User:Basilius/Proto-Isles to Ppãrwak: Suprasegmentals (Draft)
A. THE TRIVIAL DEVELOPMENT
HL > initial non-high, HH > initial high. Note the absence of reduplicates in these groups.
HL > initial non-high
patiq > battep 'say-TEL-SENS'; — piwtiq > bwittep 'call-TEL-SENS'; — huy > huu 'and'; — huyi > huup 'and-NOM'; — gidzin > kire 'love'-Present-Telic; — gidzams > kishá 'love'-Future-Telic; — gidzan > kishã 'love'-Past-Telic; — ? > kireppwak 'love'-Present-Subj; — ? > kisháppwak 'love'-Future-Subj; — gidzanpawh > kishãppwak 'love'-Past-Subj.; — kaypins > kkaappĩ 'remove-TEL-SENS'; — mi > me 'small'; — muypawuys > muubã e 'robe-(ACC)'; — muypama > muubãbã e 'robe-INS'; — nami > nãp e 'man-NOM'; — namdzaw > nãrwa e 'person-BEN'; — ni > ne (Copula); — niwuys > nepni e 'do-NOUN-ACC'; — niwuh > nwiquk (sympathy-particle); — qih > pik (resignation-particle); — sawnunh > swanũk 'strong'; — (sawnunh > swanuk 'strong'); — datih > tattek 'hit'-Present-Telic; — datuh > tattuk 'hit'-Past-Telic; — datuns > tattũk 'hit'-Future-Telic; — datuhpawh > tattukppwak 'hit'-Past-Subj; — ? > tattekppwak 'hit'-Present-Subj; — ? > tattũkppwak 'hit'-Future-Subj; — tzay > thaa 'then'; — taysaq > ttaasap 'compare'; — tuygim > ttuukii 'stop-TEL-SENS'; — tawsim > ttwase 'go-TEL-SENS'; — tiwmaq > ttwimap 'quick'; — tiwsim > ttwise 'come-TEL-SENS'; — (qi 'because'?) > (q)e (noun marker); — {A} > {A} ({A}+Telic) (non-inverted verbs in telic form).
HH > initial high
háy > háa 'I'; — hápanim > háppani e 'sun-DAT'; — hápayi > háppap e 'sun-NOM'; — hápawuq > Háppwaqup 'west(-"Genetive"?)'; — húni > hṹqe 'blow-ATEL-SENS'; — húyi > húup e 'wind-NOM'; — gídzan > kíshã 'love'-Past-Atelic; — ? > kíre 'love'-Present-Atelic; — ? > kíshá 'love'-Future-Atelic; — sá > sá 'that one'; — sí > shí 'this one'; — tzáwpiq > shwápip 'stick (n.) (-"Genetive"?)'; — tzáwnam > shwã́qã 'tree'; — súy > súu 'who / which'; — sáynim (súy-?) > súuni e 'which-DAT'; — sáyi (súy-?) > súup e 'which-NOM'; — ? > táttek 'hit'-Present-Atelic; — dátuh > táttuk 'hit'-Past-Atelic; — ? > táttũk 'hit'-Future-Atelic; — táq > ttáp 'so-that'; — túq > túp 'you'; — dúy > túu 'sea'; — dúykuqnim quy > túukkup niqa 'river-DAT in'; — {Á} > {Á} ({A}+Atelic) (non-inverted verbs in atelic form).
B. NON-TRIVIAL CASES
"Inverted" initial tones; non-initial high tone.
HH > initial non-high
(i) the inverted-tone verbs – no actual examples
? > {A} ({Á}+Atelic).
(ii) reduplicates
pápatama > babattapã e say-IMPF-NOUN-INS; — yáyayamu > cãcãcãwu 'hard-very-very'; — yíyi > ceye (TOPICNOM); — yáyawtziq > cwacwatzep 'wrap-IMPF-SENS'; — háhapi > hahappe 'shine-IMPF-SENS'; — gígidzan > kikishã 'love'-Past-Imperf; — ? > kikire 'love'-Present-Imperf; — ? > kikishá 'love'-Future-Imperf; — múmuytiq > mumuuttep 'dispute-IMPF-SENS'; — níni > není 'do-IMPF-SENS'; — nínims > není 'do-IMPF-PRES'; — Qíqi > Pepe 'Good-very'; — sísimtiq > sheshemttep 'see-IMPF-SENS'; — sísiqsim > shishiqse 'wash-IMPF-SENS'; — dádatuhnim > tatattekipni e 'hit-IMPF-NOUN-DAT'; — dádatuh > tatattuk 'hit'-Past-Imperf; — ? > tatattek 'hit'-Present-Imperf; — ? > tatattũk 'hit'-Future-Imperf; — tátaysams > ttaattaasep 'compare-IMPF-PRES'; — tátaysiq > ttattaasep 'compare-IMPF-SENS'; — títiwsin > ttwittwise 'come-IMPF-SENS'.
(iii) enclitics
kíw > kke (assertion-particle); — káws > kwã (solidarity-particle).
(iv) other
síyi > shep e 'this-NOM'; — sítziwsnim qas > shep niqa 'this-(PLUR-)DAT at'; — síkim > shekkim 'north'.
HL > initial high
(i) the inverted-tone verbs – no actual examples
? > {Á} ({Á} + Telic).
(ii) other
kaypins > kkáape 'remove-SENS'; — ni > ní 'do-SENS'.
? > non-initial high
All examples are of stem-final syllables in verbs. The material may suggest that the disappearing syllable-final –s could play a part here.
níni > není 'do-IMPF-SENS' (3x); — nínims > není 'do-IMPF-PRES'; — gidzams > kishá 'love'-Future-Telic; — ? > kíshá 'love'-Future-Atelic; — ? > kikishá 'love'-Future-Imperf; — ? > kisháppwak 'love'-Future-Subj; — -ims > -á(C) ({-ã}-Future); — -ims > -í(C) ({-ĩ}-Future); — -uns > -ú(C) ({-ũ}-Future); — -i(C)? > -í(C) ({-e}-Present).