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Characteristic phylogenetic innovations vis-à-vis Zachydic include: | Characteristic phylogenetic innovations vis-à-vis Zachydic include: | ||
*prominence of tense rather than aspect in verbal TAM, unlike in mainland Zachydic languages. | *prominence of tense rather than aspect in verbal TAM, unlike in mainland Zachydic languages. | ||
*Rhotacization of /*z/ to /*r/ V_V, and secondary rhotacization (often before consonants, the choice of which depends on the language). | *Rhotacization of /*z/ to /*r/ / V_V and V_#, and secondary rhotacization (often before consonants, the choice of which depends on the language). | ||
*Development of Proto-Zachydic ejective stops into aspirated stops, which have fricativized in daughter languages. | *Development of Proto-Zachydic ejective stops into aspirated stops, which have fricativized in daughter languages. | ||
*Merger of non-labialized and labialized dorsal stops, and preservation of the velar-uvular distinction. | *Merger of non-labialized and labialized dorsal stops, and preservation of the velar-uvular distinction. | ||