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====Productive phonological rules==== | ====Productive phonological rules==== | ||
=====Lowering of short final high vowels===== | =====Lowering of short final high vowels===== | ||
The vowels ''i'' and ''u'' are lowered | The vowels ''i'' and ''u'' are lowered to ''e'' and ''o'' respectively when word final. This leads to visible vowel alternation, primarily when looking at singular and plural forms of words. | ||
:''marī'' 'seas' → ''mare'' 'sea' | :''marī'' 'seas' → ''mare'' 'sea' | ||
:''aluh'' 'ales' → ''alo'' 'ale' | :''aluh'' 'ales' → ''alo'' 'ale' | ||
:''ilih'' 'soles' → ''ile'' 'sole' | :''ilih'' 'soles' → ''ile'' 'sole' | ||
=====Short vowel deletion===== | =====Short vowel deletion===== | ||
=====Consonant simplification===== | =====Consonant simplification===== | ||