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===Cluster assimilations=== | ===Cluster assimilations=== | ||
Nurian is rich in geminate consonants, most of which arise from the following historical assimilations. Geminate consonants become degeminate word-initially. | Nurian is rich in geminate consonants, most of which arise from the following historical assimilations. Geminate consonants become degeminate word-initially. | ||
*'' | *''bl ml fl tl dl θl δl cl gl ngl'' > ''bbi mmi ffi ċċi ġġi ṡṡi żżi kki ggi ngi'' | ||
*''ħl, ȝl'' > ''ħħ, ȝȝ'' | *''ħl, ȝl'' > ''ħħ, ȝȝ'' | ||
*''nl, rl'' > both ''ll'' | *''nl, rl'' > both ''ll'' | ||
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*''VN + fricative'' > ''V[+nasal] + fricative'' | *''VN + fricative'' > ''V[+nasal] + fricative'' | ||
*''tv dv θv δv'' > ''pp bb ff vv'' | *''tv dv θv δv'' > ''pp bb ff vv'' | ||
===Co-reflexes with Eevo=== | ===Co-reflexes with Eevo=== | ||
*''aw'' ~ ''uo, ā, a+C'' | *''aw'' ~ ''uo, ā, a+C'' | ||