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Here a big difference from modern Ish is the presence of a nasal consonant whereas Ish has transferred nasality as a feature onto its vowels, losing the consonant in the process. | Here a big difference from modern Ish is the presence of a nasal consonant whereas Ish has transferred nasality as a feature onto its vowels, losing the consonant in the process. | ||
* As in Proto-Ash, it is unclear exactly what {{ash|*q}} was. It merged with {{ash|*k}} in Ish so may have been a uvular plosive but in Ash it | * As in Proto-Ash, it is unclear exactly what {{ash|*q}} was. It merged with {{ash|*k}} in Ish so may have been a uvular plosive but in Ash it developed into a glottal. | ||
* The nasal {{ash|*n}} likely assimilated the point of articulation of any other consonant in a cluster. | * The nasal {{ash|*n}} likely assimilated the point of articulation of any other consonant in a cluster. | ||
* The approximant {{ash|*w}} was probably {{IPA|*/ɰ/}} as in Ish. | * The approximant {{ash|*w}} was probably {{IPA|*/ɰ/}} as in Ish. | ||