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====Notes on vowel diachronics==== | ====Notes on vowel diachronics==== | ||
Ouřefr has lost Proto-Nabŋaic vowel length. Pre-Proto-Nabŋaic i u e a ī ū ē ā has become e o e a i y ě | Ouřefr has lost Proto-Nabŋaic vowel length. Pre-Proto-Nabŋaic i u e a ī ū ē ā has become e o e a i y ě o when not lengthened; in Nabbrzé, some devoicing of short i and u has occurred (cf. Japanese), which gave Ouřefr more consonant clusters. | ||
Palatalizing '''eu''' /œː/ is common in native words. Common sources are: | Palatalizing '''eu''' /œː/ is common in native words. Common sources are: | ||