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===Vowel | ===Vowel Changes=== | ||
====Lengthening of Word-Final Stressed Vowels==== | ====Lengthening of Word-Final Stressed Vowels==== | ||
Vowel lengthening applies mainly to monosyllabic function words such as articles, pronouns, and prepositions. | Vowel lengthening applies mainly to monosyllabic function words such as articles, pronouns, and prepositions. | ||
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'' | ''“Short '''i''' is lengthened before '''j'''.”'' | ||
====Reversal of High Diphthong Altitude Trajectory==== | |||
The high rising diphthong '''iu''' becomes a falling diphthong and is reanalyzed as a glide. | |||
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| '''iu''' | |||
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| '''ju''' | |||
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===Ī/J-Umlaut=== | ===Ī/J-Umlaut=== | ||