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Little is known about the laryngeals '''*Q, *H, *X'''. Some conjectured realizations are: | Little is known about the laryngeals '''*Q, *H, *X'''. Some conjectured realizations are: | ||
*'''Q''' = /ʔ/ or /q/ | *'''Q''' = /ʔ/ or /q/ | ||
*'''H''' = /ʁ/ or /ʕ/ | *'''H''' = /ʁ/ or /ʕ/ (causes pharyngealized vowels in [[Æ]]) | ||
*'''X''' = /h/, /x/ or /ç/ | *'''X''' = /h/, /x/ or /ç/ | ||
The laryngeals may have developed allophones in different environments, leading to conditioned reflexes in daughter lnaguages. | The laryngeals may have developed allophones in different environments, leading to conditioned reflexes in daughter lnaguages. |
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