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{{nm-header|ˈlʲɪkkʲɪl}} | {{nm-header|ˈlʲɪkkʲɪl}} | ||
{{nm-got|𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃|leitils}} | {{nm-got|𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃|leitils}} | ||
{{nm-adj-1|lìkkil| | {{nm-adj-1|lìkkil|lèkkel|small, little}} | ||
A stem with a long vowel ''*lítil'' would be expected, but sound symbolism caused the vowel to be shortened, and/tl/ became /kl/ for euphony, with /k/ spreading to the rest of the paradigm by analogy. | A stem with a long vowel ''*lítil'' would be expected, but sound symbolism caused the vowel to be shortened, and/tl/ became /kl/ for euphony, with /k/ spreading to the rest of the paradigm by analogy. |
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