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Netagin

Conservative grammar, less conservative vowels?

Phonology

Vowels:

• full: i y u e~ai o~au ɛ ɔ a i y u ae ao e o a
• reduced: ə ɨ ʉ ă ĭ ŭ

Consonants:

• soft mutation:
  • p b t d s tʃ dʒ k g q -> b v d ð z dʒ ʒ g ɣ ħ ɴ
• ejectives and geminates become fricatives: p’ t’ tɬ’ tʃ’ k’ q’ -> f θ ɬ ʃ x ħ
• fricatives: s ɬ ʃ h
• others: m n ɴ (historical L~historical ʕ) r w y ʔ

Welsh mutations