Proto-Yeniseian is the reconstruction of the language from which all

Yeniseian languages The Yeniseian languages (sometimes known as Yeniseic or Yenisei-Ostyak;"Ostyak" is a concept of areal rather than genetic linguistics. In addition to the Yeniseian languages it also includes the Uralic languages Khanty and Selkup. occasionally ...

are descended from. It is uncertain whether Proto-Yeniseian had a similar tone/pitch accent system as Ket. Many studies about Proto-Yeniseian phonology have been done, however there are still many things unclear about Proto-Yeniseian. The probable location of the Yeniseian homeland is proposed on the basis of geographic names and genetic studies, which suggests a homeland in Southern

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Reconstructions

Proto-Yeniseian had an adjective suffix *-se. Proto-Yeniseian also had possessive prefixes. Proto-Yeniseian probably had labialized velars. Some lexical reconstructions are: * Alive *ʔeʔte * Back *suga * Be *hʌs * Big *χeʔ * Break *kup * Brother *bis * Deep *poqe * Clean *-pʌx * Cow *tiχa * Saliva *duk * Field *kʌb- * Flour *talkʌn * Stallion *ʔɨʔχ-kuʔs

References

External links

* Proto-Yeniseian reconstructions at

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