Ancient Meó: Difference between revisions

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ancient stuff man. all modern Meó dialects derive from this language. Meó language

Consonants	Bilabial	Alveolar	Retroflex	Dental	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar
Nasal	m	n				ŋ
Plosive	p b	t d		t̪ d̪		k g	kʷ gʷ
Approximant	v	l	ɻ		j	ɰ	w

Vowels in Ancient Meó
Vowels	Front	Back
Close	ɪ i:	ʊ u: ɯ*
Open	æ	ɑ:

ɯ is most commonly articulated as ɰ as a glide or ɰᵊ in preconsonantal environments

Syllable structure - h-C-ɻ/ɰ-V-ɻ/ɰ/j/w/C C = any consonant, V = any vowel

kʷɻɑː "wheel" - kiá

ɰkʷɪ "Haki" - Hké

æɻɰᵊkuː "Ahko" - Ahko

kɻʊɻnɪ "family" - śioeine

1-12 in the base twelve system:

kʷɑː

t̪ɰɑː

ɑːtɑː

vɪn

gʷɰɪ

ɑːtuː

bɻɑː

t̪ɑːn

gʷɪɻiː

kʷɪt̪

lɑːkʷɪt

mɻʊw

ɰɪ

@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 ! <center>Close</center>
 | <center>ɪ i:</center>
-| <center>ʊ u:</center>
+| <center>ʊ u: ɯ*</center>
 |-
 ! <center>Open</center>
@@ Line 59: / Line 59: @@
 | <center>ɑ:</center>
 |}
+*ɯ is most commonly articulated as ɰ as a glide or ɰᵊ in preconsonantal environments
 Syllable structure - h-C-ɻ/ɰ-V-ɻ/ɰ/j/w/C
 C = any consonant, V = any vowel
+== Words ==
+<b>kʷɻɑː</b> <i>"wheel"</i> - kiá
+<b>ɰkʷɪ</b> <i>"Haki"</i> - Hké
+<b>æɻɰᵊkuː</b> <i>"Ahko"</i> - Ahko
+<b>kɻʊɻnɪ</b> <i>"family"</i> - śioeine
+-12 in the base twelve system:
+<b>kʷɑː
+t̪ɰɑː
+ɑːtɑː
+vɪn
+gʷɰɪ
+ɑːtuː
+bɻɑː
+t̪ɑːn
+gʷɪɻiː
+kʷɪt̪
+lɑːkʷɪt
+mɻʊw
+ɰɪ
+</b>