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====Umlaut and diphtongs by umlaut==== | ====Umlaut and diphtongs by umlaut==== | ||
In the course from Old Ikronurum to Middle Ikronurum the OIK long vowels suffered a process of diphtongization which, leaving MIK without a length contrast, but granted the advent of a set of diphthongs in its place. Since there is a certain, albeit small, change in the quality of the vowels (lowered vowels are heightened -normalized- as part of the diphtong) these are called "diphtongs by umlaut". | In the course from Old Ikronurum to Middle Ikronurum the OIK long vowels suffered a process of diphtongization which, leaving MIK without a length contrast, but granted the advent of a set of diphthongs in its place. <!-- Since there is a certain, albeit small, change in the quality of the vowels (lowered vowels are heightened -normalized- as part of the diphtong) these are called "diphtongs by umlaut". --> | ||
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====Other diphtongues==== | ====Other diphtongues==== | ||