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*Preservation of original /ɛː/ and/or /ɔː/ (merged with ''ā'' in standard language). | *Preservation of original /ɛː/ and/or /ɔː/ (merged with ''ā'' in standard language). | ||
*Merger of original /ɛː/ and/or /ɔː/ into ''ē'' or ''ō'' respectively instead of ''ā''. | *Merger of original /ɛː/ and/or /ɔː/ into ''ē'' or ''ō'' respectively instead of ''ā''. | ||
*Merger of ''ō'' and/or ''ē'' into ''ā''. | |||
====Consonants==== | ====Consonants==== | ||
*Unconditional sound change /p/ > /f/. | *Unconditional sound change /p/ > /f/. | ||
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*Pronunciation of ''ḅ'' as non-emphatic /b/ or /p/. | *Pronunciation of ''ḅ'' as non-emphatic /b/ or /p/. | ||
*Maintaining a distinction between ''ḵ'' and ''ḫ'', and between ''ḡ'' and ''ġ''. In both sets, the first of the set is velar and the second is uvular. | *Maintaining a distinction between ''ḵ'' and ''ḫ'', and between ''ḡ'' and ''ġ''. In both sets, the first of the set is velar and the second is uvular. | ||
*Lack of emphaticness in /x/. | *Lack of emphaticness in /x/. | ||
*Spread of emphaticness to syllables adjacent to an emphatic consonant/vowel or even the whole word. | *Spread of emphaticness to syllables adjacent to an emphatic consonant/vowel or even the whole word. | ||