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==Later development== | ==Later development== | ||
===Thad languages=== | ===Thad languages=== | ||
''Main article: [[Thad languages]]'' | |||
Proto-Thad underwent a dissimilatory phonological process, which states that if an weak consonant is followed by another weak consonant in the next syllable, the first one becomes voiced (and later turns into a voiced fricative). This law was later generalised, so that such alternations rarely occur in Thad languages. On the other hand, the Thadpalmé often has a reverse change, turning many initial fricatives back into plosives . Here are some examples of the effects of this law in Thadpalmé: | Proto-Thad underwent a dissimilatory phonological process, which states that if an weak consonant is followed by another weak consonant in the next syllable, the first one becomes voiced (and later turns into a voiced fricative). This law was later generalised, so that such alternations rarely occur in Thad languages. On the other hand, the Thadpalmé often has a reverse change, turning many initial fricatives back into plosives . Here are some examples of the effects of this law in Thadpalmé: | ||
* ''*'''t'''e'''k'''alʷ- > *'''d'''e'''k'''aran'' “shining”; | * ''*'''t'''e'''k'''alʷ- > *'''d'''e'''k'''aran'' “shining”; |
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