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Old Chinese to Rulhilli Sound Changes
Old Chinese > Old Rulhilli
V(ː){j,w},i(ː)j,u(ː)w > a(ː)j,a(ː)w,iː,uː / _[C,.]
Sʰ,sSʰ,[S̥,S̬]s# > S̬ʱ,S̥ʰ,[S̥ʰ,S̬ʱ]
S > S̬ / _S̬(ʱ)
sC(ʱ) > C̥(ʰ)
Crə > Cr̩
ə > Ø when that wouldn't cause unruliness
{n,l}r,{n̥,l̥}r > ɭ,ɭʱ > ɖ,ɖʱ
V(C)ʔ > Vː(C) / _[C,.]
ʔ,ʔʷ > Ø,w
{ə,a},{ə,a}ː > ɐ,ɑː
ts,dz(ʱ),z,w > tʃ,dʒ(ʱ),s,ʋ
N̥,hʷ,j̊,{r̥,l̥} > N,ɸ,ɕ,ʃ
tʃ,dʒ(ʱ),ʃ > ʈʂ,ɖʐ(ʱ),ʂ
ʈʂ,ɖʐ(ʱ) > ʈ,ɖ(ʱ)
ɸ,h > ɦ
{{n,ŋ(!ʷ)},{t,k(!ʷ)},{d,g(!ʷ)}(ʱ),{s,ɦ}}j > ɲ,tɕ,dʑ(ʱ),ɕ
Crj,Cʷ > Cj,C
l,r > ɾ
[V,r̩](ː)N > Ṽ(ː),n̩(ː) / _[C,.,!s]
Ns. > N
ẽ(ː(ː)),õ(ː(ː)),eː,oː > ĩ(ː(ː)),ũ(ː(ː)),ai,au
ɐj,ɐw,ɑːj,ɑːw,eːː,oːː > e,o,ai,au,,aːi,aːu / _[C,.]
Vːː,Ṽːː > Vː,Vːm
Ṽ(ː){j,w} > V(ː){n,m} / _[C,.]
NS > NS (nasal assimilates)
s# > h
Old Rulhilli > Rulhilli
C̩(ː) > Ci(ː)
Ṽː,VːC. > Ṽ,VC
d,dʱ,ɖ,ɖʱ > l,lʱ,ɭ,ɭʱ / V_V (before most post-classical loaning)
ɑː{ʋ,j}ɐ,ɐ{ʋ,j}ɑː ɑː{ʋ,j}ɑː > ɑː
ɐʋ{ɐ,i(ː)},ɐj{ɐ,u(ː)} > ɔ,ɛ
sS,#sS > S̥ʰː,S̥ʰ
SS,NN > S2ː,N2ː
a(ː)i,a(ː)u > ɛ(ː),ɔ(ː)
[D,R,!{ɾ,l}]j,#[D,R,!{ɾ,l}]j > Pː,P
h# > Ø
(t)ɕ(ʰ),dʑ(ʱ) > (t)ʃ(ʰ),dʒ(ʱ)
ɲ > n / _{(t)ʃ(ʰ),dʒ(ʱ)} (doesn't change spelling)
ɐ > Ø / VC_[CV,#] (doesn't change spelling)
ɾ{l,ɭ}(ʱ) > ɭː(ʱ)