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*Initial /ħ/ preserved when followed /a/
*Initial /ħ/ preserved when followed /a/


*Phonemes  /q, χ/ have developed from both the influence of the Seal Speaker dialect, and a sound shift triggered by regressive consonantal harmony triggered by an adjacent /(V)r(V)/, c.f. Common Minhast /karak/ "tribal territory" vs. Wolf Speaker /qaraq/.  The sound shift is particularly noticeable in the northwestern prefectures of the Wolf Speaker ''karak''.
*Phonemes  /q, χ/ have developed from both the influence of the Seal Speaker dialect, and a sound shift triggered by regressive consonantal harmony triggered by an adjacent /r/, c.f. Common Minhast /karak/ "tribal territory" vs. Wolf Speaker /qaraq/.  The sound shift is particularly noticeable in the northwestern prefectures of the Wolf Speaker ''karak''.


*Alternative locative noun formed using verb root + IN ''-tappe-'', e.g. ''gubbattappe'' "battlefield"
*Alternative locative noun formed using verb root + IN ''-tappe-'', e.g. ''gubbattappe'' "battlefield"