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*uCu → /u/ | *uCu → /u/ | ||
Voiceless stops were also lenited. Note that this occurred after tonogenesis was complete, and no new tones were generated: | Voiceless stops were also lenited. Note that this occurred after tonogenesis was complete, and no new tones were generated. Consequently all unaspirated stops opening stressed syllables are necessarily followed by high level vowels: | ||
*π /p/ → /b/ | *π /p/ → /b/ | ||
*τ /t/ → /d/ | *τ /t/ → /d/ |
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