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:* /iː/, /uː/, /eː/, and a /oː/ lost their length but took a schwa offglide. | :* /iː/, /uː/, /eː/, and a /oː/ lost their length but took a schwa offglide. | ||
:* /ɔː/ lowered and unrounded to /ɑ/, lost its length, and took a schwa offglide, although many speakers now pronounce it simply as /ɑ/. | :* /ɔː/ lowered and unrounded to /ɑ/, lost its length, and took a schwa offglide, although many speakers now pronounce it simply as /ɑ/. | ||
:* /äː/ lost its length and fronted to /a/. | |||
:* /i/ and /e/ chain-shifted to /e/ and /ɛ/. Likewise, /u/, /o/, and /ɔ/ became /o/, /ɔ/, and /ɑ/. | :* /i/ and /e/ chain-shifted to /e/ and /ɛ/. Likewise, /u/, /o/, and /ɔ/ became /o/, /ɔ/, and /ɑ/. | ||
:* /ä/ raised to /ə/. | :* /ä/ raised to /ə/. | ||
* In onset, /ɸ/ and /β/ labiodentalized to /f/ and /v/; elsewhere, they caused various effects on the vowels: | * In onset, /ɸ/ and /β/ labiodentalized to /f/ and /v/; elsewhere, they caused various effects on the vowels: | ||
:* /iː/ and /uː/ avoided the expected diphthongization, leading to phonemic splits between /i/ and /iə/ and between /u/ and /uə/. | :* /iː/ and /uː/ avoided the expected diphthongization, leading to phonemic splits between /i/ and /iə/ and between /u/ and /uə/. | ||