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| *Old Eevo mutations were lost under the influence of Netagin which had a different mutation system. | | *Old Eevo mutations were lost under the influence of Netagin which had a different mutation system. |
| *Development of split ergativity under Netagin influence. | | *Development of split ergativity under Netagin influence. |
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| ==Notes: Pronouncing Eevo words in English==
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| */n/ → /n/; the /n~l/ allophony should be ignored.
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| *An epenthetic schwa may be inserted for Eevo clusters that English lacks.
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| *Voiceless resonants may be pronounced as their voiced counterparts: /hm hn hŋ r̥/ → /m n ŋ r/.
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| **/χ, ç/ should be rendered [h] or [x].
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| */ʀ~ʁ/ → /l/, preferably velarized or vocalized.
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| *Coda /h/ should be deleted.
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| */p t k/ → /b d g/, but:
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| **/sp st sk/ → /sp st sk/
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| **/hp ht hk/ {{angbr|''hb hd hg''}} → /p t k/
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| **Word-finally, pronounce {{angbr|''b d g''}} as /p t k/.
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| */pʰ tʰ kʰ/ → /p t k/
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| *Vowels: /i y ə u ɛ œ a ɔ ai au ɛu iu ei øy ou iə uə ui/ → /iː iː ʌ~ə uː ɛ ɛ æ~ɑː ɑ~ɔ aɪ aʊ oʊ juː eɪ eɪ oʊ iːə uːə wiː~ɔɪ/
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| **Note that ''w'' is ''always'' a vowel!
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |