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Tashunka, who was working on Minhast dialectology at the time of the discovery of the Scriptum, was among the first scholars to examine the texts. He immediately realized, based on the aforementioned anomalies, that there were phonemes that were not accounted for in previous Vadists' works. Based on these anomalies, he posited additional phonemes in Vadi. From his analyses, he proposed that either the phoneme /β/ or /v/ was part of the phonemic inventory of Vadi, based on the digraph <bi><f> found in the Scriptum's texts. These digraphs coincided with the alternation of <ba> and <wa> in the Aħħur texts. So while the Aħħur texts' spelling for "Vadi" alternated erratically between <ba><di> or <wa><di>, the texts from the Scriptum consistently spelled "Vadi" as <bi><f><'a><di>. Similar correlations of the anomalies the Scriptum with the Aħħur materials led him to conclude there was also a /ð/, and another albeit indeterminate sibilant, perhaps /ɕ/. Several years after Tashunka returned to his work on Minhast dialectology, Iyyaħmi took up where Tashunka left off and determined that the sibilant was the apico-alveolar fricative /s̺/.

Iyyaħmi grouped several of the spelling anomalies shared by ''both'' litigants into different categories, and via various statistical analyses, he was able to establish frequencies of these anomaly classes which demonstrated that the litigants' spellings were anything but random, but followed discernible patterns that were statistically significant. These patterns led Iyyaħmi to conclude that only underlying sandhi processes could account for these spelling patterns.

Schumann has argued, and continues to maintain, that the spelling anomalies in the texts simply indicate dialectal differences between the litigants. Iyyaħmi does agree that dialectal differences may account for some of the spelling anomalies. However, this argument alone is too simplistic: his hypothesis that mutations and other sandhi processes were occurring in the texts was statistically significant, with a ''p''-value of less than .05.[[Vadi#Footnotes |<sup>1</sup>]]

Based on Iyyaħmi's statistical analyses, most linguists have come to the current consensus of Vadi phonology and phonotactics. While the language is predominantly CV, but once sandhi processes are accounted for, other patterns such as CVC and CC syllables can arise.

===Consonants===

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The excellent condition of the texts from the Scriptum were a veritable gold mine for understanding Vadi phonology and phonotactics and quickly dispelled earlier views that Vadi phonotactics were simple. Rather, Vadi phonotactics were far more complex than earlier thought. Moreover, the phonemic inventory was underestimated.

~~Tashunka, who was working on Minhast dialectology at~~ the ~~time~~ of ~~the discovery~~ of the ~~Scriptum~~, ~~was among the first scholars to examine~~ the ~~texts~~. ~~He immediately realized~~ the spelling anomalies ~~and other unorthodox usage of the~~ ''~~Širkattarnaft~~'' ~~characters conveyed a more complex picture than that~~ of ~~previous work. He posited~~ that ~~either the phoneme /β/ or /v/ was part of the phonemic inventory of Vadi, based on the digraph <bi><f> found in~~ the ~~Scriptum~~'~~s texts~~, ~~which coincided with the alternation of <ba> and <wa> in the Aħħur texts.~~ ~~So while the Aħħur texts' spelling for "Vadi" alternated erratically between <ba><di> or <wa><di>, the texts from the Scriptum consistently spelled "Vadi" as <bi><f><'a><di>~~. ~~Similar correlations of the anomalies the Scriptum with the Aħħur materials~~ led ~~him~~ to conclude ~~there was also a /ð/, and another albeit indeterminate sibilant, perhaps /ɕ/~~. ~~Several years after Tashunka returned to~~ his ~~work on Minhast dialectology,~~ Iyyaħmi ~~took up where Tashunka left off and determined~~ that the ~~sibilant was~~ the ~~apico-alveolar fricative /s̺/~~.

Additional work by Iyyaħmi led to the discovery of consonantal mutations reminiscent of the Celtic languages, which initially sparked much controversy in the Vadist community. To support his theory, he grouped several of the spelling anomalies shared by ''both'' litigants into different categories, and via various statistical analyses, he was able to establish frequencies of these anomaly classes which demonstrated that the litigants' spellings were anything but random, but followed discernible patterns that were statistically significant. These patterns led Iyyaħmi to conclude that only underlying sandhi processes could account for these spelling patterns. Indeed, his statistical evidence was so compelling (Iyyaħmi's analyses were significant with a ''p''-value of less than .05) that the present-day consensus among Vadists is that mutations and other sandhi processes are indeed a significant feature of the language.

~~Additional work by Iyyaħmi led to the discovery of consonantal mutations reminiscent of the Celtic languages~~, ~~which created much controversy in the Vadist community~~. In ~~time~~, ~~after presenting statistical frequency distributions of~~ the ~~occurrence of certain~~ spelling ~~patterns throughout~~ the ~~Scriptum's corpora, his views gained credence~~. ~~Today, the consensus of Vadists is~~ that ~~mutations and other complex sandhi processes were an important feature~~ of the ~~language~~.

Still, detractors remain. In particular, Schumann has argued, and continues to maintain, that the spelling anomalies in the texts simply indicate dialectal differences between the litigants.[[Vadi#Footnotes |<sup>1</sup>]] Iyyaħmi does agree that dialectal differences may account for some of the spelling anomalies. However, this argument alone is too simplistic.

====Mutations====

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 Tashunka, who was working on Minhast dialectology at the time of the discovery of the Scriptum, was among the first scholars to examine the texts. He immediately realized, based on the aforementioned anomalies, that there were phonemes that were not accounted for in previous Vadists' works. Based on these anomalies, he posited additional phonemes in Vadi.  From his analyses, he proposed that either the phoneme /β/ or /v/ was part of the phonemic inventory of Vadi, based on the digraph <bi><f> found in the Scriptum's texts.  These digraphs coincided with the alternation of <ba> and <wa> in the Aħħur texts. So while the Aħħur texts' spelling for "Vadi" alternated erratically between <ba><di> or <wa><di>, the texts from the Scriptum consistently spelled "Vadi" as <bi><f><'a><di>. Similar correlations of the anomalies the Scriptum with the Aħħur materials led him to conclude there was also a /ð/, and another albeit indeterminate sibilant, perhaps /ɕ/. Several years after Tashunka returned to his work on Minhast dialectology, Iyyaħmi took up where Tashunka left off and determined that the sibilant was the apico-alveolar fricative /s̺/.
-Iyyaħmi grouped several of the spelling anomalies shared by ''both'' litigants into different categories, and via various statistical analyses, he was able to establish frequencies of these anomaly classes which demonstrated that the litigants' spellings were anything but random, but followed discernible patterns that were  statistically significant.  These patterns led Iyyaħmi to conclude that only underlying sandhi processes could account for these spelling patterns.
-Schumann has argued, and continues to maintain, that the spelling anomalies in the texts simply indicate dialectal differences between the litigants.  Iyyaħmi does agree that dialectal differences may account for some of the spelling anomalies. However, this argument alone is too simplistic: his hypothesis that mutations and other sandhi processes were occurring in the texts was statistically significant, with a ''p''-value of less than .05.[[Vadi#Footnotes |<sup>1</sup>]]
-Based on Iyyaħmi's statistical analyses, most linguists have come to the current consensus of Vadi phonology and phonotactics.  While the language is predominantly CV, but once sandhi processes are accounted for, other patterns such as CVC and CC syllables can arise.
 ===Consonants===
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 The excellent condition of the texts from the Scriptum were a veritable gold mine for understanding Vadi phonology and phonotactics and quickly dispelled earlier views that Vadi phonotactics were simple.  Rather, Vadi phonotactics were far more complex than earlier thought.  Moreover, the phonemic inventory was underestimated.
-Tashunka, who was working on Minhast dialectology at the time of the discovery of the Scriptum, was among the first scholars to examine the texts.  He immediately realized the spelling anomalies and other unorthodox usage of the ''Širkattarnaft'' characters conveyed a more complex picture than that of previous work.  He posited that either the phoneme /β/ or /v/ was part of the phonemic inventory of Vadi, based on the digraph <bi><f> found in the Scriptum's texts, which coincided with the alternation of <ba> and <wa> in the Aħħur texts.  So while the Aħħur texts' spelling for "Vadi" alternated erratically between <ba><di> or <wa><di>, the texts from the Scriptum consistently spelled "Vadi" as <bi><f><'a><di>.  Similar correlations of the anomalies the Scriptum with the Aħħur materials led him to conclude there was also a /ð/, and another albeit indeterminate sibilant, perhaps /ɕ/.  Several years after Tashunka returned to his work on Minhast dialectology, Iyyaħmi took up where Tashunka left off and determined that the sibilant was the apico-alveolar fricative /s̺/.
+Additional work by Iyyaħmi led to the discovery of consonantal mutations reminiscent of the Celtic languages, which initially sparked much controversy in the Vadist community.  To support his theory, he grouped several of the spelling anomalies shared by ''both'' litigants into different categories, and via various statistical analyses, he was able to establish frequencies of these anomaly classes which demonstrated that the litigants' spellings were anything but random, but followed discernible patterns that were  statistically significant.  These patterns led Iyyaħmi to conclude that only underlying sandhi processes could account for these spelling patterns.  Indeed, his statistical evidence was so compelling (Iyyaħmi's analyses were significant with a ''p''-value of less than .05) that the present-day consensus among Vadists is that mutations and other sandhi processes are indeed a significant feature of the language.
-Additional work by Iyyaħmi led to the discovery of consonantal mutations reminiscent of the Celtic languages, which  created much controversy in the Vadist community.  In time, after presenting statistical frequency distributions of the occurrence of certain spelling patterns throughout the Scriptum's corpora, his views gained credence.  Today, the consensus of Vadists is that mutations and other complex sandhi processes were an important feature of the language.
+Still, detractors remain.  In particular, Schumann has argued, and continues to maintain, that the spelling anomalies in the texts simply indicate dialectal differences between the litigants.[[Vadi#Footnotes |<sup>1</sup>]]  Iyyaħmi does agree that dialectal differences may account for some of the spelling anomalies. However, this argument alone is too simplistic.
 ====Mutations====