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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
As folk etymology has it, the | As folk etymology has it, the name of the Hlou (''Schlaub'') people comes from the word ''schlaub'' 'temperate', thus 'of the temperate lands'. | ||
==Diachronics== | ==Diachronics== | ||
Hlou merged Proto-Hlou-Shum ''ai au'' with ''ei ou'' into ''ei au'' /əɪ əʊ/. Even ''i u'' in some open syllables turned into ''ei au''. | Hlou merged Proto-Hlou-Shum ''ai au'' with ''ei ou'' into ''ei au'' /əɪ əʊ/. Even ''i u'' in some open syllables turned into ''ei au''. | ||