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#The short vowel system inherited from Late Indo-European remained surprisingly stable with only a raising of IE ''*o'' to u and a diphthongisation of IE ''*e'' in some phonological contexts. | #The short vowel system inherited from Late Indo-European remained surprisingly stable with only a raising of IE ''*o'' to u and a diphthongisation of IE ''*e'' in some phonological contexts. | ||
##IE ''*a'' was preserved as ''a'' | ##IE ''*a'' was preserved as ''a'' | ||
##IE ''*o'' was preserved as ''o'' except | ##IE ''*o'' was preserved as ''o'' except R_Cʷ where it was raised to ''u''. | ||
##:''bori'' ‘hill’ < IE ''*gʷor̥'' | ##:''bori'' ‘hill’ < IE ''*gʷor̥'' | ||
##:''nyps'' ‘night’ < EPH ''*núpts'' < IE ''*nókʷts'' | ##:''nyps'' ‘night’ < EPH ''*núpts'' < IE ''*nókʷts'' | ||
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##:''limpimos'' ‘we allow’ < EPH ''*linpimós'' < IE ''*linkʷm̥ós'' | ##:''limpimos'' ‘we allow’ < EPH ''*linpimós'' < IE ''*linkʷm̥ós'' | ||
##IE ''*u'' was preserved as ''u'' | ##IE ''*u'' was preserved as ''u'' | ||
====Long vowels==== | ====Long vowels==== | ||