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*Conflation of non-labialized and labialized dorsal stops, and preservation of the velar-uvular distinction. | *Conflation of non-labialized and labialized dorsal stops, and preservation of the velar-uvular distinction. | ||
**Also common is the transition of the uvular series into the radical series; uvulars are still found in some phonetically conservative languages and dialects, however. | **Also common is the transition of the uvular series into the radical series; uvulars are still found in some phonetically conservative languages and dialects, however. | ||
* | *The shift of ''*s'' into ''*h'' and subsequent assibilation of affricates occuring after primary rhotacization (/*cʼ, *c/ > /*s/, /*ʒ/ > /*z/ etc.) greatly reduces the consonant inventory; this also contributes to the fricative-rich flavor of Talsmic. | ||
==Proto-Talsmic phonology== | ==Proto-Talsmic phonology== | ||