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*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- | *Lenition: the first ... | ||
*Assimilation: | |||
alba-alp > albabelë; silma-alp > silmemalë; ... | |||
*Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br> | *Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br> | ||
In Adamic, the forms ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become '' | In Adamic, the forms ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become ''alp'' and ''elbë'' (instead of ''*var'') respectively. | ||
*Mutation: | *Mutation: consonants extend grade until there is only one<br> | ||
m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | ||
m/n + t -nd [extension of t]<br> | m/n + t -nd [extension of t]<br> | ||
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r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | ||
*/t/ can only happen before /a/ and/or /ə/. | */t/ can only happen before /a/ and/or /ə/. | ||
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C̥VC̬VC̥ | C̥VC̬VC̥ | ||