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*Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless. | *Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless. | ||
*Lenition: if two bordering syllables possess the same consonant, the consonant of the weakest syllable disappears.<br> | *Lenition: if two bordering syllables possess the same consonant, the consonant of the weakest syllable disappears.<br> | ||
EX: | EX: The Adamic forms ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become ''alp'' and ''elbë'' respectively in the Bright Tongue [''alp'' instead of ''*palp''].<br> | ||
''alp'' instead of ''*palp'' | |||
*Assimilation: | *Assimilation: | ||
alba-alp > albabelë; silma-alp > silmemalë; ... | alba-alp > albabelë; silma-alp > silmemalë; ... | ||