Pataxea

Proto-Azkali is the reconstructed ancestor of the modern Azkali language. No direct evidence of Proto-Azkali's existance exist. Practically all of the information on Proto-Azkali is based on internal reconstruction. Along with Proto-Ukilen, the reconstruction on Proto-Azkali is one of the most extensive compared to other languages. The first reconstructions of Proto-Azkali started in 1500 AD, leading to the establishment of many modern linguistic reconstruction techniques.

History

There is no direct evidence of the existance of Proto-Azkali as a language.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonants of Proto-Azkali are, in standard notation:

Consonants		Labial	Coronal		Dorsal	Glottal
			Alveolar	Palatal
Nasals		*m /m/	*n /n/		*ng /ŋ/
Plosives	voiceless	*p /p/	*t /t/	*c /c/	*k /k/
	voiced	*b /b~p'/	*d /d-t'/		*g /g~k'/
Fricatives	voiceless		*s /s/	*ch /ç/	*x /x~χ/	*h /h/
	voiced		*z /z~s'/
Semivowels			*l /l/	*y /j/
Rhotic			*r /ɹ/

Nasal sounds could not appear word initially, nor it appears could *s or *z. The rhotic *r /ɹ/ possibly could have been a trill /r/ word initially.

Vowels

The vowels of Proto-Azkli are, in standard notation:

	Front
Close	*i /i~ɪ/
Mid	*e /e~ɛ/
Open	*a /a/