Ahzoh wrote: ↑11 Apr 2018 16:38
Could ya'll do me a favour and help me come up with a Proto-Language phonology that would connect these two language?
Some of these sound changes are pretty unrealistic, but I had fun:
Bolu: /ĩ ỹː ɯ̃ ũː/ -> /ĩ ĩː ɨ̃ ʉ̃ː/ -> /i iː y yː/
Swto: /ĩ ỹː ɯ̃ ũː/ -> /ĩ ỹ ɯ̃ ũ/ -> /ɲ̍ ɲ̍ʷ ŋ̍ ŋ̍ʷ/
Bolu: /ɪ iː ɤ y/ -> /e eː ɵ yː/ -> /e eː ø øː/
Swto: /ɪ iː ɤ y/ -> /i yː ɯ ʉ/ -> /i y ɯ u/
Bolu: /a aː ɒ ɒː/ -> (literally no changes) -> /a aː ɒ ɒː/
Swto: /a aː ɒ ɒː/ -> /a~aː ɒ~ɒː/ (length distinction lost) -> /a ɒ/
Bolu: /m n ɲ ɳˠ/ -> /m n ɲ ɳʲ/ -> (last two merge) -> /m n ɳ/
Swto: /m n ɲ ɳˠ/ -> /m n ɲ ŋ/
Bolu: /p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ q qʰ/ -> (no change) -> /p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ q qʰ/
Swto: /p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ q qʰ/ -> (fronting) -> /p pʰ t tʰ c cʰ k kʰ/
Bolu: /ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʰ/ -> (no change) -> /ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʰ/
Swto: /ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʰ/ -> (merge with /ʂ ʂʰ/) -> /s sʰ/
Bolu: /s sʰ ʂ ʂʰ/ -> (no change) -> /s sʰ ʂ ʂʰ/
Swto: /s sʰ ʂ ʂʰ/ -> /s~ʂ sʰ~ʂʰ/ (distinction lost) -> /s sʰ/
Bolu: /χ/ -> (no change) -> /χ/
Swto: /χ/ -> (fronting) -> /x/
Bolu: /l j w/ -> (no change) -> /l j w/
Swto: /l j w/ -> /ɺ i̯ u̯/ -> /ɨ̯ ɨ̯ ɨ̯/ -> (eventually just dropped lol) -> /Ø Ø Ø/