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 '''·''' /e̞/ becomes /ɘ/ in unstressed syllables and /ɛ/ in word medial unstressed syllables.
-====Umlaut and diphtongs by umlaut====
+====Umlaut and diphthongs by umlaut====
-In the course from Old Ikronurum to Middle Ikronurum the OIK long vowels suffered a process of diphtongization which, leaving MIK without a length contrast, but granted the advent of a set of diphthongs in its place. <!-- Since there is a certain, albeit small, change in the quality of the vowels (lowered vowels are heightened -normalized- as part of the diphtong) these are called "diphtongs by umlaut". -->
+In the course from Old Ikronurum to Middle Ikronurum the OIK long vowels suffered a process of diphthongization which replaced their ''phonemic length contrast'' distinction. Since there is a certain, albeit small, change in the quality of the vowels as compared with their short counterparts (lowered vowels appear to be heightened -normalized- as part of the diphthong), these are called "diphthongs by umlaut".
 Evolution of the OIK long vowels through to MIK diphtongs: