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(proto-Altaic to pre-proto-Turkic:)
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* j, di, nʲ > j / #_
 
* j, di, nʲ > j / #_
 
* si > š / #_
 
* si > š / #_
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== Old Turkic phonology ==
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Old Turkic has nine vowel qualities—''a'' /a/, ''e'' /æ/, ''ė'' /e/, ''i'' /i/, ''ï'' /ɯ/, ''o'' /o/, ''ö'' /ø/, ''u'' /u/, ''ü'' /y/—distinct only in the first syllable of a word, collapsed into four classes elsewhere—''a, e, ï, i''.
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The consonantal system distinguishes between unvoiced, voiced (with fricative variants) and nasal:
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:labial: ''p, v (β), m'';
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:dental: ''t, d (δ), n'';
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:palatal: ''č, y, ń'';
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:velar: ''k (q, χ), g (γ), ŋ'';
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:sibilant: ''s, š, z'';
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:liquid: ''r, l''.
  
 
== proto-Turkic to proto-Kypchak: ==
 
== proto-Turkic to proto-Kypchak: ==
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* æw > ew
 
* æw > ew
 
* f > w / _]σ
 
* f > w / _]σ
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== Kazakh phonology ==
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{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial Unicode MS, Lucida Sans Unicode"
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|+caption | Kazakh consonant phonemes
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|-
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!
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! colspan="2" | [[Bilabial]]
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! colspan="2" | [[Labiodental|Labio]]-<br/>[[labiodental|dental]]
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! colspan="2" | [[Dental consonant|Dental]]/<br/>[[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
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! colspan="2" | [[Postalveolar|Post]]-<br/>[[Postalveolar|alveolar]]
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! colspan="2" | [[Palatal]]
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! colspan="2" | [[Velar]]/<br/>[[Uvular]]
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! colspan="2" | [[Glottal]]
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|- align=center
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|[[Plosive]]s
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| '''{{IPA|p}}'''
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| '''{{IPA|b}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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| '''{{IPA|t}}'''
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| '''{{IPA|d}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| '''{{IPA|k}}'''
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| '''{{IPA|ɡ}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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|- align=center
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|[[Nasal consonant|Nasals]]
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| colspan="2" | '''{{IPA|m}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" | '''{{IPA|n}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" | '''{{IPA|ŋ}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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|- align=center
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|[[Fricative]]s
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| colspan="2" |
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| {{IPA|(f)}}
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| {{IPA|(v)}}
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| '''{{IPA|s}}'''
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| '''{{IPA|z}}'''
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| '''{{IPA|ʃ}}'''
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| '''{{IPA|ʒ}}'''
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| {{IPA|(ɕ)}}
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|
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| {{IPA|(x)}}
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|
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| '''{{IPA|h}}'''
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|
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|- align=center
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|[[Affricates]]
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| {{IPA|(ʨ)}}
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|
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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|- align=center
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|[[Flap consonant|Tap]]
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" | '''{{IPA|ɾ}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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|- align=center
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|[[Approximant]]
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| colspan="2" | '''{{IPA|w}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" | '''{{IPA|j}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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|- align=center
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| [[Lateral approximant|Lateral<br/>approximants]]
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="4" | '''{{IPA|l}}'''
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Kazakh vowel phonemes
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!  !!colspan="2"| Front !!colspan="2"| Back
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|-
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!  !! Unrounded !! Rounded !! Unrounded !! Rounded
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|-
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! High
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| {{IPA|ɪ}}  || {{IPA|ʉ}}  || {{IPA|ə}} || {{IPA|ʊ}}
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|-
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! Diphthongal
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| {{IPA|i̯ɪ}} || {{IPA|u̯ʉ}} ||          || {{IPA|u̯ʊ}}
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|-
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! Low
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| {{IPA|æ}}  ||            || {{IPA|ɑ}} ||
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|}
  
 
== proto-Kypchak to Kyrgyz: ==
 
== proto-Kypchak to Kyrgyz: ==
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* ∅ > U / #_{l,r}
 
* ∅ > U / #_{l,r}
 
* eg > ig
 
* eg > ig
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== Kyrgyz phonology ==
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===Vowels===
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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!
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!colspan=2 | [[Front vowel|front]]
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!rowspan=2 | [[Central vowel|central]]<sup>1</sup>
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!colspan=2 | [[Back vowel|back]]
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|- style="vertical-align: center; font-size: x-small; height: 3em"
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| style="font-size: 90%;"|
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!unrounded
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!rounded
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!unrounded
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!rounded
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|- style="font-size: 100%;"|
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|Close
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|и [i]
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|ү [y]
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|
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|ы [{{IPA|ɯ}}]
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|у [u] ю [ju]
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|-
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|mid
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|э [e] е [je]
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|ө [{{IPA|ø}}]
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|
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|
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|о [o] ё [jo]
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|-
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|open
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|
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|
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|
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|а [ɑ] я [jɑ]
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|-
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|}
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===Consonants===
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Kirghiz consonant phonemes:
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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!
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![[bilabial consonant|Bilabial]]
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![[dental consonant|Dental/<br>alveolar]]
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![[postalveolar consonant|Post-<br>alveolar]]
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![[palatal consonant|Palatal]]
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![[velar consonant|Velar]]/<br>[[uvular consonant|uvular]]
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|-
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|plosive
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|п  б<br>[p] [b]
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|т  д<br>[t] [d]
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|
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|
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|к  г<br> [k]/[q] [g]/[{{IPA|ʁ}}]
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|-
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|nasal
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|м<br> [m]
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|н<br> [n]
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|
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|
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|ң<br> [{{IPA|ŋ}}]
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|-
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|trill
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|
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|р<br>[r]
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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|fricative
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|(ф)  (в)<br> ([f]) ([v])
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|с  з<br> [s] [z]
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|ш<br> [{{IPA|ʃ}}]
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|
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|х<br> [{{IPA|χ}}]
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|-
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|affricate
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|
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|
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|<br>ч  ж<br> [{{IPA|t​͡ʃ}}] [{{IPA|d​͡ʒ}}]
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|
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|
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|-
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|approximant
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|
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|л<br> [l]
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|
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|й<br> [j]
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|
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|-
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|}
  
 
[[Category:Historical Linguistics]]
 
[[Category:Historical Linguistics]]
 
[[Category:Turkic Languages]]
 
[[Category:Turkic Languages]]

Revision as of 23:49, 7 May 2007

Also see Turkic Sonority Constraints#Words that changed due to sonority

proto-Altaic to pre-proto-Turkic:

  • ʒ, dʒ, d?, n? > j / #_ (?)

pre-proto-Turkic to proto-Turkic:

  • no n, m, ŋ, l, r, z, š / #_
  • p > ɸ > h
  • lenis/fortis merger
    • g > k
    • d > t
  • j, di, nʲ > j / #_
  • si > š / #_

Old Turkic phonology

Old Turkic has nine vowel qualities—a /a/, e /æ/, ė /e/, i /i/, ï /ɯ/, o /o/, ö /ø/, u /u/, ü /y/—distinct only in the first syllable of a word, collapsed into four classes elsewhere—a, e, ï, i.

The consonantal system distinguishes between unvoiced, voiced (with fricative variants) and nasal:

labial: p, v (β), m;
dental: t, d (δ), n;
palatal: č, y, ń;
velar: k (q, χ), g (γ), ŋ;
sibilant: s, š, z;
liquid: r, l.

proto-Turkic to proto-Kypchak:

  • nʲ > j
  • G > K / _#
  • d > t / _#
  • d > t / #_ (kind of, since most later borrowings did this, but later ones from Mongolic, esp. in Kazakh; proto-Tc didn't have #d)
  • V > [-rd] / []σ_
  • b > v / V _
  • v > w
  • gm > mg
  • Vg/b changes:
    • aG > aw
    • ub > uw
    • ɯG > ɯ(? sometimes uː in Kg)
    • oG > uw
    • eb/æb > yj
  • æ > e (more æ added by Persian loans)
  • d > ð > j / V_
  • øg > øj
  • s > tʃ / _Vtʃ
  • a > æ / _ X V[-back]
  • f > p

proto-Kypchak to Kazakh:

  • æ > e / #[]σ_
  • mg > ŋb
  • ʃ > s
  • tʃ > ʃ
  • j > dʒ / #_
  • dʒ > ʒ
  • CC > CIC / _]σ (sometimes)
  • h,x > q / σ[_
  • h > ∅ / _]σ
  • ʕ > G
  • K > G / l_
  • ∅ > O / #_{r}
  • æw > ew
  • f > w / _]σ

Kazakh phonology

Kazakh consonant phonemes
Bilabial Labio-
dental
Dental/
Alveolar
Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar/
Uvular
Glottal
Plosives p b t d k ɡ
Nasals m n ŋ
Fricatives (f) (v) s z ʃ ʒ (ɕ) (x) h
Affricates (ʨ)
Tap ɾ
Approximant w j
Lateral
approximants
l
Kazakh vowel phonemes
Front Back
Unrounded Rounded Unrounded Rounded
High ɪ ʉ ə ʊ
Diphthongal i̯ɪ u̯ʉ u̯ʊ
Low æ ɑ

proto-Kypchak to Kyrgyz:

  • jI > I (sometimes?)
  • b > m / V_V (sometimes?)
  • monophthongisation
    • ɯw/uw > uː
    • iw/yw > yː
    • aw > oː
    • ew, æw > øː
  • æ > Aː
  • j > dʒ / #_
  • Vh > Vː
  • h > ∅
  • x > q
  • ʕ > ∅
  • G > ∅ / V_V
  • nj > jn
  • ∅ > U / #_{l,r}
  • eg > ig

Kyrgyz phonology

Vowels

front central1 back
unrounded rounded unrounded rounded
Close и [i] ү [y] ы [ɯ] у [u] ю [ju]
mid э [e] е [je] ө [ø] о [o] ё [jo]
open а [ɑ] я [jɑ]

Consonants

Kirghiz consonant phonemes:

Bilabial Dental/
alveolar
Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar/
uvular
plosive п б
[p] [b]
т д
[t] [d]
к г
[k]/[q] [g]/[ʁ]
nasal м
[m]
н
[n]
ң
[ŋ]
trill р
[r]
fricative (ф) (в)
([f]) ([v])
с з
[s] [z]
ш
[ʃ]
х
[χ]
affricate
ч ж
[t​͡ʃ] [d​͡ʒ]
approximant л
[l]
й
[j]