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== Sound Changes from [[Tēlvo]] ==

* word-initial glide insertion, metathesis
** C<sub>α</sub>V<sub>β</sub> → V<sub>β</sub>C<sub>α</sub> / #C __
** 0 → j / # __ V

* preliminary glide changes
** v → w
** l → w / __]<sub>σ</sub>

* primary glide changes
** G → [αback] / __ V<sub>α</sub>
** G → [αround] / __ V<sub>α</sub>
** or, more complexly:
*** w → ɥ / __ V<sub>[-back]</sub>
*** j → ɰ / __ V<sub>[+back]</sub>
*** w → ɰ / __ V<sub>[-round]</sub>
*** ɥ → j / __ V<sub>[-round]</sub>
*** ɰ → w / __ V<sub>[+round]</sub>
*** j → ɥ / __ V<sub>[+round]</sub>

* final glide changes
** if w at the end of a syllable, ɰ:
*** w → ɰ / V __]<sub>σ</sub>

* vowel harmony
** reɡressive vowel rounding harmony:
*** V → [αround] / __ C<sub>1</sub> V<sub>α</sub>
** proɡressive vowel place harmony:
*** V → [αplace] / V<sub>α</sub> C<sub>1</sub> __

* long vowel changes:
** ɐː → a, ɒː → ɔ
** oː → u, ɤː → ɯ
** eː → i, œː → y
** iː → aj, yː → øj
** æː → æ
** ɑː → a
** yj → øj

* midround vowel merger:
** œ, ø → ø
** o, ɔ → o

* fricativisation
** {t,d,k,g} → {θ,ð,ç,ʝ} / __ V<sub>[+front]</sub>
** lj → ɮ
** l → ɮ / __ V<sub>[+front]</sub>
** ɮ → ɬ / (C<sub>[-voice]</sub>) __ (C<sub>[-voice]</sub>)

* palatal stuff
** {tj,dj,sj,zj,nj} → {tç,dʝ,ç,ʝ,ʝ}
** {ɬ,ɮ} → {ç,ʝ}
** {ç,ʝ} → {ʃ,ʒ} / __ a
** ʝ → j
* glides at beginning of words
** {j,ɥ,ɰ,w} → {ç,pç,h,p} / # __



* glides at ends of syllables:
** think I'm going to leave this alone, actually
** hm.. instead:

* glide simplification; sonority hierarchy stuff:
** ɰw → wɰ / [+round] __ [+round]
** ɰ → ʁ / [+round] __ [+round]
** ɰ → ʁ / [-back] __ #
** (ɰ → V<sub>α</sub> / V<sub>α[+high,+back]</sub> C )


=== Examples ===
* tēlvo → tēlwo → tēwwo → tēɰwo → tœ̄ɰwo → tœ̄ɰwœ → tyɰwœ → θyɰwœ → θywɰœ → θywʁœ (Θywǵø)

=== Orthographic representation ===
* Only the following is non-IPA:
** ś for /ç/
** š for /ʃ/
** ǰ for /ʒ/
** ó for /u/
** u for /y/
** ú for /øj/
** í for /ɯ/
** ý for /ɥ/
** ẃ for /ɰ/
** ǵ for /ʁ/
** Θθ for majiscule and miniscule /θ/

== Vocabulary ==

== Grammar ==
=== Overview ===
* Θywǵø is OVS
* almost entirely isolating
* adjectives follow nouns
* adverbs precede verbs
* aspect, then tense markers follow verb (precede subject)

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