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Iyyaħmi, inspired by Tashunka's earlier work, later discovered previously unknown mutations and other sandhi processes in the language. He developed a new romanization scheme show the complex sandhi processes that were represented by the litigants' unorthodox use of the indigenous Minhast ''Širkattarnaft'' script.

Before turning to the actual phonemic inventory and phonotactics of Vadi, a knowledge of the three principal orthographies is essential, as these [[Vadi#Orthography | orthographies]] illustrate how the Vadi mutation system was eventually reconstructed by the ''~~Šibbūri~~'' school. Their findings remain a hotly contested issue beyond Vadi's phonological system, as it poses major implications in other areas of the Vadi language, especially morphology and morphosyntax.

Before turning to the actual phonemic inventory and phonotactics of Vadi, a knowledge of the three principal orthographies is essential, as these [[Vadi#Orthography | orthographies]] illustrate how the Vadi mutation system was eventually reconstructed by the ''Šibbūru'' school. Their findings remain a hotly contested issue beyond Vadi's phonological system, as it poses major implications in other areas of the Vadi language, especially morphology and morphosyntax.

===Consonants===

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===Phonotactics===

Before the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, little was known of Vadi phonotactics. The spelling in the Aħħur texts was consistently CV, with CVn allowed in final syllables. The spelling yielded no discernible evidence of sandhi processes, if anything it suggested that Vadi phonotactics were quite uncomplicated. Once the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, this viewpoint shifted significantly, creating a rift in the Vadist community which led to its split into the Traditionalist and ''~~Šibbūri~~'' schools.

Before the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, little was known of Vadi phonotactics. The spelling in the Aħħur texts was consistently CV, with CVn allowed in final syllables. The spelling yielded no discernible evidence of sandhi processes, if anything it suggested that Vadi phonotactics were quite uncomplicated. Once the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, this viewpoint shifted significantly, creating a rift in the Vadist community which led to its split into the Traditionalist and ''Šibbūru'' schools.

For the ''~~Šibbūri~~'' school, the excellent condition of the texts from the Scriptum were a veritable gold mine. It led to a revolutionary reevaluation of Vadi phonology and phonotactics and revealed that Vadi phonotactics were anything but simple. If anything, the Scriptum revealed that just like the knowledge of Vadi phonology was incomplete, its phonotactics were also greatly underestimated.

For the ''Šibbūru'' school, the excellent condition of the texts from the Scriptum were a veritable gold mine. It led to a revolutionary reevaluation of Vadi phonology and phonotactics and revealed that Vadi phonotactics were anything but simple. If anything, the Scriptum revealed that just like the knowledge of Vadi phonology was incomplete, its phonotactics were also greatly underestimated.

Iyyaħmi's work 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 [[Vadi#Orthography |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.

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====Mutations====

According to the ''~~Šibbūri~~'' school, Vadi mutations fall two broad mutation processes, further divided into several subtypes:

According to the ''Šibbūru'' school, Vadi mutations fall two broad mutation processes, further divided into several subtypes:

#Fortition

#Lenition

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 Iyyaħmi, inspired by Tashunka's earlier work, later discovered previously unknown mutations and other sandhi processes in the language.  He developed a new romanization scheme show the complex sandhi processes that were represented by the litigants' unorthodox use of the indigenous Minhast ''Širkattarnaft'' script.
-Before turning to the actual phonemic inventory and phonotactics of Vadi, a knowledge of the three principal orthographies is essential, as these [[Vadi#Orthography | orthographies]] illustrate how the Vadi mutation system was eventually reconstructed by the ''Šibbūri'' school.  Their findings remain a hotly contested issue beyond Vadi's phonological system, as it poses major  implications in other areas of the Vadi language, especially morphology and morphosyntax.
+Before turning to the actual phonemic inventory and phonotactics of Vadi, a knowledge of the three principal orthographies is essential, as these [[Vadi#Orthography | orthographies]] illustrate how the Vadi mutation system was eventually reconstructed by the ''Šibbūru'' school.  Their findings remain a hotly contested issue beyond Vadi's phonological system, as it poses major  implications in other areas of the Vadi language, especially morphology and morphosyntax.
 ===Consonants===
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 ===Phonotactics===
-Before the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, little was known of Vadi phonotactics.  The spelling in the Aħħur texts was consistently CV, with CVn allowed in final syllables.  The spelling yielded no discernible evidence of sandhi processes, if anything it suggested that Vadi phonotactics were quite uncomplicated. Once the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, this viewpoint shifted significantly, creating a rift in the Vadist community which led to its split into the Traditionalist and ''Šibbūri'' schools.
+Before the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, little was known of Vadi phonotactics.  The spelling in the Aħħur texts was consistently CV, with CVn allowed in final syllables.  The spelling yielded no discernible evidence of sandhi processes, if anything it suggested that Vadi phonotactics were quite uncomplicated. Once the Kalapái Scriptum was discovered, this viewpoint shifted significantly, creating a rift in the Vadist community which led to its split into the Traditionalist and ''Šibbūru'' schools.
-For the ''Šibbūri'' school, the excellent condition of the texts from the Scriptum were a veritable gold mine.  It led to a revolutionary reevaluation of Vadi phonology and phonotactics and revealed that Vadi phonotactics were anything but simple.  If anything, the Scriptum revealed that just like the knowledge of Vadi phonology was incomplete, its phonotactics were also greatly underestimated.
+For the ''Šibbūru'' school, the excellent condition of the texts from the Scriptum were a veritable gold mine.  It led to a revolutionary reevaluation of Vadi phonology and phonotactics and revealed that Vadi phonotactics were anything but simple.  If anything, the Scriptum revealed that just like the knowledge of Vadi phonology was incomplete, its phonotactics were also greatly underestimated.
 Iyyaħmi's work 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 [[Vadi#Orthography |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.
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 ====Mutations====
-According to the ''Šibbūri'' school, Vadi mutations fall two broad mutation processes, further divided into several subtypes:
+According to the ''Šibbūru'' school, Vadi mutations fall two broad mutation processes, further divided into several subtypes:
 #Fortition
 #Lenition