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* ''*ē'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*sēl'' ('sea') → ''*sē₁l'' | * ''*ē'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*sēl'' ('sea') → ''*sē₁l'' | ||
* ''*ei'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*iteidə'' ('I ate it') → ''*itē₁d'' | * ''*ei'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*iteidə'' ('I ate it') → ''*itē₁d'' | ||
* ''*əi'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''* | * ''*əi'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''*ŋʷəi'' (''fish'') → ''*ŋʷē₂'' | ||
* ''*ai'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''* | * ''*ai'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''*daŋʷai'' ('song') → ''*daŋʷē₂'' | ||
A similar change occurred with ''*ə̄'' and ''*əu'', however ''*eu'' and ''*au'' were unaffected. | A similar change occurred with ''*ə̄'' and ''*əu'', however ''*eu'' and ''*au'' were unaffected. | ||
* ''*ə̄'' → ''*ō₁''; e.g. ''* | * ''*ə̄'' → ''*ō₁''; e.g. ''*ə̄č-si'' (''big'') → ''*ō₁čsi'' | ||
* ''*əu'' → ''*ō₂''; e.g. ''* | * ''*əu'' → ''*ō₂''; e.g. ''*dəul'' (''door'') → ''*dō₂l'' | ||
Word final /*ə/ is dropped in most cases, except before a case suffix. | Word final /*ə/ is dropped in most cases, except before a case suffix. In root initial cases, it becomes, it becomes /*o/, and elsewhere it becomes /*e/. | ||
* ''*dūnə'' ('person') → ''*dūn'', but ''*dūnə-ŋa'' → ''* | * ''*ənə-si'' ('small') → ''*onesi'' | ||
* ''*dūnə'' ('person') → ''*dūn'', but ''*dūnə-ŋa'' → ''*dūne-ŋa'' | |||
== Lexicon == | == Lexicon == | ||