Middle Tevvic: Difference between revisions

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 ==History==
 ==Development==
-===Early Middle===
+*stress to pitch accent
-Also called "Late Ancient"
-*/ʎ/ > /ɕ/
 *word final /Cʰ/ > /h/
-*voiced aspirates to voiced, developing a minor tonal distinction
 *geminated aspirates to short
+*final /ɑ, ə(:), ɛ, ɔ/ lost, long variants to /ə/, /e, o, i, o/ > /ɛ, ɔ, e, o/
-===Middle proper===
+**a lost accented vowel shifts the pitch, always imparting a lower tone on the available syllable
-*stress shifts towards a pitch accent.
 *final /h/ lost
-*final /ɑ, ə, ɛ, ɔ/ lost, long variants shorten to /ə/, /e, o, i, u/ > /ɛ, ɔ, e, o/
-*loss of nasals after oral stops, as in Ancient Tevvic "{{lang|mtev|phḗthmạh}}" > Middle Tevvic "{{lang|mtev|phēthe}}".
-*voiceless aspirates to voiceless, imparting a high tone on the vowel
 */ə/ > /ɛ/
-*merger of /ɛ, e/ and /ɔ, o/
+*word final short vowels to /ə/
 ==Phonology==