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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
*Consonants: b c ch c̦ d f g gh ģ h l ł m n p r ŗ s ș t th ț w j z /b k χ tʃ d f g ɣ dʒ h l w m n p r | *Consonants: b c ch c̦ d f g gh ģ h l ł m n p r ŗ s ș t th ț w j z /b k χ tʃ d f g ɣ dʒ h l w m n p r ʒ s ʃ h ts~tɕ v j z/ | ||
**Final ''h'' is silent unless before a vowel. ''th'' is pronounced even when final. | **Final ''h'' is silent unless before a vowel. ''th'' is pronounced even when final. | ||
**ŗ is /ʃ/ after voiceless consonants: סקר'יב ''scŗiv'' /skʃiv/ 'to write'. | **ŗ is /ʃ/ after voiceless consonants: סקר'יב ''scŗiv'' /skʃiv/ 'to write'. | ||
** Stop + fricative != affricate: a minimal pair is דרע'באר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג'עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter' | |||
*''ț z c̦ ġ l ŗ'' arise from Old Irish slender t d c g l r. ''ł'' arises from Old Irish non-slender l. | *''ț z c̦ ġ l ŗ'' arise from Old Irish slender t d c g l r. ''ł'' arises from Old Irish non-slender l. | ||
*Lenitions: | *Lenitions: | ||