Old Shax/Sound Change

Shax, like French, changed significantly from Latin. Here are the sound changes for why:

Sound Changes
V = vowels; C = consonants; P = plosives

acutes = stressed; graves = unstressed; macron = long; circumflex = long stressed; tilde = nasal

geminates are written twice

Classic Latin > Vulgar Latin ȳ, ʏ > ī, ɪ pʰ > f; tʰ > t; kʰ > x h > ∅ V > Ṽ/_(m, n)#!VV_ (w, b) > β/V_V; w > v/#_, _# ɪ, ʊ > e, o ē, ō > ej, ow ā > a ī, ū > je, wo ẽ, õ, ã, ɛ̃, ɔ̃ > ɛ, ɔ, æ, æ, ɒ ai > i oi > øʏ au > æʊ (i, e) > j/_V, V_!_i, i_ (o) > w/_V, V_!_u, _u (t, s*, m) > ∅/_# V̀ > ∅/C_C!CC_, _CC, #C_
 * latin  became viewed as one consonant in Mauritanian romance and therefore the [s] isn't deleted. Note: these sound changes will use ĉ for X

Vulgar Latin > Mauritanian Romance t > t͡ʃ/_(i, e); tj > t͡ʃ d > d͡ʒ/_(i, e); dj > d͡ʒ β > v é, æ > ɛ; ó > ɔ è > i; ò > u á > ɑ; à > ə; ɒ > ɔ ú > jo/#_ s > z/V_V st > s/_C, C_ st > zd > z/V_V (ŋn, nj, jn) > ɲ (jl, lj) > ȴ~ʎ ĉ > kj!_# ĉ > x/_# kt > kj Pl > Pr sr, zr > ʂ, ʐ!#_ > sk, zg ʂ > ʐ/V_V b > β/V_V; d > ð/V_V; g > ɣ/V_V b > v/#_; d > ð/#_; g > j/#_ p > b/#_; t > d/#_; k > g/#_ k > x/V_V, V_# (ʂ, ʐ)(i, e, j) > ʃ, ʒ tr > ʈ; dr > ɖ; lr > ɭ; nr > ɳ tl > d; dl > d͡ʒ; nl > ɳ; rl > ɺ; lr > ɺ (ʂ, ʐ, ɳ, ɽ)(i, e, j) > (ʃ, ʒ, ɲ, ɺ) Mauritanian Romance > Semitic-Mauritanian Romance ʕ > ∅ tˤ > tt; dˤ > dd; sˤ > zz; zˤ > dd ħ > h ʔ > ∅/#_; ʔ > k/_!_ ɮˤ > dˤ ɟ > d͡ʒ ɕ > ʃ q > k χ > x ʁ > ɣ j > ∅/_i; w > ∅/_(u, o, ɔ, ø) ā > a ī > i ū > u ɑ > a Semitic-Mauritanian Romance > Shax kʷ > gʷ/V_V kʷ, gʷ > kᶣ, gᶣ/_(i) kʷ, gʷ > k, g/_(u, ɔ, ø) u, ɔ > ju/_# b > m/_#; d > n/_#; g > ŋ/_# c > t͡ʃ; ɟ > d͡ʒ ju, jo, eu > œ ll > ȴ~ʎ; jj > d͡ʒ; rr > ɽ; tt > d; dd > n; bb > m; CC > C (same consonants) v > b/#_; ð > d/#_ (p, t, k) > ∅/CV_VC V̀ > ∅/#_ ɣ > ∅ kj > t͡ʃ!_(V)#; kju > t͡ʃø ɛa > i øʏ > y ɛ > e̞; ɔ > o̞; ø > y; œ > ø̞ ú > y; ù > y/C_C, #C_(C)# é̞ > i; è̞/C_C, _#; ǿ̞ > u; ø̞̀ > u/C_C, _# β > v; ð > z ʎ > j/_#; ɲ > ŋ/_#