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====Notes on vowel diachronics==== | ====Notes on vowel diachronics==== | ||
Ouřefr has lost Proto-Nabŋaic vowel length. Pre-Proto-Nabŋaic i u e a ī ū ē ā has become e o e a i y ě a when not lengthened; Unlike in Nabbrzé, some devoicing of short i and u has occurred (cf. Japanese), which gave Ouřefr more consonant clusters. | |||
Palatalizing '''eu''' /œː/ is common in native words. Common sources are: | Palatalizing '''eu''' /œː/ is common in native words. Common sources are: | ||
*Old Ouřefr /æː/ before velars: for example, ''řeuŋ'' /r̝œːŋ/ 'wind' comes from Old Ouřefr ''řa̋ŋ'' < PNab ''*reiŋu'' < PId ''*reyŋu''. | *Old Ouřefr /æː/ before velars: for example, ''řeuŋ'' /r̝œːŋ/ 'wind' comes from Old Ouřefr ''řa̋ŋ'' < PNab ''*reiŋu'' < PId ''*reyŋu''. | ||