Hivantish/Take 2

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Phonology

e o -> i u

zero grade vowel -> a

eh1 oh1 eh2 oh2 eh3 oh3 -> ee uu aa oo aa oo

ey oy ew ow iH uH -> ii ui iu uu ii uu

syllabic nasal + H -> å

rh1 rh2 rh3 -> år, lh1 lh2 lh3 -> ål

p b bh t d dh k' g' g'h k g gh -> p v v t d d s z z k g g

pH tH kH -> f þ h

s -> h; ruki'd s -> r

Nasal Spirant Rule

in+fricative -> ee+fricative, an+fricative -> å+fricative

Modern Hivantish

Vowel length turns into vowel quality

å oo uu -> ó ú y

a aa ee i ii u -> a á é i y u

ai ui iu -> æ ö ie