Jetorkixi

=Name and History= The Jetorkixi (jetoᵲkixi [jɛtɔɽkeʁ̞e] "it is spoken") is a Pygmy language spoken by a tribe of the species Homo Spargere Nanus or "Summer Pygmies".

diverged from VL2B at 3800AN, VL2B diverged from VL2 at 2100AN, VL2 diverged from Proto-Verb-Lover at 4̂SD, Proto-Verb-Lover diverged from Proto-Pygmy at 1300SD. Proto-Pygmy was spoken around 3000SD

=Phonology=

Vowels

 * In open syllables, /i/ and /u/ lower to [e] and [o]. In the same environment /iː/ and /uː/ shorten to /i/ and /u/.