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A consonant before a following voiced consonant is always voiced, and before a voiceless is always voiceless. | A consonant before a following voiced consonant is always voiced, and before a voiceless is always voiceless. | ||
* ''Log''- + -''si'' = ''Loksi'' | * ''Log''- + -''si'' = ''Loksi'' | ||
Before a | Before a '''i''' and after a vowel, <t> and <d> become <r>. This phenomenon is known as rhotacism or T-decay. | ||
* ''Am''- + -''atis'' = ''Amaris'' | * ''Am''- + -''atis'' = ''Amaris'' | ||
If <r> occurs twice in adjacent syllables, the first one weakens towards <l>. This phenomenon is known as de-rhotacism or R-Decay. | If <r> occurs twice in adjacent syllables, the first one weakens towards <l>. This phenomenon is known as de-rhotacism or R-Decay. | ||
