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*/r/ is prototypically an alveolar tap /ɾ/. It becomes an alveolar trill /r/ word-initially. In the syllable-final position, either a trill or tap could occur with no semantic difference. | */r/ is prototypically an alveolar tap /ɾ/. It becomes an alveolar trill /r/ word-initially. In the syllable-final position, either a trill or tap could occur with no semantic difference. | ||
*/s/ and /ʃ/ become voiced before voiced consonants. | */s/ and /ʃ/ become voiced before voiced consonants. | ||
* /o/ and /oː/ are found only in loanwords. | |||
==Phonotactics== | ==Phonotactics== | ||
* Any vowel may end a word, as well as any nasal, liquid, or fricative. If a stop ended a word in PIE, it was dropped in Ancient Lathian (or maybe as far back as Proto-Nesic). | * Any vowel may end a word, as well as any nasal, liquid, or fricative. If a stop ended a word in PIE, it was dropped in Ancient Lathian (or maybe as far back as Proto-Nesic). | ||