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===Sound Change=== | ===Sound Change=== | ||
There exists | There exists three general rules of sound change in '''Eḥeiθymme''', one of which involves the mutation of consonants, one of which involves a harmonization of the vowels in a word, and one that turns consonants into vowels. | ||
'''1. The consonant moves to its fricative counterpart in the environment that it follows a front vowel.''' | '''1. The consonant moves to its fricative counterpart in the environment that it follows a front vowel.''' | ||
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* h → ḥ = ç | * h → ḥ = ç | ||
'''2 | '''2. If a close, front, unrounded vowel exists anywhere in the word, then the close, back vowel becomes the close, front, rounded vowel, and the open, back vowel becomes the mid, front, unrounded vowel.''' | ||
* u → y / ...i... | * u → y / ...i... | ||
* a → e / ...i... | * a → e / ...i... | ||
''' | '''3. A semi-vowel becomes its vowel counterpart in the environment that it preceeds immediately a non-semi-vowel consonant.''' | ||
* j → i / _C | * j → i / _C | ||