Chelsian: Difference between revisions
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*Preserves original vowel length and quality. | *Preserves original vowel length and quality. | ||
*Preserved long nasal vowels into its recent history, then merged them with plain long vowels (but they are kept distinct in writing). | *Preserved long nasal vowels into its recent history, then merged them with plain long vowels (but they are kept distinct in writing). | ||
*Original velars became alveolar before /i/ and postalveolar before /e/. | *Original velars became alveolar/dental fricatives/affricates before /i/ and postalveolar fricatives/affricates before /e/. | ||
**This is because palatalization before /i/ and before /e/ occurred separately at different times. | **This is because palatalization before /i/ and before /e/ occurred separately at different times. | ||
*Original labiovelars became plain velars in all positions. | *Original labiovelars became plain velars in all positions. | ||