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/t/ | Word initially, /p/, /t/, /k/ shift to [f], [s] and [x], respectively, when the following syllable shares the same onset. Intervocalically, the 3 plosives affricate and remain voiceless: | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="float:center; border: none; text-align:center" | {| class="wikitable" style="float:center; border: none; text-align:center" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Word Initial | ||
!Example | |||
!Intervocalic | |||
!Example | !Example | ||
|- | |- | ||
|/p/ → [f] | |/p/ → [f] | ||
|/'''p'''apa/ → ['''f'''aˈba] | |/'''p'''apa/ → ['''f'''aˈba] | ||
|/p/ → [p͡f] | |||
|/ᵐpi'''p'''apa/ → [ᵐpi.'''p͡f'''aˈba] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|/t/ → [ | |/t/ → [s] | ||
|/'''t'''u. | |/'''t'''u.tiɹa/ → ['''s'''u.diˈɹa] | ||
|/t/ → [t͡s] | |||
|/ᵐpi'''t'''u.tiɹa/ → [ᵐpi.'''t͡s'''u.diˈɹa] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| /k/ → [x] | | /k/ → [x] | ||
|/'''k''' | |/'''k'''uka/ → ['''x'''uˈga] | ||
|/k/ → [k͡x] | |||
|/ᵐpi'''k'''uka/ → [ᵐpi.'''k͡x'''uˈga] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
It | It is theorized that the plain plosives originally affricated in all positions under these conditions but later spirantized in word initial. | ||
==== Centralization ==== | ==== Centralization ==== |
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