseian languages |
Reconstructed ancestor | Proto-
Dené–Yeniseian?
|
Lower-order reconstructions |
|
Proto-Yeniseian or Proto-Yeniseic is the unattested reconstructed proto-language from which all Yeniseian languages are thought to descend from. It is uncertain whether Proto-Yeniseian had a similar tone/pitch accent system as Ket. [1] Many studies about Proto-Yeniseian phonology have been done, however there are still many things unclear about Proto-Yeniseian. [2] The probable location of the Yeniseian homeland is proposed on the basis of geographic names and genetic studies, which suggests a homeland in Southern Siberia. [3]
According to Vajda, Proto-Yeniseian had the following phonemes, expressed in IPA symbols. [4]
Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Labiovelar | Velar | Uvular | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | *m | *n | *ŋʷ | *ŋ | |||||
Plosive | voiceless | *p | *t | *č [t͡ʃ] | *tʳ [ʈ] | *c | *kʷ | *k | *q |
voiced | *b | *d | *ǰ [d͡ʒ] | *dʳ [ɖ] | *ɟ | *ɡʷ | *ɡ | *ɢ | |
Fricative | *s | *š [ʃ] | (*šʳ [ʂ]) | *ç | *xʷ | *x | *χ | ||
Lateral | *ɬ | *tɬ | |||||||
Approximant | *w | *j | |||||||
Rhotic | *r |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | *i *ij *iw | *u *uj *uw | |
Mid | *e *ej *ew | *o *oj *ow | |
Open | *a *aj *aw |