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* Initial /x/ became /h/, while coda /x/ became a re-introduced coda /k/. | * Initial /x/ became /h/, while coda /x/ became a re-introduced coda /k/. | ||
* A sweeping vowel shift caused the following effects: | * A sweeping vowel shift caused the following effects: | ||
:* /iː/, /uː/, /eː/, and | :* /iː/, /uː/, /eː/, and /oː/ lost their length but took on schwa offglides. | ||
:* /ɔː/ lowered and unrounded to /ɑ/, lost its length, and took a schwa offglide, although many speakers now pronounce it simply as /ɑ/. | :* /ɔː/ lowered and unrounded to /ɑ/, lost its length, and took a schwa offglide, although many speakers now pronounce it simply as /ɑ/. | ||
:* /äː/ lost its length and fronted to /a/. | :* /äː/ lost its length and fronted to /a/. | ||
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