Naeng/Diachronics

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  • Harmonization to preinitial vowels
  • preinitial vowel reduction
  • breathy vowel + p t k > breathy vowel + b d g
  • some vowels drop, creating consonant clusters

Sandhi

  • th + fric -> fric + t
    • ths -> st, as in sehf (go) -> *thsehf -> stehf (to drive) (Modern binsteaf (energy), sămteaf (to energize))
    • thf -> ft, e.g. tăfi (laugh) -> *titfi -> tifti (mock)
  • rC, lC > Cr, Cl
  • ps pt pn png > sp pr fn fng
  • tp cp kp > tw tsw cw; breathy vowel + tp tsp kp > thw tsw chw
  • ck kc cp pc sc ts > sc sc sp sp st st