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In the merging of Old English and Old Welsh, a few changes occurred. Firstly, the Welsh /ɸ/ and /β/ were lost since the Germanic /f/ and /v/ proved easier phonetically to pronounce that thus favored over the former. Additionally, the Welsh /ŋ̊ʰ/ was lost altogether, while /m̥ʰ/ and /n̥ʰ/ changed in form to the affricates /ɧm/ and /ɧn/ respectively. | In the merging of Old English and Old Welsh, a few changes occurred. Firstly, the Welsh /ɸ/ and /β/ were lost since the Germanic /f/ and /v/ proved easier phonetically to pronounce that thus favored over the former. Additionally, the Welsh /ŋ̊ʰ/ was lost altogether, while /m̥ʰ/ and /n̥ʰ/ changed in form to the affricates /ɧm/ and /ɧn/ respectively. | ||
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! rowspan=2| | ! rowspan=2| | ||
! rowspan=2| Labial | ! rowspan=2| Labial | ||
! rowspan=2| Labio- | ! rowspan=2| Labio-Dental | ||
! rowspan=2| Dental | ! rowspan=2| Dental | ||
! colspan=2| Alveolar | ! colspan=2| Alveolar | ||
! rowspan=2| Post- | ! rowspan=2| Post-Alveolar | ||
Alveolar | |||
! rowspan=2| Palatal | ! rowspan=2| Palatal | ||
! colspan=2| Velar | ! colspan=2| Velar | ||