Verse:Hmøøh/Suwáábyíq/Literature: Difference between revisions
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In early {{PAGENAME}} /h/ and /x/ were allophones in free variation. | In early {{PAGENAME}} /h/ and /x/ were allophones in free variation. | ||
The gemination sign, transcribed as '''c''', is often used in early classical texts. It acts like the Japanese ''sokuon'' symbol: ''wecl'' /welː/ 'slide! (2nd person singular)'. By late {{PAGENAME}} most gemination signs fell into disuse and were replaced with double letters. '''c''' only survived as part of the graphemes '''-ck''' for long k, and '''ch''' [x], which | The gemination sign, transcribed as '''c''', is often used in early classical texts. It acts like the Japanese ''sokuon'' symbol: ''wecl'' /welː/ 'slide! (2nd person singular)'. By late {{PAGENAME}} most gemination signs fell into disuse and were replaced with double letters. '''c''' only survived as part of the graphemes '''-ck''' for long k, and '''ch''' [x], which was in complementary distribution with '''h''' [h] by that time. | ||
'''r''' is vocalized to [ɐ] before a consonant or word-finally (as in North German dialects). | '''r''' is vocalized to [ɐ] before a consonant or word-finally (as in North German dialects). | ||