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===Sound Laws=== | ===Sound Laws=== | ||
*Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced. | *Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced. | ||
*Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless. | *Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless. | ||
*Assimilation: alba-val > albabelë; silma-val > silmemalë | |||
*Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a] | |||
vāl, vār | |||
val > berdë (*var) | |||
*Mutation: voiced consonants extend grade<br> | *Mutation: voiced consonants extend grade<br> | ||
m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | ||
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r/l + m = -lm [extension of m]<br> | r/l + m = -lm [extension of m]<br> | ||
r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | ||
*/t/ can only happen | */t/ can only happen before /a/ and/or /ə/. | ||
C̥VC̬VC̥ | C̥VC̬VC̥ | ||
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albabelë narni | albabelë narni | ||