Phonology Proto-Tibeto-Burman language
1 phonology
1.1 consonants
1.2 vowels
1.3 preservation of stops
phonology
the phonology of proto-tibeto-burman here matisoff s 2003 reconstruction, of based on benedict s earlier reconstructions.
consonants
proto-tibetan–burman has @ least 23 consonants (matisoff 2003:15). descendants of proto-tibetan–burman, qiangic languages, have developed dozens of sibilant fricatives , affricates.
proto-tibeto-burman in matisoff s opinion has many final nasals, stops, , liquids.
vowels
in matisoff s reconstruction proto-tibeto-burman vowels can split primary , secondary sets. modern-day tibeto-burman languages have anywhere 5 vowels (written tibetan , jingpho) dozens of monophthongs , diphthongs (loloish , qiangic languages) (matisoff 2003:157). matisoff (2003) notes languages have simplified or eliminated final consonants tend have more vowels. open front unrounded vowel *a far common , stable vowel in tibeto-burman languages.
matisoff (2003) reinterprets diphthongs paul benedict s reconstruction long vowels.
preservation of stops
according matisoff sino-tibetan languages go through series of 4 stages in final stops , nasals gradually decay (matisoff 2003:238-239).
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