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===Development of Niemish proper=== | ===Development of Niemish proper=== | ||
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With the exception of ''h'', consonants followed by ''j'' were geminated in a similar process to that seen in [[w:West_Germanic_gemination|West Germanic]] and in Italo-Romance. [[w:Siever's_law|Sievers law]] was no longer operational at this time, as the change also occurred before long vowels (which were subsequently shortened): | With the exception of ''h'', consonants followed by ''j'' were geminated in a similar process to that seen in [[w:West_Germanic_gemination|West Germanic]] and in Italo-Romance. [[w:Siever's_law|Sievers law]] was no longer operational at this time, as the change also occurred before long vowels (which were subsequently shortened): | ||