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====Long vowels==== | ====Long vowels==== | ||
Long vowels in PY are not very common among most branches of the Yeldhic language family, with the exception of the Gadaïc branch, which preserved long vowels in certain languages, like [[Psér]]. | Long vowels in PY are not very common among most branches of the Yeldhic language family, with the exception of the Gadaïc branch, which preserved long vowels in certain languages, like [[Psér]], and [[Etzeá]], the closest living relative to PY. | ||
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! !! Front !! Central !! Back | ! !! Front !! Central !! Back | ||
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In other Yeldhic branches, long vowels were either shortened(as in the Paleoyeldhic languages | In other Yeldhic branches, long vowels were either shortened(as in the Paleoyeldhic languages) or omitted entirely(as in the Ulmic languages). Some examples are: | ||
* PY ''*mēce'' "watershed" | * PY ''*mēce'' "watershed" | ||
** Paleoyeldhic ''*meksi'' | ** Paleoyeldhic ''*meksi'' | ||