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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
*Consonants: b d j | *Consonants: b d j g ɓ t’ č’ k’ kʷ’ q’ p t č k kʷ q s h ʔ m n l r w y ʕ | ||
*Vowels: a i u ā ī ū ō ə | *Vowels: a i u ā ī ū ō ə | ||
*Pitch accent: modal ('''á'''), creaky ('''aˀ''') | *Pitch accent: modal ('''á'''), creaky ('''aˀ''') | ||
===Diachronics=== | ===Diachronics=== | ||
*b > v; ɓ > b; | *b > v; ɓ > b; g > għ-, -j; j > ʒ | ||
*Grimm's law: p t č kʷ q > f θ ʃ x H | *Grimm's law: p t č kʷ q > f θ ʃ x H | ||
*q G q' > H ayin q | *q G q' > H ayin q | ||
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*Historical long vowels (also /ɑː/ from historical /ar/) shorten before /ʕ/ | *Historical long vowels (also /ɑː/ from historical /ar/) shorten before /ʕ/ | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
1- or 2- syllabic roots most common | 1- or 2- syllabic roots most common: CVC, CVCC, CVCCa, CVCVC, CVCCVC | ||
CVC, CVCC, CVCVC, CVCCVC | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||