User:Ceige/Surromance

Sound changes in rough order of occurrence

• -ns- clusters are reduced to -s-

• -rs- clusters are reduced to -s-: cf. dorsum > fr. dos, es. Dueso

• Initial gl- and bl- are reduced to l-: cf. globus, blasphemo

• Medial -tl- clusters and medial become -cl- clusters

• Medial -pl- clusters that fail to become -bl- clusters become -cl- clusters: normally occurs after nasals and other intervening consonants (amplus > es. ancho), but occasionally occurs spontaneously as well. Cf. copula > collo

• Word initial Cl- clusters merge with cl-

• Word initial c~g voicing distinction blurred: cf. es. cattus > gato, es. planus > llano, pt. flamma > chama, neo/sic. platea > chiazza, one Italian word with g- > chi-, etc.. Is c > g blocked by a second g or similar? cf. gato with collo.

• gl > jl > lj: May actually be, say, -pl- > -bj- > -wj- > jj, cf viejo, but pl > gl > j > Z can occur just as easily and simplifies word initial changes.

Later changes

• Dissimilation of nasals and laterals occur: cf. globus > novelo (Pt.) (see also: Romanian, Pt, Es)