Middle Tevvic: Difference between revisions

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*word final /Cʰ/ > /h/
*word final /Cʰ/ > /h/
*voiced aspirates to voiced, developing a minor tonal distinction
*voiced aspirates to voiced, developing a minor tonal distinction
*beginning of stress shift to mesostatic throughout
*geminated aspirates to short
*geminated aspirates to short


===Middle proper===
===Middle proper===
*stress shifts towards a pitch accent.
*final /h/ lost
*final /h/ lost
*final /ɑ, ə, ɛ, ɔ/ lost, long variants shorten to /ə/, /e, o, i, u/ > /ɛ, ɔ, e, o/
*final /ɑ, ə, ɛ, ɔ/ lost, long variants shorten to /ə/, /e, o, i, u/ > /ɛ, ɔ, e, o/