Historical Phonology
The chart below contains the reconstructed consonants of the proto-Keresan (or pre-Keresan) as reconstructed by Miller & Davis (1963) based on a comparison of Acoma, Santa Ana, and Santo Domingo.
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Labial Dental Palatal Retroflex Dental/Palatal Velar Plosive b d dʸ ẓ z g p t č c̣ c k p’ t’ č’ (c̣’) c’ k’ Fricative s š ṣ (s’) š’ ṣ’ Sonorant w r y w’ r’ y’ m n m’ n’
The consonant *c̣’ only surfaces as an alternate form of underlying *ẓ or *c̣.
Morphophonemic alternations:
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Basic form Aspirated Glottalized Fronted d t t’ dʸ t č t’ č’ g k k’ z k c k’ c’ ẓ – c̣’ d c̣ c̣ c̣’ č
Syllable:
- C(C)V
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