PL-IE-Notation.htm
Tlazoltéotl

CONVENTIONS





Proto-Language



E, A, O,
P[?], P[H], P[?]F, PF[H], F, F[H], T[?], T[H], T[?]S, TS[H],
S, S[H], K[?], K[H], K[?]X, KX[H], X, X[H], M, M[H], N, N[H],
Q, Q[H], R, R[H], ?, H, $, HH
([?] indicates glottalization; [H] indicates aspiration; Q = /ng/, a voiced dorsal nasal; ? = voiceless laryngal (glottal) stop; $ is a voiced pharyngal fricative; HH is a voiceless pharyngal fricative)








Indo-European

e, a, o
b, bh, p, p[h], w, d, dh, t, t[h], s, g, g[^], gh, g[^]h, k, k[^], k[h], k[^][h],
g[w], g[^][w], k[w], k[^][w], m, n, (n)g, (n)g[^], (n)k, (n)k[^],
r, l, l[^], L, H
([h] indicates aspiration; [^] indicates a palatalization; [w] indicates velarization; L indicates a velar /l/;
l[^] indicates a palatal /l/; H indicates an unspecified "laryngeal")


(When IE s-mobile is combined with an initial voiced stop or affricate, the stop or affricate
is de-voiced (e.g. s + b(h)VC(V) becomes sp(h)VC(V);
when s-mobile is combined with r-, a /-t-/ is inserted [s-t-r-] for euphony
and ease of pronunciation.)


CA/E/O become Ca (with - or y/w)








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