Lomi Phonology
This is a brief overview of the basic phonology of the “standard” dialect of Gotevian (also known as the Tyaelm dialect, or eastern dialect). Other dialects include Kerm (Western) and Mera (a dialect spoken on the islands off the southern coast of Gotevi).
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p | t | k | ||
| Aspirated Stop | p |
t |
k |
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| Fricative | ɸ | θ | s | x | |
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Approximate | w | j | |||
| Lateral Approximate |
l |
Changes from Ankesimtoh to Lomi
- *f, *v > ɸ
- *tθ, *ts > θ
- *ks >x
- *ŋ > n
- *r > l
- *ə > u /C__#, #__C
- *ə > Ø /C__C except with impossible consonant clusters, where *ə >u
- *h > Ø/__#, #__
- Verb ending *-uk > Ø
- *C > Ø /__#
- *oj > ui
- *ej > i
- *aj > ei
- *uw > uu
- *ow > oo
- *ew >o
- *iw >u
- *aw > o
Examples of Sound Changes
- *takseŋə > taxenu ‘penalty’
- *pfotθe > ɸoθe ‘canal’
- *tʰutsə > tʰuθu ‘law’
- *tsaka > θaka ‘root’
- *tθərɛ >θle ‘springtime’
- *nɛrtθɛnuk > nelθe ‘anticipate’
- *tʰəral > tʰula ‘cage’
- *arpʰa > alpʰa ‘bat’
- *etsotθoi > eθoθui ‘wave back and forth’
- *hiksət >ixu ‘bovine’
- *rojret > luile ‘turtle’
- *faw > ɸo ‘string’
- *irpfɛn > ilɸe ‘eye’
- *hun > u
- *ksewa > xoa
- *tsuntʰ >θu
- *pfuta > ɸuta
- *rut > lu
- *majtsə >maiθu
- *arr > a
- *tsuw >θuu
- *pfaj > ɸai
- *hujtʰa > uitʰa