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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.
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). '''r''' had a special register pronunciation [r] for ceremonial or performative contexts.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===