Ancient Tevvic: Difference between revisions

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==Development==
==Development==
*/ə/ > /i/
*/ə/ > /i/
*/x/ > /h/
*/x/ > /h/, seems to remain /x/ before other consonants, especially fricatives.
*/r/ > /ɹ~ɻ/
*/r/ > /ɹ~ɻ/
*/c, ɟ/ > /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/
*/c, ɟ/ > /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/
*/wu/ > /u/
*/wu/ > /u/
*/VjV, VwV/ > /V:/
*/VjV, VwV/ > /V:/
*unstressed /i, u, ɑ/ > /ə/, leaving /ʲ, ʷ/ on following consonant, with the last turning consonants retroflex (doesn't affect approximants or affricates)
*unstressed /i, u, ɑ/ > /ə/, leaving /ʲ, ʷ/ on following consonant, with the last turning consonants retroflex (/ɻ, j, w/ or affricates)
** this palatal/labialization often affects the vowel and is then dropped
** this palatal/labialization often affects the vowel and is then dropped
*/ə/ lost where new clusters are easy
*/ə/ lost where new clusters are easy