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Another, different type of lengthening, is ''synchronic lengthening'', which is a saṃdhi change; it only applies to '''a''', '''i''', '''u''', '''ṛ''', and '''e''', turning them into '''ā''', '''ī''', '''ū''', '''ṝ''', and '''ė''' respectively.

=====Vowel saṃdhi=====

Vowel saṃdhi in Chlouvānem is often fairly logical, though sometimes the results are influenced by Proto-Lahob phonology.<br/>

Similar vowels (thus /a i e u ʀ̩/ only diverging in quantity or phonation) merge in these ways:

* short + short = long (e.g. ''a'' + ''a'' → ''ā'')

* long + short = long (and viceversa) (e.g. ''ā'' + ''a'' → ''a'')

* oral + breathy-voiced = breathy-voiced (''a'' + ''ą'' → ''ą'')

* breathy-voiced + oral = /VɦV/, written with the breathy-voiced character followed by the oral one (e.g. ''ą'' + ''a'' → ''ąa'')

The only exception to this pattern is the sequence '''ė''' + '''e''' which becomes '''ege'''.

Dissimilar vowels merge in these ways. '''ṛ''' and '''ṝ''' become semivowels wherever needed, and '''i''' and '''u''' become '''y''' and '''v''' before other vowels; '''ī''' and '''ū''' turn to ''iy'' and ''uv'' respectively.<br/>Other changes are:

* '''e''' and '''o''' always continue PLB *aj and *aw regardless of etymology, so when followed by vowels the results are ''ayV'' and ''avV'' respectively. Similarly, with '''ai''' and '''au''' the results are ''āyV'' and ''āvV'';

* '''æ''' and '''ea''' both become '''ev''' and '''oe''' becomes '''en''' when followed by another vowel;

* All other ones simply turn their second element into the corresponding semivowel (e.g. '''ei''' → '''ey''', but '''ov''' → '''av''').

* '''a''': ''a-i'' → '''e''' ; ''a-u'' → '''o''' ; ''a-e'' → '''ai''' ; ''a-o'' → '''au'''

* '''ā''': ''ā-i'' and ''ā-e'' → '''ai''' ; ''ā-u'' and ''ā-o'' → '''au'''

* When preceded by ''a'', other diphthongs get a prothetic ''y'' if their first element is front and a prothetic ''v'' if it is back. '''æ''' turns to '''ya'''.

====Consonant alternations====

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 Another, different type of lengthening, is ''synchronic lengthening'', which is a saṃdhi change; it only applies to '''a''', '''i''', '''u''', '''ṛ''', and '''e''', turning them into '''ā''', '''ī''', '''ū''', '''ṝ''', and '''ė''' respectively.
+=====Vowel saṃdhi=====
+Vowel saṃdhi in Chlouvānem is often fairly logical, though sometimes the results are influenced by Proto-Lahob phonology.<br/>
+Similar vowels (thus /a i e u ʀ̩/ only diverging in quantity or phonation) merge in these ways:
+* short + short = long (e.g. ''a'' + ''a'' → ''ā'')
+* long + short = long (and viceversa) (e.g. ''ā'' + ''a'' → ''a'')
+* oral + breathy-voiced = breathy-voiced (''a'' + ''ą'' → ''ą'')
+* breathy-voiced + oral = /VɦV/, written with the breathy-voiced character followed by the oral one (e.g. ''ą'' + ''a'' → ''ąa'')
+The only exception to this pattern is the sequence '''ė''' + '''e''' which becomes '''ege'''.
+Dissimilar vowels merge in these ways. '''ṛ''' and '''ṝ''' become semivowels wherever needed, and '''i''' and '''u''' become '''y''' and '''v''' before other vowels; '''ī''' and '''ū''' turn to ''iy'' and ''uv'' respectively.<br/>Other changes are:
+* '''e''' and '''o''' always continue PLB *aj and *aw regardless of etymology, so when followed by vowels the results are ''ayV'' and ''avV'' respectively. Similarly, with '''ai''' and '''au''' the results are ''āyV'' and ''āvV'';
+* '''æ''' and '''ea''' both become '''ev''' and '''oe''' becomes '''en''' when followed by another vowel;
+* All other ones simply turn their second element into the corresponding semivowel (e.g. '''ei''' → '''ey''', but '''ov''' → '''av''').
+* '''a''': ''a-i'' → '''e''' ; ''a-u'' → '''o''' ; ''a-e'' → '''ai''' ; ''a-o'' → '''au'''
+* '''ā''': ''ā-i'' and ''ā-e'' → '''ai''' ; ''ā-u'' and ''ā-o'' → '''au'''
+* When preceded by ''a'', other diphthongs get a prothetic ''y'' if their first element is front and a prothetic ''v'' if it is back. '''æ''' turns to '''ya'''.
 ====Consonant alternations====