Proto-North Iroquoian to Cabot Creole Sound Changes
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Some old clusters give stops aspiration contrast
Final stress, final high/low tone (> falling/rising on long vowel)
n > l / ![Ṽ_,_Ṽ]
(t)s > (t)ʃ before front vowels
Stops voice intervocalically (t > ɾ)
ẽ,õ > ã,ə
V#,Vh# > V́,V̀
Vʔ,Vh > Ṽ,Vː (h may also act identically to ʔ, but inconsistently)
{i,e,o,a}ɹ > e,ə,a,ə / _[C,#]
w > m / [Ṽ_,_n]
{n,l}{s,ʃ} > {n,l}{ts,tʃ}
Kʷ > K / _[C,#]