User:IlL/A Danified analytic Neo-Arabic/Ancient: Difference between revisions
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'''a e i u ā ē ī ō ū â ê î ô û''' /a e i u aː ɛː iː ɔː uː aːː ɛːː iːː ɔːː uːː/ | '''a e i u ā ē ī ō ū â ê î ô û''' /a e i u aː ɛː iː ɔː uː aːː ɛːː iːː ɔːː uːː/ | ||
The phonemic distinction between /e/ and /i/ is | The phonemic distinction between /e/ and /i/ is doubtful. | ||
Many instances of long and overlong vowels resulted from dropped aleph and he and instances of lost gemination in grammatical affixes. For example: ''pû'' 'come! (m.sg.)' (from *būʔ < *buʔ) | Many instances of long and overlong vowels resulted from dropped aleph and he and instances of lost gemination in grammatical affixes. For example: ''pû'' 'come! (m.sg.)' (from *būʔ < *buʔ) | ||