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ᴱ✶
[xʷ]
‹xw, ƕ›
⚠️
ᴱ✶
[xʷ]
‹xw, ƕ›
References
✧ PE12/15, 17-18, 20-21
Variations
x͡w
✧
PE12/15
nasal + x͡w + ū̯̆
✧
PE12/18
liquids + x͡w + ū̯̆
✧
PE12/18
Element In
ᴱ✶
q-series
✧
PE12/15
ᴱ✶
voiceless-spirants
✧
PE12/15
(
voiceless spirant
)
Phonetic Development
{lr}xʷ
>
{lr}w
✧
PE12/17
(
liquids + x͡w
>
lw or rw
)
ᴱQ.
voiceless spirant combinations assimilated except to [θ]
xʷɸ
>
ɸɸ
✧
PE12/21
(
x͡w + ꝑ
>
ꝑꝑ
)
ᴱQ.
voiceless spirants became stops after nasals
ŋxʷ
>
ŋkʷ
✧
PE12/17
(
nasals + x͡w
>
nq
)
ᴱQ.
[xʷ] became [kʷ] after voiceless stops
{tʲptk}xʷ
>
{tʲptk}kʷ
✧
PE12/17
(
voiceless stops + x͡w
>
q
)
ᴱQ.
final voiceless spirants were weakened and voiced
-xw
>
-w
✧
PE12/20
(
ƕ
>
w̑
)
ᴱQ.
[sxʷ] became [sw]
sxʷ
>
sw
✧
PE12/20
(
sx͡w
>
sw
)
ᴱQ.
voiceless spirant combinations assimilated except to [θ]
xʷx
>
xx
✧
PE12/20
(
x͡w + x
>
xx
)
ᴱQ.
voiceless spirant combinations assimilated except to [θ]
xʷxʷ
>
xʷxʷ
✧
PE12/20
(
x͡w + x͡w
>
xx͡w
)
ᴱQ.
[xʷu] became [xu]
xʷu
>
xu
✧
PE12/17
(
x͡w
>
h
; before u);
PE12/17
(
x͡w
>
h
; between vowels)
ᴱQ.
initial and intervocalic [xʷ] became [f]
xʷ-
>
f-
✧
PE12/17
(
x͡w
>
f
)
ᴱQ.
initial and intervocalic [xʷ] became [f]
VxʷV
>
VfV
✧
PE12/17
(
x͡w
>
f
; between vowels)
ᴱQ.
intervocalic voiceless spirants became voiced
VxʷV
>
VɣʷV
✧
PE12/16
(
x͡w
>
ẇ
; medial)
ᴱT.
labialized velars became labials
xʷ-
>
f-
✧
PE12/16
(
x͡w
>
f
)
ᴱT.
intervocalic [gʷ], [xʷ], [ɣʷ] became [v]
VxʷV
>
VvV
✧
PE12/16
(
x͡w
>
v
; medial)
G.
[xʷ] became [f]
xʷ
>
f
✧
PE12/17
(
x͡w
>
f
)