Lámeyi languages: Difference between revisions

==Later development==

===Thad languages===

Proto-Thad underwent a dissimilatory phonological process, which states that if an weak consonant is followed by another weak consonant in the next syllable, the first one becomes voiced (and later turns into a voiced fricative). This law was later generalised, so that such alternations rarely occur in Thad languages. On the other hand, the Thadpalmé often has a reverse change, turning many initial fricatives back into plosives .  Here are some examples of the effects of this law in Thadpalmé:

* ''*'''t'''e'''k'''alʷ- > *'''d'''e'''k'''aran'' “shining”;