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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
Idavic languages had a distinction between dental and alveolar~retroflex consonants, which survives in [[Netagin]].
Idavic languages had a distinction between dental and alveolar~retroflex consonants, which survives in [[Netagin]].
*Consonants: b d ḍ j g gʷ p t ṭ č k kʷ q s ł š h ʔ m n ŋ l r w y ř (ř is a retroflex approx.)
*Consonants: Netagin plus kw gw xw and minus ś ź ć
*Vowels: a e i u ā ē ī ū
*Vowels: a e i u ā ē ī ū
*Pitch accent: modal ('''á'''), creaky ('''ã''')
*Pitch accent: modal ('''á'''), creaky ('''ã''')