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→Phonological shifts from Old Jovlish
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* /i, u/ > /ɛ, ɔ/ in closed syllables. | * /i, u/ > /ɛ, ɔ/ in closed syllables. | ||
* Long vowel breaking: | * Long vowel breaking: | ||
** /iː, eː, æː/ and /uː, oː, ɑː/ merge to /jə/ and /wə/ | ** /iː, eː, æː/ and /uː, oː, ɑː/ merge to /jə/ and /wə/ respectively after alveolar consonants. | ||
** /yː/ > /ɥə/ after alveolar consonants. | ** /yː/ > /ɥə/ after alveolar consonants. | ||
** /iː, yː, uː, eː, oː, æː, ɑː/ > /ɐi̯, ɐy̯, ɐu̯, ɛi̯, ɔu̯, ɐi̯, ɔu̯/ elsewhere. | ** /iː, yː, uː, eː, oː, æː, ɑː/ > /ɐi̯, ɐy̯, ɐu̯, ɛi̯, ɔu̯, ɐi̯, ɔu̯/ elsewhere. | ||
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* /iːɐ̯, iːɔ̯, iːœ̯/ merge into /iː/ | * /iːɐ̯, iːɔ̯, iːœ̯/ merge into /iː/ | ||
* /iɔ̯, iœ̯, iʊ̯/ > /iɐ̯, yɐ̯, ɯʊ̯/ | * /iɔ̯, iœ̯, iʊ̯/ > /iɐ̯, yɐ̯, ɯʊ̯/ | ||
** iɐ̯ iɔ̯ iœ̯ iʊ̯ > /çɐ, çɔ, çœ, çʊ/ after plosives and /χ/ (absorbing /χ/ into /ç/), though some instances of /χ/ were unaffected by the latter. | ** /iɐ̯, iɔ̯, iœ̯, iʊ̯/ > /çɐ, çɔ, çœ, çʊ/ after plosives and /χ/ (absorbing /χ/ into /ç/), though some instances of /χ/ were unaffected by the latter. | ||
===Modern Jovlish=== | ===Modern Jovlish=== | ||
====Vowels==== | ====Vowels==== | ||