Idavic languages: Difference between revisions

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*√qdVb~qVdb 'true'
*√qdVb~qVdb 'true'


Schwebeablaut alternations work as follows:
Schwebeablaut alternations are part of the inflectional morphology of a noun in Late Proto-Idavic but are thought to have been phonologically conditioned in early Idavic:
*The default state is the CVCC form: ''qidb'' 'to be true'; ''qidbti'' 'loyalty'
*The default state is the CVCC form: ''qidb'' 'to be true'; ''qidbti'' 'loyalty'
*With closed syllable in the prefix the segolate form is used: ''hin·qídb'' 'to verify' → ''li·hinqadb'' 'I verify'
*With closed syllable in the prefix the segolate form is used: ''hin·qídb'' 'to verify' → ''li·hinqadb'' 'I verify'
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