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*In Talman Windermere, ə > 0 after aspirated consonants and fricatives. This makes the voicing alternation in the Classical Wdm. spirants ''f'' and ''th'' phonemic. | *In Talman Windermere, ə > 0 after aspirated consonants and fricatives. This makes the voicing alternation in the Classical Wdm. spirants ''f'' and ''th'' phonemic. | ||
*l > ʟ in the Wen Dămea dialect | *l > ʟ in the Wen Dămea dialect | ||
*Classical Wdm. reduced vowels ''ă'' /ɔ/ and ''ĭ'' /ɨ/ merged into ''ă'' /ə/ | *Classical Wdm. reduced vowels ''ă'' /ɔ/ and ''ĭ'' /ɨ/ merged into ''ă'' /ə/ already in Middle Windermere. | ||
*Breathy vowels become separate vowel phonemes, usually diphthongs. | *Breathy vowels become separate vowel phonemes, usually diphthongs. | ||
*Classical Windermere ''ts'' and ''tł'' merged into /ts/, while ''ł'' (Basque s in Classical) shifted to /ɬ/ | *Classical Windermere ''ts'' and ''tł'' merged into /ts/, while ''ł'' (Basque s in Classical) shifted to /ɬ/ | ||