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 ===Phonotactics===
-Before the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, little was known of Vadi phonotactics.  The spelling in the Aħħur texts was consistently CV, with CVn allowed in final syllables.  The spelling yielded no discernible evidence of sandhi processes, if anything it suggested that Vadi phonotactics were quite uncomplicated.
+Before the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, little was known of Vadi phonotactics.  The spelling in the Aħħur texts was consistently CV, with CVn allowed in final syllables.  The spelling yielded no discernible evidence of sandhi processes, if anything it suggested that Vadi phonotactics were quite uncomplicated. Once the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, this viewpoint shifted significantly, creating a rift in the Vadist community which led to its split into the Traditionalist and ''Šibbūri'' schools.
-The excellent condition of the texts from the Scriptum were a veritable gold mine for understanding Vadi phonology and phonotactics and quickly dispelled earlier views that Vadi phonotactics were simple.  Rather, Vadi phonotactics were far more complex than earlier thought.  Moreover, the phonemic inventory was underestimated.
+For the ''Šibbūri'' school, the excellent condition of the texts from the Scriptum were a veritable gold mine.  It led to a revolutionary reevaluation of Vadi phonology and phonotactics and revealed that Vadi phonotactics were anything but simple.  If anything, the Scriptum revealed that just like the knowledge of Vadi phonology was incomplete, its phonotactics were also greatly underestimated.
-Additional work by Iyyaħmi led to the discovery of consonantal mutations reminiscent of the Celtic languages, which initially sparked much controversy in the Vadist community.  To support his theory, he grouped several of the [[Vadi#Orthography |spelling anomalies]] shared by ''both'' litigants into different categories, and via various statistical analyses, he was able to establish frequencies of these anomaly classes which demonstrated that the litigants' spellings were anything but random, but followed discernible patterns that were  statistically significant.  These patterns led Iyyaħmi to conclude that only underlying sandhi processes could account for these spelling patterns.  Indeed, his statistical evidence was so compelling (Iyyaħmi's analyses were significant with a ''p''-value of less than .05) that the present-day consensus among Vadists is that mutations and other sandhi processes are indeed a significant feature of the language.
+Iyyaħmi's work led to the discovery of consonantal mutations reminiscent of the Celtic languages, which initially sparked much controversy in the Vadist community.  To support his theory, he grouped several of the [[Vadi#Orthography |spelling anomalies]] shared by ''both'' litigants into different categories, and via various statistical analyses, he was able to establish frequencies of these anomaly classes which demonstrated that the litigants' spellings were anything but random, but followed discernible patterns that were  statistically significant.  These patterns led Iyyaħmi to conclude that only underlying sandhi processes could account for these spelling patterns.  Indeed, his statistical evidence was so compelling (Iyyaħmi's analyses were significant with a ''p''-value of less than .05) that the present-day consensus among Vadists is that mutations and other sandhi processes are indeed a significant feature of the language.
-Still, detractors remain.  In particular, Schumann has argued, and continues to maintain, that the spelling anomalies in the texts simply indicate dialectal differences between the litigants.[[Vadi#Footnotes |<sup>1</sup>]]  Iyyaħmi does agree that dialectal differences may account for some of the spelling anomalies. However, this argument alone is too simplistic and is insufficient to explain away the frequencies.
+Regardless, the Traditionalists have been vocal about their criticisms towards Iyyaħmi's analyses.  In particular, Schumann has argued, and continues to maintain, that the spelling anomalies in the texts simply indicate dialectal differences between the litigants.[[Vadi#Footnotes |<sup>2</sup>]]  Iyyaħmi does agree that dialectal differences may account for some of the spelling anomalies. However, this argument alone is too simplistic and is insufficient to explain away the frequencies.
 ====Mutations====