Proto-Rjasaquj phonology
/p t tʲ k kʲ kʷ q/
/ɸ θ θʲ s sʲ ɬ ɬʲ x xʲ xʷ X h/
/m n nʲ/
/l lʲ r rʲ j w/
/ɪ ɪː ə əː ɑ ɑː u uː/ <i ī e ē a ā u ū>
CV[m n nʲ l lʲ r rʲ j w]
Proto-Rjasaquj was isolating, but most descendant languages are agglutinative or even fusional.
Sound changes from PRj to Old Səñi
*p > b > gʷ > kʷ'
*t > d > t'
*tʲ > tt > t
*k > g > k'
*kʲ > kk > k
*kʷ > kʷ
*q > ŋ
*ɸ > β > ɣʷ > kxʷ'
*θ > s > z > ts'
*θʲ > sʲ > s
*s > ɬ > ɮ > tɬ'
*sʲ > ɬʲ > ɬ
*ɬ > ɮ > tɬ'
*ɬʲ > ɬ
*x > ɣ > kx'
*xʲ > x
*xʷ > xʷ
*X > hh > h
*h > h > ɦ > ʔh
*m > ŋʷ
*n > n > n̥ʼ ???
*nʲ > n̥ > n
*l > l
*lʲ > ll > ɬ
*r > ɮ͡r [voiced alveolar lateral trill] > tɬr̥'
*rʲ > rr > ɬ͡r̥
*j > j
*w > w
Vowel harmony to the last vowel in the word:
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PRj Front Back
*i i u
*u i u
*e e o
*a æ a
Short V > 0 / _#
Long V > short V / _#
Vj, Vw > i u /_# (sometimes non-harmonic)
VC > i~u (dep. on harmony) /_#
Phonology of old Señi:
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n n' ŋ ŋʷ
t t' k k' kʷ kʷ'
ts' tɬ' tɬr' kx' kxʷ' h
s ɬ ɬr x xʷ
l j w
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i u
e o
æ a