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*prominence of tense rather than aspect in verbal TAM, unlike in mainland Zachydic languages. | *prominence of tense rather than aspect in verbal TAM, unlike in mainland Zachydic languages. | ||
*Rhotacization of /*z/ to /*r/ / V_V and V_#, and secondary rhotacization (often before consonants, the choice of which depends on the language). | *Rhotacization of /*z/ to /*r/ / V_V and V_#, and secondary rhotacization (often before consonants, the choice of which depends on the language). | ||
*Development of Proto-Zachydic ejective stops into | *Development of Proto-Zachydic ejective stops into spirants. | ||
*Conflation of non-labialized and labialized dorsal stops, and preservation of the velar-uvular distinction. | *Conflation of non-labialized and labialized dorsal stops, and preservation of the velar-uvular distinction. | ||
**Also common is the transition of the uvular series into the radical series; uvulars are still found in some phonetically conservative languages and dialects, however. | **Also common is the transition of the uvular series into the radical series; uvulars are still found in some phonetically conservative languages and dialects, however. | ||