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*Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced.
*Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced.
*Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless.
*Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless.
*Assimilation: alba-val > albabelë; silma-val > silmemalë
*Lenition: the first ...
*Assimilation:
alba-alp > albabelë; silma-alp > silmemalë; ...
*Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br>
*Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br>
In Adamic, the forms ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become ''pal'' and ''perdë'' (instead of ''*var'') respectively.
In Adamic, the forms ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become ''alp'' and ''elbë'' (instead of ''*var'') respectively.
*Mutation: voiced consonants extend grade<br>
*Mutation: consonants extend grade until there is only one<br>
m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br>
m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br>
m/n + t -nd [extension of t]<br>
m/n + t -nd [extension of t]<br>
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r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br>
r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br>
*/t/ can only happen before /a/ and/or /ə/.
*/t/ can only happen before /a/ and/or /ə/.
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