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*The vowel in "COURT" or "CAUGHT" has become /oː/. | *The vowel in "COURT" or "CAUGHT" has become /oː/. | ||
*In some words, the vowel in English "TWO" became a diphthong /eu/ (and thus merging with "TELL"). This sound change did not happen consistently across the language. In some cases, the diphthong was lengthened, in other cases it was not, and in some cases the sound change did not happen at all, leaving the vowel as /uː/. Note that it was always blocked after /j/ or before liquid consonants. | *In some words, the vowel in English "TWO" became a diphthong /eu/ (and thus merging with "TELL"). This sound change did not happen consistently across the language. In some cases, the diphthong was lengthened, in other cases it was not, and in some cases the sound change did not happen at all, leaving the vowel as /uː/. Note that it was always blocked after /j/ or before liquid consonants. | ||
*The diphthong in English "SEWER" was usually split into two syllables, becoming /u&# | *The diphthong in English "SEWER" was usually split into two syllables, becoming /uɥa/. However, this was not consistent across the language, sometimes becoming /uwa/, /uː/ or /oː/. | ||
====Consonants==== | ====Consonants==== | ||