Meó-Succlythian languages

proto-phonology

m n nʲ nˠ ŋʲ ŋ

p’ t’ tʲ’ tˠ’ kʲ’ k’

pʰ tʰ tʲʰ tˠʰ kʲʰ kʰ

b d dʲ dˠ gʲ g

ʋ l ʎ ɫ ʝ ɣʷ

i iː ɨ u uː

ɑ ɑː

a notable feature of the proto-phonology is the presence of sesquisyllables of the form (C)ɨSV(C)(C) where C is any consonant, V any vowel, and S /ʋ l ʎ ɫ ʝ ɣʷ/

succlythian phonology

m n ɲ ŋ

m̥ n̥ ɲ̊ ŋ̊

p’ t’ t͡ɕ’ k’

ɸ t͡sʰ t͡ɕʰ (c͡çʰ) x

p t tɕ j

v l ʝ w

l̥ ɽ̥̝͡r

i ɨ u

ʲe o

æ

eu̯ oi̯ øy̯ ɤɯ̯ æɨ̯ ɨe̯ ɨo̯ ie̯ uo̯

(tidy up later)

meo vs succlythian numbers (base 12)

succlythian - meo - proto form

1 - xæ - kɑː - *kʰɑː

2 - tɕ’ɨe̯ - su̯ɑː - *tʲ’ɨɣʷɑː

3 - ætsʰæ - ɑːtɑ - *ɑːtʰɑ

4 - vʲeɽ̥̞͡r - veːn - *vɪnˠ

5 - joi̯ - gu̯eː - *gɨɣʷɪ

6 - æt’eu̯ - ɑːtɕɵ - *ɑːt’uː

7 - bæɨ̯ - bjɑː - *bɫɑː

8 - tɕæn - sɑːn - *tʲʰɑːn

9 - øy̯li - geːli - *gɪɫiː

10 - xʲet’ - keːs - *kʰɪtˠ’

A - læxit͡s - lɑːçɵt - *lɑːkʰɪtʰ

B - mɨl̥æɨ̯ - mi̯uː - *mɫʊʋ

50 - oi̯ - hu̯eː - *ɣʷɪ