Lalakhmet

General Information
It is an a postiori language based on Qur'anic, or Classical, Arabic. It is a small vernacular dialect based in Mauritania.

Original Language
The proto-language for Lalakhmet is Qur'anic Arabic.

Sound Changes
U = uvular, P = pharngeal, C = consonant, V = vowel, A = coronal, N = nasal, T = plosive

Qur'anic Arabic > Tellian Arabic

 * i > ɨ/(Cˠ~ˤ, U, P)_
 * i > ɪ
 * u > ɔ̞/(Cˠ~ˤ, U, P)_
 * u > o
 * a > ɑ/(Cˠ~ˤ, U, P)_
 * a > æ
 * ɟ > dʒ
 * ɕ > ʃ
 * ɢ > q
 * ʁ > ɣ
 * Cˠ > Cˤ
 * ɮˠ > ɹˤ
 * Vː = V́ (if there are multiple long vowels in a word then the first syllable is stressed and the other syllables are unstressed and remain long)
 * á > ǽ
 * ú > ý
 * àː > əː
 * ùː > ɵ̞ː
 * ìː > eː
 * U, P > A/_í
 * q > t
 * ħ, ʕ > sˤ
 * ɣ > j/_(i, ɨ)
 * æ, ɑ > ə/_#
 * ɪ, ɨ > ɪ/_#
 * o, ɔ̞, u, y > ɵ̞/_#
 * ʔ > ∅/#_
 * b > β/V_V
 * w > β/_#
 * j > dʒ/_#
 * Vː > V
 * assimilation
 * nk, ng, nq, Vnʔ, nχ, nʃ, Nb, Nf, Nv > ŋk, ŋ, ɴq, Ṽʔ, nʲʃ, mb, ɱf, ɱv
 * C̬C̥ > C̥C̥
 * C̥C̬ > C̬C̬
 * (s, sˤ)t(ʃ) > ʃtʃ
 * (P, ʕ)C > (P, ʕ)Cˤ
 * ʕVC > ʕC
 * ɣ  > g