Close vowels.Travis B. wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2026 2:23 pmI assume that means either a close vowel or a high-tone vowel, but I'm not sure which.bradrn wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:33 amHow do I read [+syll +hi]?Man in Space wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2026 8:54 pm I’m reading through Thorpe’s 1983 monograph on Ryūkyūan historical linguistics, and I came across something I wanted to share right away because it was novel and useful, or so I thought:
C > Cʰ / { #, [+syll +hi] } _ [+syll +hi]
This was a productive rule he reconstructs for the progenitor of the Amami-Okinawa branch of the family.
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cf. devoicing of high vowels in Japanese
Duaj teibohnggoe kyoe' quaqtoeq lucj lhaj k'yoejdej noeyn tucj.
K'yoejdaq fohm q'ujdoe duaj teibohnggoen dlehq lucj.
Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq.
K'yoejdaq fohm q'ujdoe duaj teibohnggoen dlehq lucj.
Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq. Teijp'vq.