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/s/ became lenited between vowels (but not when geminated or in pausa): | /s/ became lenited between vowels (but not when geminated or in pausa): | ||
σ /s/ → /h/ | *σ /s/ → /h/ | ||
/z/ then devoiced in all positions except after nasals: | /z/ then devoiced in all positions except after nasals: | ||
ζ /z/ → /s/ | *ζ /z/ → /s/ | ||
νζ /ndz/ → /ndz/ | *νζ /ndz/ → /ndz/ | ||
Several consonants were palatalised: | Several consonants were palatalised: | ||
λιV /liV/ → ʎV | *λιV /liV/ → ʎV | ||
νιV /niV/ → ɲV | *νιV /niV/ → ɲV | ||
σιV ζιV /siV ziV/ → ɕV | *σιV ζιV /siV ziV/ → ɕV | ||
νζιV /nziV/ → /ɲʥV/ | *νζιV /nziV/ → /ɲʥV/ | ||
Velars were also palatalised before any front vowel (subsequent loans from Spanish and onomatopeia have reintroduced velars before front vowels however): | Velars were also palatalised before any front vowel (subsequent loans from Spanish and onomatopeia have reintroduced velars before front vowels however): | ||
g → ʥ | *g → ʥ | ||
kʰ → ʨʰ | *kʰ → ʨʰ | ||
Similar to /b d g/, /ʥ/ is realised as voiced stop [ʥ] in a nasal + stop cluster, | Similar to /b d g/, /ʥ/ is realised as voiced stop [ʥ] in a nasal + stop cluster, | ||