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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
*Consonants: b d | *Consonants: b d j gw G ɓ t’ č’ kʷ’ q’ p t č kʷ q s h ʔ m n l r w y | ||
*Vowels: a i u ā ī ū ō | *Vowels: a i u ā ī ū ō ə | ||
*Pitch accent: modal ('''á'''), creaky ('''aˀ''') | *Pitch accent: modal ('''á'''), creaky ('''aˀ''') | ||
===Diachronics=== | ===Diachronics=== | ||
*b > v; ɓ > b; gw > g > γ > x | *b > v; ɓ > b; gw > g > γ > x | ||
*Grimm's law: | *Grimm's law: p t č kʷ q > f θ ʃ x H | ||
*q G q' > H ayin q | *q G q' > H ayin q | ||
*further shifts: kʷ' > kʷ > xʷ | *further shifts: kʷ' > kʷ > xʷ | ||