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Paleo-Hebrew in this universe distinguishes most consonants of Proto-Semitic, unlike in our timeline. This is reflected in some in-universe Hebrew accents which preserve distinctions like צׁ (tsadi w/ right dot) /ts̠/ vs צׂ (tsadi w/ left dot) /ts/, cognate with Arabic emphatic S/Z and D.

~~The closest Hebrew accent~~ in-universe to ~~our Modern Hebrew preserves the distinction between PSem *x and PSem *H as well.~~

Though in-universe Tiberian Hebrew is identical to that in our timeline, some in-universe reading traditions, such as Gaelic Hebrew, distinguish

~~Proto-Central Semitic also keeps Proto-Semitic emphatics as ejectives instead of turning them into unaspirated pharyngealized stops as~~ in our timeline~~. Hebrew and Aramaic phayngealization came later; Aramaic pharyngealized its emphatics first~~, ~~and this spread to Hebrew (along with begadkefat)~~

In-universe ~~Tiberian has the following sound changes from PSem:~~

*x > [[Skellan]] ll

*ś/s þ s > Basque z, Basque s, ~~š (written~~ as ~~shin left dot, shin middle dot, shin right dot)~~

*z ð > voiced Basque z, voiced Basque s

*ś' þ' s' > /ts, ~~c, c/ (but pharyngealized)~~

~~In-universe Tiberian Hebrew also distinguishes~~

* cholam from Proto-Semitic *u and *aw = /o/

* cholam from Proto-Semitic *ā = /u/ (/uə/ in some other reading traditions)

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 Paleo-Hebrew in this universe distinguishes most consonants of Proto-Semitic, unlike in our timeline. This is reflected in some in-universe Hebrew accents which preserve distinctions like צׁ (tsadi w/ right dot) /ts̠/ vs צׂ (tsadi w/ left dot) /ts/, cognate with Arabic emphatic S/Z and D.
-The closest Hebrew accent in-universe to our Modern Hebrew preserves the distinction between PSem *x and PSem *H as well.
+Though in-universe Tiberian Hebrew is identical to that in our timeline, some in-universe reading traditions, such as Gaelic Hebrew, distinguish
-Proto-Central Semitic also keeps Proto-Semitic emphatics as ejectives instead of turning them into unaspirated pharyngealized stops as in our timeline. Hebrew and Aramaic phayngealization came later; Aramaic pharyngealized its emphatics first, and this spread to Hebrew (along with begadkefat)
-In-universe Tiberian has the following sound changes from PSem:
-*x > [[Skellan]] ll
-*ś/s þ s > Basque z, Basque s, š (written as shin left dot, shin middle dot, shin right dot)
-*z ð > voiced Basque z, voiced Basque s
-*ś' þ' s' > /ts, c, c/ (but pharyngealized)
-In-universe Tiberian Hebrew also distinguishes
 * cholam from Proto-Semitic *u and *aw = /o/
 * cholam from Proto-Semitic *ā = /u/ (/uə/ in some other reading traditions)