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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
As a bright language strives to contain the most stable and distinct phonetic features,  
As a bright language strives to contain the most stable and distinct phonetic features, many possibilities are consciously deleted (mostly dorsal ones). For example, velar stops such as /k/ are problematic, as forms akin to /ku/ and /ki/ have the tendence to inevitably change to /kʷ/~/b/ or /kʲ/~/t͡ʃ/. Likewise, back vowels are totally erased, not only to contrast with dark tongues (which do not accept front vowels), but to avoid the sound change /du/ > /dʷ/~/b/.<br>
 
The bright version of Adamic has 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
dorsal consonants
 
3 vowels and 8 consonants.


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