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The vowels ''i ii į įį'' are centralized after retroflex consonants; ''u uu ų ųų'' are fronted after palatal consonants. | The vowels ''i ii į įį'' are centralized after retroflex consonants; ''u uu ų ųų'' are fronted after palatal consonants. | ||
== Morphophonology == | |||
=== Initial alternations === | |||
2-way alternating roots: | |||
* b p m -> by py my | |||
* d t t' n l -> jy cy cy' ny ly | |||
* g k k' kh gh -> jh ch ch' sh zh (at least in some roots?) | |||
* j c c' s z -> jy cy cy' sy zy | |||
Some 3-way alternating roots | |||
* j c c' s z ~ jh ch ch' sh zh ~ jy cy cy' sy zy | |||
* Unalternating jh series roots | |||
* Unalternating g series roots | |||
== Dialects == | == Dialects == | ||
Different nonstandard dialects shift the sibilant system in different ways: | Different nonstandard dialects shift the sibilant system in different ways: | ||