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*Original velars became alveolar/dental fricatives/affricates before /i/ and postalveolar fricatives/affricates before /e/. | *Original velars became alveolar/dental fricatives/affricates before /i/ and postalveolar fricatives/affricates before /e/. | ||
**This is because palatalization before /i/ and before /e/ occurred separately at different times. | **This is because palatalization before /i/ and before /e/ occurred separately at different times. | ||
*Original /t/ and /d/ before /j/ became affricates. | |||
*Original /s/ before /j/ became /ʃ/. | |||
*Original labiovelars became plain velars in all positions. | *Original labiovelars became plain velars in all positions. | ||
*Innovated hard/soft consonant distinction. | *Innovated hard/soft consonant distinction. | ||