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===Consonant gradation=== | ===Consonant gradation=== | ||
Tizian employs grammatical consonant gradation, diachronically from tonal distinctions (namely alternation between unaspirated (commonly called "viscous") and aspirated ("dilute") consonants, of which the latter is marked with an acute accent (historical high tone), after the affected consonant) in nouns, adjectives and verbs. | Tizian employs grammatical consonant gradation, diachronically from tonal distinctions (namely alternation between unaspirated (commonly called "viscous") and aspirated ("dilute") consonants, of which the latter is marked with an acute accent (historical high tone), after the affected consonant) in nouns, adjectives and verbs. This gives Tizian a total of 50-odd consonants. | ||
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!"Dilute" | !"Dilute" | ||
| /m̥/ || /pʰ/|| /bʱ/||/pfʰ/|| /ʍ/|| /bvʱ/|| /n̥/ || /tʰ/|| /dʱ/||/tθʰ/ ||/dðʱ/|| / | | /m̥/ || /pʰ/|| /bʱ/||/pfʰ/|| /ʍ/|| /bvʱ/|| /n̥/ || /tʰ/|| /dʱ/||/tθʰ/ ||/dðʱ/|| /tsʰ/||/dzʱ/|| /r̥/ || /ɬ/ || /tɬʰ/||/dɮʱ/ |colspan="2"|/tʃʰ/||/dʒʱ/|| /kʰ/|| /gʱ/|| /kxʰ/|| /gɣʱ/|| /ʡʰ/|| /ħ/ || /h/ | ||
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