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* Orthographic ''a'' and ''e'' represent the same sound, the ultra short front open vowel [æ]. The difference is that velar consonants before ''e'' are palatalised, whilst they are maintained before ''a''. | * Orthographic ''a'' and ''e'' represent the same sound, the ultra short front open vowel [æ]. The difference is that velar consonants before ''e'' are palatalised, whilst they are maintained before ''a''. | ||
* The short high rounded vowel /ʏ/ is a loan from [[Dalitian]], and is not found in any native words, or words dating back to Old Aeranir. It is usually realised as [ɪ], and is only rounded in educated speech. | * The short high rounded vowel /ʏ/ is a loan from [[Dalitian]], and is not found in any native words, or words dating back to Old Aeranir. It is usually realised as [ɪ], and is only rounded in educated speech. | ||
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|+caption | Vowel change from PME to Late Aeranir (in stessed initial syllables) | |+caption | Vowel change from PME to Late Aeranir (in stessed initial syllables) | ||
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* Most non-intial short vowels in [[Aeranir#Proto-Iscaric|Proto-Iscairc]] were reduced to /i/ by the time of Old Aeranir. Many of these were then further reduced in Classical Aeranir (as discussed above), to the vowels represented by [[w:Diaeresis_(diacritic)|diaeresis]]. These merged in Late Aeranir to a [[w:Schwa|schwa]], but this schwa was deleted in many environments. | * Most non-intial short vowels in [[Aeranir#Proto-Iscaric|Proto-Iscairc]] were reduced to /i/ by the time of Old Aeranir. Many of these were then further reduced in Classical Aeranir (as discussed above), to the vowels represented by [[w:Diaeresis_(diacritic)|diaeresis]]. These merged in Late Aeranir to a [[w:Schwa|schwa]], but this schwa was deleted in many environments. | ||
* Old Aeranir diphthongs /ei̯/ and /ou̯̯/ may have been realised as hightened pure vowels [eː~e̝ː] and [oː~o̝ː]. Before other vowels, /ei̯/ becomes simple [e] in Classical Aeranir. Likewise, Classical /ɛ/ and /ɔ/ rise to [e] and [o] before another vowel. These were then simplified into glides [j] and [w] in Late Aeranir. | * Old Aeranir diphthongs /ei̯/ and /ou̯̯/ may have been realised as hightened pure vowels [eː~e̝ː] and [oː~o̝ː]. Before other vowels, /ei̯/ becomes simple [e] in Classical Aeranir. Likewise, Classical /ɛ/ and /ɔ/ rise to [e] and [o] before another vowel. These were then simplified into glides [j] and [w] in Late Aeranir. | ||
* There are two realisations of high short vowels /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ before another vowel, depending on whether the proceeding syllable it light or heavy. Following a light syllable, the become glides [j] and [w]. Follwing a heavy syllable, an [[w:Ephethesis#Anaptyxis|anaptyctic]] vowel is inserted, becoming [ | * There are two realisations of high short vowels /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ before another vowel, depending on whether the proceeding syllable it light or heavy. Following a light syllable, the become glides [j] and [w]. Follwing a heavy syllable, an [[w:Ephethesis#Anaptyxis|anaptyctic]] vowel is inserted, becoming [ɪj] and [ʊw]. These vowels are not represented in the orthography. | ||
* Some peripheral dialects of Late Aeranir retained rounded front vowels /y/ and /ø/, while in most, including the speech of Telrhamir, they merged with their plain counterparts /i/ and /e/ respectively. | * Some peripheral dialects of Late Aeranir retained rounded front vowels /y/ and /ø/, while in most, including the speech of Telrhamir, they merged with their plain counterparts /i/ and /e/ respectively. | ||