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*ə > 0 after aspirated consonants and fricatives. This makes the voicing alternation in the Classical Wdm. spirants ''f'' and ''th'' phonemic. | *ə > 0 after aspirated consonants and fricatives. This makes the voicing alternation in the Classical Wdm. spirants ''f'' and ''th'' phonemic. | ||
*r > ɹ in the Rhythoed dialect and | *r > ɹ in the Rhythoed dialect (Talman Windermere has an Icelandic accent and Rhythoed has a British RP-ish accent) | ||
*ł > ś, ş > ṣ | *ł > ś, ş > ṣ | ||