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===Wulfilan Gothic to Post-Gothic=== | ===Wulfilan Gothic to Post-Gothic=== | ||
====Vowels==== | ====Vowels==== | ||
Wulfilan Gothic had three (in some analyses five) short vowels and seven long vowels. The short vowels were maintained in Post-Gothic and the long vowels reduced to five; Wulfilan Gothic already showed signs of close-mid vowels with close ones: | Wulfilan Gothic had three (in some analyses five) short vowels and seven long vowels. The short vowels were maintained in Post-Gothic and the long vowels reduced to five; Wulfilan Gothic already showed signs of merging close-mid vowels with close ones: | ||
*Got. ''ē'' /eː/ > Post-Got. ''ei'' /iː/ | *Got. ''ē'' /eː/ > Post-Got. ''ei'' /iː/ | ||
*Got. ''ō'' /oː/ > Post-Got. ''ū'' /uː/ | *Got. ''ō'' /oː/ > Post-Got. ''ū'' /uː/ | ||