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| Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza | |
|---|---|
| Proto-Abazgi | |
| Reconstruction of | Abazgi languages |
Reconstructed ancestor | |
Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza (or Proto-Abazgi) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Abkhaz and Abaza languages.
The consonant system is reconstructed [ citation needed ] with a four-way phonation contrast in stops and affricates, and a two-way contrast in fricatives.
Below is the table of Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza Alphabet:
| Proto | Abkhaz | Cyrillic | Abaza | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bzyb | Abzhui | Tapant | ||
| *p | pʰ | Ԥ ԥ | p | |
| *b | b | Б б | b | |
| *pʼ | pʼ | П п | pʼ | |
| *f | f | Ф ф | f | |
| *w | w | У у | w | |
| *m | m | М м | m | |
| *t | t | Ҭ ҭ | t | |
| *d | d | Д д | d | |
| *tʼ | tʼ | Т т | tʼ | |
| *r | r | Р р | r | |
| *l | l | Л л | l | |
| *n | n | Н н | n | |
| *tʷ | tʷ | Ҭә ҭә | tʃʷ | |
| *dʷ | dʷ | Дә дә | dʒʷ | |
| *ts | tsʰ | Ц ц | ts | |
| *dz | dz | Ӡ ӡ | dz | |
| *tsʼ | tsʼ | Ҵ ҵ | tsʼ | |
| *s | s | С с | s | |
| *z | z | З з | z | |
| *tś | tś | ts(~s) | Ц ц | ts(~s) |
| *dź | dź | dz(~z) | Ӡ ӡ | dz(~z) |
| *tśˀ | tśˀ | tsˀ | Ҵ ҵ | tsˀ |
| *ś | ś | s | С с | s |
| *ź | ź | z | З з | z |
| *tśʰʷ | tśs˞ʰ | ʈʂʰ | tʃʰʷ | |
| *dzʷ | dz˞ | ɖʐ | ʒʷ | |
| *tsʷˀ | ts˞ˀ | ʈʂˀ | tʃʷˀ | |
| *sʷ | s˞ | ʂ | ʃʷ | |
| *zʷ | z˞ | ʐ | ʒʷ | |
| *tʃ | tʃ | tʃ | ||
| *dʒ | dʒ | dʒ | ||
| *tʃˀ | tʃˀ | tʃˀ | ||
| *ʃ | ʃ | ʃ | ||
| *ʒ | ʒ | ʒ | ||
| *tɕ | tɕ | tɕ | ||
| *dʑ | dʑ | dʑ | ||
| *tɕˀ | tɕˀ | tɕˀ | ||
| *ɕ | ɕ | ɕ | ||
| *ʑ | ʑ | ʑ | ||
| *j | j | j | ||
| *fʰVtsʰV | fʰ | tsʰ | ||
| *dzVvV | v | dz | ||
| *tsˀVfˀV | pˀ | fˀ | tsˀ | |
| *ʃʷ | ʂ | ʃʷ | ||
| *ʒʷ | ʐ | ʒʷ | ||
| *k | k | k | ||
| *ɡ | ɡ | ɡ | ||
| *kˀ | kˀ | kˀ | ||
| *χ | χ | χ | ||
| *ʁ | ʁ | ʁ | ||
| *kʲ | kʲ | kʲ | ||
| *ɡʲ | ɡʲ | ɡʲ | ||
| *kʲˀ | kʲˀ | kʲˀ | ||
| *χʲ | χʲ | χʲ | ||
| *ʁʲ | ʁʲ | ʁʲ | ||
| *kʷ | kʷ | kʷ | ||
| *ɡʷ | ɡʷ | ɡʷ | ||
| *kʷˀ | kʷˀ | kʷˀ | ||
| *χʷ | χʷ | χʷ | ||
| *ʁʷ | ʁʷ | ʁʷ | ||
| *qʰ | χˤ | χ | qʰ | |
| *qˀ | qˀ | qˀ | ||
| *qʲˀ | qʲˀ | qʲˀ | ||
| *qʷ | χˤʷ | qʷ | ||
| *qʷˀ | qʷˀ | qʷˀ | ||
| *qˀ | qˀ | qˀ | ||
| *ħ | ħ | ħ | ||
| *ʕ | ɑɑ | ʕ | ||
| *ħʷ | ħʷ | ħʷ | ||
| *ʕʷ | ɥ | ʕʷ | ||
The most noticeable changes are:
| English | Proto-Abazgi | Abkhaz (Bzyb) | Abkhaz | Abaza |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| quail | ač́a | – | áč́a | ač́a |
| word | azʷa | áža | áž̌a | ažʷa |
| enemy | aɣa | – | a-ʁá | aʁa |
| snake | matǝ | – | matǝ | á-mat |
| cheese | ašʷǝ | áš̌ | áš̌ | ašʷǝ |
| English | Proto-Abazgi | Abkhaz (Bzyb) | Abkhaz (Abzhui) | Abaza (Tapant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | za-kʼə | a-kʼə | – | za-kʼə |
| 2 | ʕʷ-ba | ɥ-ba | – | ʕʷ-ba |
| 3 | χ-ba | χ-ba | – | χ-ba |
| 4 | pɕ-ba | pɕ-ba | – | pɕ-ba |
| 5 | χʷ-ba | xʷ-ba | χʷ-ba | χʷ-ba |
| 6 | – | f-ba | – | t͡s-ba |
| 7 | bəʑ-ba | bəʑ-ba | – | bəʑ-ba |
| 8 | aʕ-ba | aa-ba | – | aʕ-ba |
| 9 | *ʑʷ-ba | ʑʷ-ba | – | ʒʷ-ba |
| 10 | *ʑʷa-ba | ʑʷa-ba | – | ʒʷa-ba |
| 11 | – | ʑʷaj-za | – | ʒʷəj-z |
| 12 | – | ʑʷaj-ɥa | – | ʒʷə-ʕʷ |
| 13 | – | ʑʷa-xa | – | ʒʷa-χ |
| 14 | – | ʑʷaj-pɕ | – | ʒʷəj-pɕ |
| 15 | – | ʑʷa-xʷ | – | ʒʷə-χʷ |
| 16 | – | ʑʷa-f | – | ʒʷaj-t͡s |
| 17 | *ʑʷaj-bəʑ̩ | ʑʷaj-bəʑ̩ | – | ʒʷaj-bəʑ̩ |
| 18 | *ʑʷ-ʕ | ʑʷ-aa | – | ʒʷa-ʕ |
| 19 | *ʒʷaj-ʑʷ | ʒʷaj-ʑʷ | – | ʒʷaj-ʒʷ |
| 20 | *ʕʷa-ʑʷa | ɥa-ʑʷa | – | ʕʷa-ʒʷa |
| 100 | – | ɕʷ-kʼə | – | ʃʷ-kʼə |
| 1000 | z-kʲə | z-kʲə | – | z-kʲə |
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