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*Voicing [C̥VC̬VC̥]: due the influence of vocalic weight, consonants between vowels are voiced while initial and final consonants are voiceless | *Voicing [C̥VC̬VC̥]: due the influence of vocalic weight, consonants between vowels are voiced while initial and final consonants are voiceless | ||
*Lenition: due the displeasure of mimesis, if two bordering syllables/syllable portions possess the same consonant, the consonant of the weakest syllable (portion) disappears.<br> | *Lenition: due the displeasure of mimesis, if two bordering syllables/syllable portions possess the same consonant, the consonant of the weakest syllable (portion) disappears.<br> | ||
EX: Adamic ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become ''alf'' and '' | EX: Adamic ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become ''alf'' and ''elbi'' respectively in the Bright Tongue [''alf'' instead of ''*falf''].<br> | ||
*Assimilation: | *Assimilation: | ||
*Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br> | *Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br> | ||
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r/l + m = -lm [extension of m]<br> | r/l + m = -lm [extension of m]<br> | ||
r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | ||
*/d/ can only happen before /a/, and if the opposite were to happen, the nucleus would be dropped. | */s/ and /d/ can only happen before /a/, and if the opposite were to happen, the nucleus would be dropped. | ||
EX: The hypothetical ''ereden'' becomes ''eren'' | EX: The hypothetical ''ereden'' becomes ''eren'' | ||
*Due the tendence of final consonants to be easily lost, only consonant clusters and sonorants are allowed as final codas. Also, final /m/ and /n/ disappear as the precedent vowel is nasalized. | *Due the tendence of final consonants to be easily lost, only consonant clusters and sonorants are allowed as final codas. Also, final /m/ and /n/ disappear as the precedent vowel is nasalized. | ||
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embal (amba + arda/alba) "celestial body~god", ambelë... | embal (amba + arda/alba) "celestial body~god", ambelë... | ||
endar | endar | ||
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ARNA | ARNA | ||
nua vāl / nua valár = ni erec alf | nua vāl / nua valár = ni erec alf | ||
*analytic | *analytic | ||
*no articles | *no articles | ||
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nua sit, askút | nua sit, askút | ||
ni | ni eren | ||
- | - | ||
ísit ārú | ísit ārú | ||
ni irida ederen | ni irida ederen | ||
sikt > | sikt > ren | ||
hil > ... | |||
L | |||
ciren | ciren | ||
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ana/nā > na | ana/nā > na | ||
'' | ''Elbi irida ni indili'' = ''Ara avâla ana ahalâ'' | ||
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Tua hícal, rī askút | Tua hícal, rī askút | ||
hil > ciren | hil > ciren? | ||
-h-c-l- > indili | -h-c-l- > indili | ||
hácal > andal | hácal > andal | ||