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*The exact value of a phoneme, denoted with the character "རྲ" is uncertain. It was likely a voiced affricate / | *The exact value of a phoneme, denoted with the character "རྲ" is uncertain. It was likely a voiced affricate /d͡ʒʷ/ or a fricative /r̝ʷ/ during the classical period. In later dialects it became [pʰ], [r], [θ] or [ʃ]. | ||
*/pʰ/ was a marginal phoneme in Classical Meskangela, it became more common in the Western dialects and disappeared in Southern Meskangela. | */pʰ/ was a marginal phoneme in Classical Meskangela, it became more common in the Western dialects and disappeared in Southern Meskangela. | ||
*/ɥ/ was a separate phoneme in Old Meskangela and had remained distinct from /j/ at least by the early classical period. In dialects with metaphony it likely survived longer, resulting in the rounding of preceding vowels. | */ɥ/ was a separate phoneme in Old Meskangela and had remained distinct from /j/ at least by the early classical period. In dialects with metaphony it likely survived longer, resulting in the rounding of preceding vowels. | ||