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Realization of /rx/ as [ɣ]; | Realization of /rx/ as [ɣ]; | ||
Syllables containing /a/ trigger progressive vowel harmonization of /I, i, ɛ, e/ to /a/ | Syllables containing /a/ trigger progressive vowel harmonization of /I, i, ɛ, e/ to /a/; | ||
V + /ħħ/ triggers lengthening of initial vowel and degemination of pharyngeal: VV + /ħ/; | V + /ħħ/ triggers lengthening of initial vowel and degemination of pharyngeal: VV + /ħ/; | ||
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Iyyūmi (Salmon Speaker suburb in NCR, approx 80%) | Iyyūmi (Salmon Speaker suburb in NCR, approx 80%) | ||
| Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved; | | Fossilized suffix ''-ūy'' preserved; | ||
Initial /ħ/ preserved when followed /a/ | |||
Locative noun formed using verb root + IN ''-tappe'', e.g. ''gubbattappe'' "battlefield" | Locative noun formed using verb root + IN ''-tappe'', e.g. ''gubbattappe'' "battlefield" | ||
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Locative noun formed using verb root + IN ''-tappe''', e.g. ''gubbattappe'' "battlefield" | Locative noun formed using verb root + IN ''-tappe''', e.g. ''gubbattappe'' "battlefield" | ||
Initial /ħ/ preserved when followed /a/ | |||
Preponderance of fossilized suffix ''-bāt'' and allomorphs ''-mbāt'', ''-umbāt'' | Preponderance of fossilized suffix ''-bāt'' and allomorphs ''-mbāt'', ''-umbāt'' | ||
Phonemes /q | Phonemes /q, χ/ appear in words of Seal Speaker origin, particularly in the northwestern portion of the ''karak'', now spreading apparently as a sound shift in words of Common and Salmonic origin ,e.g. /qaraq/, c.f. Common /karak/ "tribal territory" | ||
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