Üsshe language

Sound Changes

1. Unstressed /o/ > /u/
2. Metathesis: CRV > RCV (where C represents any consonant, R any liquid consonant, and V any vowel)
3. Introduction of pitch accent: Stressed syllables gain high tone, others remain low
4. /ae/ > /e:/
5. /ei/ > /i:/
6. /eu/ > /y:/
7. /ɣ/ > /g/
8. /dʒ/ > /ʒ/
9. /tʃ/ > /ʃ/
10. Word-initial /h/ is dropped
11. /ʔ/ > /h/ between vowels
12. Devoicing of final voiced stops
13. /pn/, /tn/, /kn/ > /f/, /θ/, /x/
14. Nasals /m/ and /n/ merge before /p/, /b/, /f/ and /v/ to /m/
15. /ij/ > /y:/
16. /ɾ/ > /r/ before consonants
17. Long vowels shorten before clusters
18. /k/ > /ç/ before /i/, /y/, /e/, /ɛ/
19. /g/ > /ʝ/ before /i/, /y/, /e/, /ɛ/
20. Loss of /ʔ/ at the end of words

Root Languages

• Proto-Kuzeyuruk language

Spoken by

• Üsshe people