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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal | Old Siészal had a smaller number of consonants than Modern Siészal. It also had no phonemic palatalization. | ||
*Nasal: /m n ŋ/ | *Nasal: /m n ŋ/ | ||
*Voiceless stop: /p~ɸ t tʃ k/ | *Voiceless stop: /p~ɸ t tʃ k/ | ||
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*Voiced fricative: /z ʒ/ | *Voiced fricative: /z ʒ/ | ||
*Resonant: /w l j/ | *Resonant: /w l j/ | ||
The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series. | The Old Siészal consonant system is thought to derive from an earlier stage with only one stop series. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
===Tone=== | ===Tone=== | ||
===Diachronics=== | ===Diachronics=== |
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