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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. | 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 | '''1. The consonant moves to a fricative counterpart in the environment that it follows a front vowel or a voiceless palatal fricative.''' | ||
* t → θ | * t → θ | ||
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* g → ɣ | * g → ɣ | ||
* h → ḥ = ç | * h → ḥ = ç | ||
* s → h | |||
'''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.''' | '''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.''' | ||