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=== To [[Proto-Central Dynic]] === | === To [[Proto-Central Dynic]] === | ||
Diphthongs ending in a palatal glide become long monophthongs, some merging with original ''*ē'', whilst others becoming a new, perhaps more closed version, such as {{IPA-all|ɛː|}}, written ''*ē₂''. | Diphthongs ending in a palatal glide become long monophthongs, some merging with original ''*ē'', whilst others becoming a new, perhaps more closed version, such as {{IPA-all|ɛː|}}, written ''*ē₂''. | ||
* ''*ē'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*sêl'' ('sea') → ''* | * ''*ē'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*sêl'' ('sea') → ''*sē₁l'' | ||
* ''*ei'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*iteídə'' ('I ate it') → ''* | * ''*ei'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*iteídə'' ('I ate it') → ''*itē₁d'' | ||
* ''*əi'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''*-dəiarusu'' (''{{interlinear|PFV}} suffix'') → ''*-dē₂arusu'' | * ''*əi'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''*-dəiarusu'' (''{{interlinear|PFV}} suffix'') → ''*-dē₂arusu'' | ||
* ''*ai'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''*daŋʷáidə'' ('I ate it') → ''* | * ''*ai'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''*daŋʷáidə'' ('I ate it') → ''*daŋʷē₂d'' | ||
A similar change occurred with ''*ə̄'' and ''*əu'', however ''*eu'' and ''*au'' were unaffected. | A similar change occurred with ''*ə̄'' and ''*əu'', however ''*eu'' and ''*au'' were unaffected. | ||
* ''*ə̄'' → ''*ō₁''; e.g. ''*nkʷə̂'' (''speak!'') → ''* | * ''*ə̄'' → ''*ō₁''; e.g. ''*nkʷə̂'' (''speak!'') → ''*inkʷō₁'' | ||
* ''*əu'' → ''*ō₂''; e.g. ''*kʷə́idəu'' (''the one who spoke'') → ''* | * ''*əu'' → ''*ō₂''; e.g. ''*kʷə́idəu'' (''the one who spoke'') → ''*kʷē₂dō₂'' (perhaps {{IPA-all|kʷɛ̂ː.dɔː|}}) | ||
== Lexicon == | == Lexicon == | ||