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→Classical Celabrian to Standard Modern Celabrian
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ē > æ / _C | ē > æ / _C | ||
long vowel > short | long vowel > short | ||
e; i; ø; y > a; | e; i; ø; y > a; ɨ; o; u / Cʷ_ (but not v_) | ||
a; ə; e; o; u > e; | a; ə; e; o; ɨ; u > e; e; i; ø; i; y / when followed by i in following syllable | ||
ji > i / C_ | ji > i / C_ | ||
velar > palatal / before front vowel or j | velar > palatal / before front vowel or j | ||
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vowel harmony: | vowel harmony: | ||
unstressed vowels harmonize with stressed vowel in frontedness and sometimes roundedness (especially with high vowels) | unstressed vowels harmonize with stressed vowel in frontedness and sometimes roundedness (especially with high vowels) | ||
back (a; ə, u) <-> front (e; i, y) | back (a; ə; ɨ, u) <-> front (e; e; i, y) | ||
unrounded ( | unrounded (ɨ, i) <-> rounded (u, y) | ||
frontedness of stressed vowel may be affected by adjacent consonants (details TBD) | frontedness of stressed vowel may be affected by adjacent consonants (details TBD) | ||
stressed a sometimes > æ | stressed a sometimes > æ | ||
l, ł, ľ > merge before obstruents - become ł before velar/post-velar, ľ before palatal, and l otherwise | l, ł, ľ > merge before obstruents - become ł before velar/post-velar, ľ before palatal, and l otherwise | ||
ɨ, ə > merge to ə (trace of distinction remains in low vs mixed vowel harmony) | |||
Transcription differences without significant sound change: | Transcription differences without significant sound change: | ||