Naeng/Diachronics
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- breathy vowel + p t k > breathy vowel + b d g
- some vowels drop, creating consonant clusters
Sandhi
- th + fric -> fric + t
- ths -> st, as in sehf (go) -> *thsehf -> stehf (to drive) (Modern binsteaf (energy), sămteaf (to energize))
- thf -> thb, e.g. tăfi (laugh) -> *tifti -> tifti (mock) (Classical and Modern Wdm. dăfi, difti)